TY - BOOK AU - Wrightsman,Lawrence S. TI - Oral arguments before the Supreme Court: an empirical approach T2 - American Psychology-Law Society series SN - 9780195368628 (cloth : alk. paper) PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - United States KW - Supreme Court KW - Decision making KW - Oral pleading KW - Forensic orations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-178) and index; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip089/2008004248.html ER -