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Classical rhetorical techniques can enhance the persuasiveness of
Supreme Court opinions by making their language clear, lively, and
memorable. This book focuses on three techniques-"invention"
(creation of arguments), "arrangement" (organization), and "style"
(word choice)-in the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Robert
Jackson, Hugo Black, William Brennan, and Antonin Scalia,
respectively. The justices featured here contributed to the Court's
rhetorical legacy in different ways, but all five rejected the
magisterial opinion style of the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries in favor of a more personal and conversational format. As
a result, their opinions have endured, and even modern readers who
cannot recall the justices' names understand and embrace the ideas
expressed in their legal writings and apply those ideas to current
debates. Practicing lawyers, professors, and students can use this
book to study legal writing techniques and make their own writing
more persuasive.
Classical, rhetorical techniques can enhance the persuasiveness of
Supreme Court opinions by making their language clear, lively, and
memorable. This book focuses on three techniques, "invention"
(creation of arguments), "arrangement" (organization), and "style"
(word choice) in the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Robert
Jackson, Hugo Black, William Brennan, and Antonin Scalia,
respectively. The justices featured here contributed to the Court's
rhetorical legacy in different ways, but all five rejected the
magisterial opinion style of the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries in favor of a more personal and conversational format.
Because of this, their opinions have endured, at least in part, and
while modern speakers may not recall the authors, they understand
and embrace the ideas expressed in their legal writings and
continue to apply it to current debates. This book can be used by
practicing lawyers as well as academics not only to study legal
writing techniques but also as a tool to improve their own.
This practical, comprehensive, and engaging introduction to the
American judicial system is designed primarily for undergraduate
students in criminal justice, liberal arts, political science, and
beginning law. It differs from other texts not only by delivering
an insider's view of the courts, but also by demonstrating how the
judicial process operates at the intersection of law and politics.
Unlike the many dull and inaccessible texts in this field, May It
Please The Court conveys the human drama of civil and criminal
litigation. With an updated epilogue, case studies, and discussion
questions, this third edition is a robust resource for criminal
justice students.
This practical, comprehensive, and engaging introduction to the
American judicial system is designed primarily for undergraduate
students in criminal justice, liberal arts, political science, and
beginning law. It differs from other texts not only by delivering
an insider's view of the courts, but also by demonstrating how the
judicial process operates at the intersection of law and politics.
Unlike the many dull and inaccessible texts in this field, May It
Please The Court conveys the human drama of civil and criminal
litigation. With an updated epilogue, case studies, and discussion
questions, this third edition is a robust resource for criminal
justice students.
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