Wrightsman, Lawrence S. <br/><br/>
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court :  an empirical approach / 
Lawrence S. Wrightsman 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2008 
 - xiii, 187 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - American Psychology-Law Society series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-178) and index 
<br/><br/>Oral arguments : are they no longer essential? -- Justices' views on the significance of oral arguments -- The behavior of advocates before the Supreme Court -- Justices' questions and statements -- The idiosyncratic nature of justices' behavior during oral arguments -- Oral arguments in a landmark case -- Predicting votes from oral arguments -- Contentious issues 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195368628 (cloth : alk. paper)  RM292.91 0195368622 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Supreme Court --Decision making
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Oral pleading--United States<br/>Forensic orations--United States