Decline and Fall of Legislative History - Patterns of Supreme Court Reliance in the Burger and Rehnquist Eras, The

Authors

James J. Brudney, Fordham University School of LawFollow
Corey Distlear, University of North Texas

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Judicature

Volume

89

Publication Date

2005

Keywords

legislative history, Burger, Rehnquist

Abstract

Reliance on legislative history in the Court's majority opinions has fallen from nearly 50 percent during the Burger era to less than 30 percent since 1985.

Recommended Citation

James J. Brudney and Corey Distlear, Decline and Fall of Legislative History - Patterns of Supreme Court Reliance in the Burger and Rehnquist Eras, The, 89 Judicature 233 (2005-2006)
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