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Collins, Paul M., Jr.

Friends of the Supreme Court : interest groups and judicial decision making / Paul M. Collins, Jr. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xiii, 234 pages

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index.

Interest group litigation -- Amicus curiae participation in the Supreme Court -- Amici curiae and judicial decision making -- Amici curiae and the consistency of judicial decision making -- Amici curiae and dissensus on the Supreme Court -- Introduction -- Conclusions and implications.

Paul Collins explores how organised interests influence the justices' decision making, including how the justices vote and whether they choose to author concurrences and dissents.

ISBN:

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Supreme Court.
United States. Supreme Court.
USA--Oberster Gerichtshof.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Geschichte 1946-2001

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pressure groups--United States.
Constitutional law--Decision making.--United States
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
LAW--Government--Federal.
Constitutional law--Decision making.
Political questions and judicial power.
Pressure groups.
Pressure-group.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

LC Class. No.: KF8742 / .C62

Dewey Class. No.: 347.73/26