The Rational Choice Model in Judicial Decision-Making

In Lawrence S. Wrightsman (ed.), The Psychology of the Supreme Court. Oxford University Press (2006)
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This chapter examines the rational choice model and its explanation of voting patterns in the Supreme Court. Topics covered include the limits of the attitudinal model, the history of the study of rational choice, the decision to grant certiorari, the psychology of drafting an opinion, and influence attempts and justices' response to them.

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