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An Opinion is Worth at Least 1,000 Words
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An Opinion is Worth at Least 1,000 Words
I love that there's no correlation at all here between a justice's average word count and their overall quality as a writer. https://empiricalscotus.com/2018/04/03/1000-words/ …
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An Opinion is Worth at Least 1,000 Words
Posted by DR. ADAM FELDMAN on APRIL 3, 2018
Supreme Court opinions come in all different shapes and sizes. Some are short and sweet, others are dense, long, and hard to follow. Some reasons behind relative opinion length are obvious. Even though the justices tend not to grant cases with facile solutions, certain cases are more complex and involve extensive fact patterns. Along with the superficial reasons that define an opinion’s length, other factors lay below the surface. Justices have distinct writing patterns. Some believe in brevity while others are quite verbose.
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Even though the Court’s examination of agencies’ interpretations often {leads} to extensive majority opinions, they do not always do so. The following figure looks at the difference in opinion word length depending on the agency whose decision the Court ultimately examined.
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On Twitter: @AdamSFeldman
Posted by DR. ADAM FELDMAN on APRIL 3, 2018
Supreme Court opinions come in all different shapes and sizes. Some are short and sweet, others are dense, long, and hard to follow. Some reasons behind relative opinion length are obvious. Even though the justices tend not to grant cases with facile solutions, certain cases are more complex and involve extensive fact patterns. Along with the superficial reasons that define an opinion’s length, other factors lay below the surface. Justices have distinct writing patterns. Some believe in brevity while others are quite verbose.
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Even though the Court’s examination of agencies’ interpretations often {leads} to extensive majority opinions, they do not always do so. The following figure looks at the difference in opinion word length depending on the agency whose decision the Court ultimately examined.
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On Twitter: @AdamSFeldman
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