Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making

by Paul M. Collins Jr.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019537214X
• ISBN13: 9780195372144
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"