 | Oral Arguments and Coalition Formation on the U.S. Supreme Court: A Deliberate Dialogue Subjects: United States. Supreme Court -- Decision making; Oral pleading -- United States; Judicial process -- United States; Forensic orations -- United States; The U.S. Supreme Court, with its controlled, highly institutionalized decision-making practices, provides an ideal environment for studying coalition formation. The process begins during the oral argument stage, which provides the justices with their first opportunity to hear one another's attitudes and concerns specific to a case. This information gathering allows them eventually to form a coalition. Ryan C. Black is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. Timothy R. Johnson is Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. Justin Wedeking is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Kentucky. |
