Collaborative Research: Documenting Collegial Interaction in Opinion Writing on the U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-1986 Terms

本研究关注的是美国最高法院决策的集体方面，即共同意见的发展。 PI将产生一个数据库，记录法官之间的互动，因为意见是书面的。 该数据库将利用伯格法院（1969-1985）个人文件中的资源，对大法官在提交意见书和公开宣布最高法院判决之间的每一项行动和决定进行编目。 因此，数据库将记录每一份意见稿，以及作者，收件人，日期和内容的每一个备忘录传输，以及位置的每一个这样的备忘录。

This research is concerned with the collective aspect of decision-making on the United States Supreme Court, namely the development of joint opinions. The PIs will produce a data base that documents the interaction among justices as opinions are written. The database will catalog every action and decision of the justices between the assignment of the opinion and the public announcement of the Court's decision, drawing on resources found in the personal papers for the Burger Court (1969-1985). Thus the data base will document every opinion draft that was circulated, as well as the author, recipients, date, and content of every memo transmitted, as well as the location of every such memo.