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The book "Crafting Law on the Supreme Court" by Maltzman, Spriggs, and Wahlbeck explores the process of building majority opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court. The authors use internal memos from the justices to show how their decisions are influenced by the choices of their colleagues. This challenges the traditional view of the Court as solely driven by the law or personal preferences. The book offers insight into the behind-the-scenes workings of the Supreme Court.
In Crafting Law on the Supreme Court, Maltzman, Spriggs, and Wahlbeck use material gleaned from internal memos circulated among justices on the U.S. Supreme Court to systematically account for the building of majority opinions. The authors argue that at the heart of this process are justices whose decisions are constrained by the choices made by the other justices. The portrait of the Supreme Court that emerges stands in sharp contrast to the conventional portrait where justices act solely on the basis of the law or their personal policy preferences. This book provides a fascinating glimpse of how the Court crafts the law.
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