Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-251) and index.
Contents:
Toward a new theory of the decline in consensual norms on the United States Supreme Court -- Research design : testing an alternative formulation of the small group hypothesis as an explanation of the historical decline in consensual norms -- The law clerks : informal organization on the United States Supreme Court -- Law clerks, support staff, and nonconsensual opinion writing : examining basic relationships -- Analyzing changes in the membership of the United States Supreme Court : toward a multivariate explanation of nonconsensual opinion writing -- Law clerks, support personnel, and the writing of nonconsensual opinions : controlling for changes in the Court's membership -- Modeling the effects of law clerks and support personnel on the writing of nonconsensual opinions : controlling for changes in caseload and docket composition.
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