The Sotomayor Style

• In Event: Deciding to Decide: Judicial Decision Making

Brief Overview

There are trade-offs justices must consider when crafting legal opinions containing non-legal rhetoric. We show how personal narrative and legal rationale in judicial opinions influence public attitudes towards policy, Justices, and the Court.

Authors

• Christopher Newell Krewson, Claremont Graduate University

• David Fontana, The George Washington University Law School