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Oral argument and amicus curiae / Matthew M.C. Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Matthew M.C., 1976-
- Series:
- Law and society (New York, N.Y.)
- Law & society : recent scholarship
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amici curiae--United States.
- Amici curiae.
- Forensic orations--United States.
- Forensic orations.
- Political questions and judicial power--United States.
- Political questions and judicial power.
- Public interest law--United States.
- Public interest law.
- United States. Supreme Court--Decision making.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Members of the Supreme Court are supposed to base decisions on the law, but often their choices are better explained by political ideology and party loyalty. Roberts sheds light on this problem by looking at a part of the Court's life that has never been systematically studied. Most cases feature extra briefs written by third parties known as amici curiae. He examines the rare occasions on which the Court allows these extra groups to participate not just by filing briefs but by appearing before the Court during oral arguments. By tracing how these groups influence the justices' behavior, Rober
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Listening to Friends; A Tale of Two Cases; The Amicus Curiae; Oral Arguments; Connecting the Dots; Chapter 2: Amici: Who and When; Case Demographics; Personnel Factors; Data and Methods; Oral Amici: A Qualitative Look; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Influence on Case Outcomes; The Vote on the Merits; Oral Amici and Court Opinions; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Conclusions and Implications; A Review of the Findings; What it all Means; Oral Amici and the Swing Voter; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781593325046
- 1593325045
- OCLC:
- 787842717
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