The Solicitor General and the United States Supreme Court : executive branch influence and judicial decisions / Ryan C. Black, Ryan J. Owens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Ryan C., 1982- author.

Owens, Ryan J., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Solicitor General--Influence.

United States.

United States. Supreme Court.

Judicial process--United States.

Judicial process.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 181 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Solicitor General & the United States Supreme Court

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States government, represented by the Office of the Solicitor General, appears before the Supreme Court more than any other litigant. The Office's link to the president, the arguments it makes before the Court and its ability to alter the legal and policy landscape make it the most important Supreme Court litigant bar none. As such, scholars must understand the Office's role in Supreme Court decision making and its ability to influence the Court. It examines whether and how the Office of the Solicitor General influences the United States Supreme Court. Combining archival data with recent innovations in the areas of matching and causal inference, the book finds that the Solicitor General influences every aspect of the Court's decision-making process. From granting review to cases, selecting winning parties, writing opinions and interpreting precedent, the Solicitor General's office influences the Court to behave in ways it otherwise would not.

Contents:

The Solicitor General and the Supreme Court

The Office of the Solicitor General: the finest law firm in the nation

Explanations for Solicitor General success

Solicitor General influence and agenda setting

Solicitor General influence and merits outcomes

Solicitor General influence and briefs

Solicitor General influence and legal doctrine.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-88744-0

1-280-64759-0

9786613633644

1-139-37870-8

1-139-05839-8

1-139-37584-9

1-139-37727-2

1-139-37185-1

1-139-38013-3

OCLC:

794327746