Lawyers and the Supreme Court: A Comparative Look at Some Attitudinal Linkages

Professional literature has recently been increasingly concerned with public attitudes toward the United States Supreme Court. The low visibility of the Court, however, has hampered attempts to assess these attitudes empirically. The general public does not appear especially cognizant of either the...

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Published in:The Journal of politics 1973-05, Vol.35 (2), p.480-486
Main Author: Giles, Micheal W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude/Attitudes/Attitudinal
Attorneys
Comparative politics
Courts of law
Law students
Lawyer client communication
Lawyer/Lawyers
Political attitudes
Positive laws
Public opinion
Research Notes
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
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Summary:Professional literature has recently been increasingly concerned with public attitudes toward the United States Supreme Court. The low visibility of the Court, however, has hampered attempts to assess these attitudes empirically. The general public does not appear especially cognizant of either the Court's structural characteristics or of its decision-making. Even among Negroes, who have been the beneficiaries of many of its decisions, the Court appears to be a virtual cipher. Thus among the general public, apathy may well be the most predominant attitude toward the Supreme Court. Certain segments of the general public, however, are characterized by special knowledge of both the structure and substance of Supreme Court decision-making, the most obvious being the legal profession, but precious little research has been focused oh the attitudes of lawyers toward the Court.
ISSN:0022-3816
1468-2508
DOI:10.2307/2129079