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001 ocn747533686
003 OCoLC
005 20200507174953.0
008 110831s2012 txua b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2011036551
016 7 _a015993741
_2Uk
020 _a9781593324667
_q(hbk. ;
_qalk. paper)
020 _a1593324669
_q(hbk. ;
_qalk. paper)
029 1 _aAU@
_b000047694380
035 _a(OCoLC)747533686
040 _aDLC
_beng
_cTZ-ArACH
042 _apcc
043 _an-us---
049 _aTZAA
050 0 0 _aKF8748
_b.R63 2012
082 0 0 _a347.73/26
_223
100 1 _aRoberts, Matthew M.C.,
_d1976-
245 1 0 _aOral argument and amicus curiae /
_cMatthew M.C. Roberts.
260 _aEl Paso :
_bLFB Scholarly Pub.,
_c2012.
300 _axi, 170 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm.
490 1 _aLaw and society : recent scholarship
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 139-167) and index.
505 0 _aListening to friends -- Amici : who and when -- Influence on case outcomes -- Conclusions and implications.
520 _a"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, Roberts presents a strong case that the Court is driven by more than politics"--Provided by publisher.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bSupreme Court
_xDecision making.
610 1 7 _aUnited States.
_bSupreme Court.
_2fast
610 1 7 _aUSA
_bSupreme Court
_2gnd
650 0 _aAmici curiae
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aForensic orations
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPolitical questions and judicial power
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPublic interest law
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aAmici curiae.
_2fast
650 7 _aDecision making.
_2fast
650 7 _aForensic orations.
_2fast
650 7 _aPolitical questions and judicial power.
_2fast
650 7 _aPublic interest law.
_2fast
650 7 _aAmicus Curiae
_2gnd
650 7 _aEntscheidungsfindung
_2gnd
650 7 _aUrteil
_2gnd
651 7 _aUnited States.
_2fast
830 0 _aLaw and society (New York, N.Y.)
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy12pdf02/2011036551.html
942 _2lcc
_cBOOK