Opinion-drafting dialogue among appellate judges shapes or narrows their collective decisions

Evidence

Failing that, the exchange of views may narrow the differences among the judges. … Because so much hinges on the opinions issuing from the court, appellate judges need to be good writers. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 577

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to ch2’s claim that granting the Supreme Court docket discretion transformed it into a law-developing court — the written interchange here is the mechanism. — connects to: Group discussion technique captures opinions as they form rather than correcting them afterward — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2023; Dialogic interactions create open, critical, constructive spaces for negotiating differing ideas toward consensus — ‘Dialogic scaffolding’: Enhancing learning and understanding in collaborative contexts; Collective intellectual work requires respectful dialogic engagement to manage conflicting perspectives (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Group discussion technique captures opinions as they form rather than correcting them afterward #expands (0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2023
• Collective intellectual work requires respectful dialogic engagement to manage conflicting perspectives #corroborates (0.75)