State supreme courts vary widely in how readily judges dissent

Evidence

In some courts, there seems to be a tradition of squelching dissent. Other courts place less value on presenting a united front. About 98 percent of the cases decided by the highest court of West Virginia were unanimous in the 1960s, but only about 56 percent of such cases in Michigan. — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 400

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Norms of proper judicial conduct vary across courts and over time — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2610; Dissent rates vary widely across American appellate courts — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 961

Broader Connections

• Norms of proper judicial conduct vary across courts and over time #expands (0.75) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2610