POLS 1101 1st edition Lecture 29Outline of Previous LectureI. Interest GroupsII. Drawbacks to Interest GroupsIII. BureaucracyOutline of Current Lecture I. Supreme Court ProcedureII. Justices Decision Making ProcessCurrent Lecture I. Supreme Court Procedure Petition CERT poolo Have assistance that go through the CERT pool and show them to the Justices Conference/Vote Briefs Oral Arguments Conference Opinion Writing DissentII. Justices Decision Making Process Justices have numerous opportunities to consider their position on case disposition Justices can be influenced by lower courts, briefs, oral arguments, conferences, and opinion drafts Majority, dissenting, and concurring opinions Three Models of Judicial Decision Makingo Legal Model Facts of the case, precedent, constitutional and statutory text Suggests that the court has no interest, the Judge is a Judge it doesn’t matter what that judge wants personally. They are doing what the law demands and nothing elseo Attitudinal Model Ideology and policy preferencesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Following public opiniono Strategic Model Policy goals and institutional
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