Persuading the Supreme Court: The Significance of Briefs in Judicial Decision-Making

by Morgan L W Hazelton, Rachael K Hinkle, Rachael K. Hinkle

Each year the public, media, and government wait in anticipation for the Supreme Court to announce major decisions. These opinions have shaped legal policy in areas as important as healthcare, marriage, abortion, and immigration. It is not surprising that parties and outside individuals and interest groups invest an estimated $25 million to $50 million a year to produce roughly one thousand amicus briefs to communicate information to the justices,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700633634
• ISBN13: 9780700633630
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"