American Government › Section M · The courts › Topic M.5
Judicial decision-making and implementation
A Supreme Court ruling ends with a vote and a written opinion, but neither the vote nor the ruling's effect is as simple as it looks. Law, ideology, strategy and public opinion all shape decisions, and other branches must still put them into practice.
In this topic
- From conference to opinion
- Kinds of opinions
- Legal influences
- Activism and restraint
- Ideology, strategy and public opinion
- The emergency docket
- Checks from the other branches
- Worked example: Congress answers the Court
- Implementation: courts need others
- Worked example: putting Brown into practice
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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