The Psychology of the Supreme Court

• First book to explore the psychological factors that affect the Supreme Court and the decision-making process
• Cites empirical data to help describe every major aspect of the Court's functioning
• Provides up-to-date information regarding Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's recent retirement, William H. Rehnquist's impact on the Court and American law, the appointment of John Roberts as Chief Justice, and the nomination of the Court's decision making

Readership: Mental health professionals, Lawyers, Political scientists, Scholars and general readers

Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Professor of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA

1: The Supreme Court: The Least Understood Branch
2: The Selective Nature of Supreme Court Justices
3: Steps in the Decision-Making Process
4: Day to Day in the Life of the Court
5: A Psychological Analysis of Decision Formation
6: The Rational-Choice Model in Judicial Decision Making
7: The Bush v. Gore Decision
8: How Individual Justices Affect Decisions
9: The Chief Justice: More Influential than Other Justices?
10: Can the Court's Decisions Be Predicted?
11: Evaluating the Process
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