Browsing Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Works by Subject "Judges -- United States -- Attitudes"

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    • Chief Judges: The Limits of Attitudinal Theory and Possible Paradox of Managerial Judging 
      George, Tracey E., 1967-; Yoon, Albert (Vanderbilt Law Review, 2008)
      "Grutter v. Bollinger" is familiar to American lawyers, academics, and law students as the Supreme Court decision allowing the consideration of race in law school admissions.... Accusations like those made in "Grutter" are ...
    • Contrition in the Courtroom: Do Apologies Affect Adjudication? 
      Guthrie, Chris; Rachlinski, Jeffrey John; Wistrich, Andrew J. (Cornell Law Review, 2013)
      Apologies usually help to repair social relationships and appease aggrieved parties. Previous research has demonstrated that in legal settings, apologies influence how litigants and juries evaluate both civil and criminal ...
    • Jurors, Judges, and the Mistreatment of Risk by the Courts 
      Viscusi, W. Kip (Journal of Legal Studies, 2001)
      A sample of almost 500 jury-eligible citizens considered a series of experimental situations involving accidents. The juror sample did not properly apply negligence rules, as their errors were particularly great for ...