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Deciding to Decide
Agenda Setting in the United States Supreme Court
By: H. W. Perry
Paperback | 15 March 1994 | Edition Number 1
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Of the nearly five thousand cases presented to the Supreme Court each year, less than 5 percent are granted review. How the Court sets its agenda, therefore, is perhaps as important as how it decides cases. H. W. Perry, Jr., takes the first hard look at the internal workings of the Supreme Court, illuminating its agenda-setting policies, procedures, and priorities as never before. He conveys a wealth of new information in clear prose and integrates insights he gathered in unprecedented interviews with five justices. For this unique study Perry also interviewed four U.S. solicitors general, several deputy solicitors general, seven judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and sixty-four former Supreme Court law clerks.
The clerks and justices spoke frankly with Perry, and his skillful analysis of their responses is the mainspring of this book. His engaging report demystifies the Court, bringing it vividly to life for general readers--as well as political scientists and a wide spectrum of readers throughout the legal profession. Perry not only provides previously unpublished information on how the Court operates but also gives us a new way of thinking about the institution. Among his contributions is a decision-making model that is more convincing and persuasive than the standard model for explaining judicial behavior.
Industry Reviews
Perry exudes the curiosity of an anthropologist as he explores the rituals and beliefs of the judicial tribe, especially its most illustrious subset, the Justices of the Supreme Court... A valuable contribution. -- Stephen F. Williams * Michigan Law Review *
Easily the most important study to date... An essential source for anyone with interests in the court's decisional processes (which should include not only many academics, but also every lawyer facing the prospect of drafting or responding to a petition for certiorari). -- Sanford Levinson * Virginia Law Review *
The strength and significance of Perry's work are that it is perhaps the most holistic and definitive attempt yet made to bring the study of law, courts, and judges into the mainstream of ongoing political science research. The genius of his volume is that this is what he sought to do, and he was done so brilliantly. -- Lucius J. Barker, Stanford University
ISBN: 9780674194434
ISBN-10: 0674194438
Published: 15th March 1994
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 326
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Country of Publication: US
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 23.85 x 16.59 x 1.83
Weight (kg): 0.51
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