When Do Dissenters Go Negative? An Examination of Emotive Language in Dissenting Opinions on the US Supreme Court

• In Event: Deciding to Decide: Judicial Decision Making

Brief Overview

We use linguistic software to analyze how competing policy and institutional interests shape the circumstances under which U.S. Supreme Court justices use negative language in dissenting opinions.

Authors

• Amanda Clare Bryan, Loyola University Chicago

• Eve M. Ringsmuth, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus