Description
Inspired by a Judicial Fellowship at the U. S. Supreme Court and the controversies over release of the Thurgood Marshall papers and audio tapes of oral arguments, this project investigates the public image of the highest court in the land. A 1994-1995 Fellowship in the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice allowed a unique vantage point to explore the image and symbols of the Court: how they are generated by the institutionn, how they are transferred to the public, and how the public receives and interprets them. The study concludes with an integration of the findings into a theory of the relationship among image, symbolism, and legitimacy.
