Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision MakingOxford University Press, 2008 M08 15 - 248 páginas The U.S. Supreme Court is a public policy battleground in which organized interests attempt to etch their economic, legal, and political preferences into law through the filing of amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs. In Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making, Paul M. Collins, Jr. explores how organized interests influence the justices' decision making, including how the justices vote and whether they choose to author concurrences and dissents. Collins presents theories of judicial choice derived from disciplines as diverse as law, marketing, political science, and social psychology. This theoretically rich and empirically rigorous treatment of decision-making on the nation's highest court, which represents the most comprehensive examination ever undertaken of the influence of U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs, provides clear evidence that interest groups play a significant role in shaping the justices' choices. |
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... scholars who offered their insights into previous iterations of this work and encouragement throughout the publication process. They remind me, time and time again, what a pleasure it is to be a social scientist. I am particularly ...
... scholars who offered their insights into previous iterations of this work and encouragement throughout the publication process. They remind me, time and time again, what a pleasure it is to be a social scientist. I am particularly ...
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... scholar, as well as the accompanying burden of guiding a novice through the publication process. I hope to have done him proud. I thank Isel Pizarro and Mark LaFlaur who were always quick to respond to any detail, no matter how mundane ...
... scholar, as well as the accompanying burden of guiding a novice through the publication process. I hope to have done him proud. I thank Isel Pizarro and Mark LaFlaur who were always quick to respond to any detail, no matter how mundane ...
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... scholarly importance. The purpose of this book is to scientifically analyze and explain the influence of interest group amicus curiae activity on Supreme Court decision making. To do this, I examine three avenues of influence. First ...
... scholarly importance. The purpose of this book is to scientifically analyze and explain the influence of interest group amicus curiae activity on Supreme Court decision making. To do this, I examine three avenues of influence. First ...
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... scholars have reached the general consensus that amicus briefs, with the exception of those briefs filed by Solicitors General,2 have little measurable influence on the justices' decision making on the merits (e.g., McGuire 2002: 156 ...
... scholars have reached the general consensus that amicus briefs, with the exception of those briefs filed by Solicitors General,2 have little measurable influence on the justices' decision making on the merits (e.g., McGuire 2002: 156 ...
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... scholars as late as the 1960s dismissed this notion as little more than “political science folklore” (Hakman 1966; but see Harper and Etherington 1953; Krislov 1963; Vose 1955, 1958, 1959). However, in one of the first large-scale ...
... scholars as late as the 1960s dismissed this notion as little more than “political science folklore” (Hakman 1966; but see Harper and Etherington 1953; Krislov 1963; Vose 1955, 1958, 1959). However, in one of the first large-scale ...
Contenido
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2 Interest Group Litigation | 17 |
3 Amicus Curiae Participation in the Supreme Court | 37 |
4 Amici Curiae and Judicial Decision Making | 75 |
5 Amici Curiae and the Consistency of Judicial Decision Making | 115 |
6 Amici Curiae and Dissensus on the Supreme Court | 139 |
7 Conclusions and Implications | 165 |
Data and Data Reliability | 187 |
References | 197 |
Table of Cases | 221 |
Index | 225 |
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