Scholars Reconstruct Why the Court Reached Its Decision

Although agency is central to judicial argument, it is closely connected to, or at least readily implies, purpose . Means are to be related to ends; we adapt particular means to reach particular ends. We may emphasize those ends to suggest that purpose determines means, whereby we seek particular en...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJudging the Supreme Court p. 253
Main Author Rountree, Clarke
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Michigan State University Press 2007
Subjects
Civil rights
Clastic sedimentary rocks
Congressional legislation
Conservatism
Earth sciences
Election laws
Geography
Geomorphology
Government
Government crises
Government officials
Judges
Judicial officers
Language: reference & general
Law
Legal rights
Legislation
Minority voters
Mudrocks
National politics
Physical sciences
Political elections
Political ideologies
Political organizations
Political parties
Political partisanship
Political philosophy
Political processes
Political science
Politics
Presidential elections
Rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Slates
Statutory law
Supreme Court justices
Vote counting
Vote recounts
Voting
Voting rights
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Although agency is central to judicial argument, it is closely connected to, or at least readily implies, purpose . Means are to be related to ends; we adapt particular means to reach particular ends. We may emphasize those ends to suggest that purpose determines means, whereby we seek particular ends and find the means to reach them. Or we may derive purposes from agencies, whereby purposes are inherent in, implied by, or a consequence of the agencies we use. The heavy reliance of legal opinions on precedents tends to embed purposes within agencies. In a case involving some truly novel
ISBN:087013809X
9780870138096