JURY DECISION MAKING MODELS AND THE SUPREME COURT: THE JURY CASES FROM WILLIAMS V. FLORIDA TO BALLEW V. GEORGIA

In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 8, Heft 5, S. 749-772

Abstract

ARTICLE ANALYZES RECENT U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IN CASES RELATING TO THE SIZE AND UNANIMITY OF JURIES AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE USE (AND ABUSE) OF SOCIAL SCIENCE BY THE COURT IN THE REALM OF POLICY ANALYSIS. FOUR CASES REVIEWED "CAST AN UNFLATTERING LIGHT ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S ABILITY TO INTEGRATE SOCIAL SCIENCE FINDINGS INTO PUBLIC LAW."