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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816411603321

Autore

McLauchlan Judithanne Scourfield <1968->

Titolo

Congressional participation as amicus curiae before the U.S. Supreme Court / / Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-59332-165-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

American legal institutions

Disciplina

347.73/262

Soggetti

Amicus curiae - United States

Legislators - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-255) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Congress befriends the court -- Members of Congress as "friends of the court" -- Choosing when to file -- Congressional motivations for filing amicus curiae briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court -- When Congress speaks, does the Supreme Court listen? -- Congressional amici and the future of Congress-court relations.