Browsing by Subject "Judicial process"

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    • Blinking on the Bench: How Judges Decide Cases 
      Guthrie, Chris; Rachlinski, Jeffrey John; Wistrich, Andrew J. (Cornell Law Review, 2007)
      How do judges judge? Do they apply law to facts in a mechanical and deliberative way, as the formalists suggest they do, or do they rely on hunches and gut feelings, as the realists maintain? Debate has raged for decades, ...
    • Judging by Heuristic: Cognitive Illusions in Judicial Decision Making 
      Guthrie, Chris; Rachlinski, Jeffrey John; Wistrich, Andrew J. (Judicature, 2002)
      The institutional legitmacy of the judiciary depends on the quality of the judgments that judges make. Even the most talented and dedicated judges surely make occasional mistakes, but the public expects judges to avoid ...
    • Of Dialogue--And Democracy--In Administrative Law 
      Rossi, Jim, 1965- (Columbia Law Review Sidebar, 2012)
      Linda Cohen and Matthew Spitzer's study, "The Government Litigant Advantage," sheds important light on how the Solicitor General's litigation behavior may impact the Supreme Court's decision making agenda and outcomes for ...