ABSTRACT
This book provides an introduction to the legal reasoning and the modes of persuasion and justification used by Supreme Court justices in the United States, as well as others engaged in constitutional adjudication. It is designed to be used as a supplement to a constitutional law casebook.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |52 pages
Part 1
chapter Chapter 1|18 pages
The Supreme Court: Policy Maker and Teacher
chapter Chapter 2|20 pages
The Constitution in a Nutshell
chapter Chapter 3|12 pages
Opinion Writing in the Supreme Court
part |74 pages
Part 2
chapter Chapter 4|20 pages
The Legal Materials Used in Building a Constitutional Opinion
chapter Chapter 5|14 pages
Tests or Standards of Review
chapter Chapter 6|22 pages
Precedent
chapter Chapter 7|16 pages
Strategies of Justification
part |42 pages
Part 3
