Perspective
Apr. 24, 2010
The Science Behind Judicial Decisionmaking
The debate over who should be Justice John Paul Stevens' successor fails to take into account how our brains actually make decisions, writes M.C. Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy.
Justice John Paul Stevens' announcement of his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court has unleashed speculation about who President Barack Obama will - or should - appoint as his successor. The announcement has also reignited a debate over how judges should decide cases: whether judges should be "activists" or "umpires," whether judges of any political persuasion can help being "activist" in cases of cons...
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