LEADER 03050nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910462413903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59332-504-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000186639 035 $a(EBL)1057848 035 $a(OCoLC)787842717 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000623209 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12236871 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623209 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10647588 035 $a(PQKB)11493982 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057848 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057848 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10511652 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000186639 100 $a20110831d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOral argument and amicus curiae$b[electronic resource] /$fMatthew M.C. Roberts 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (183 p.) 225 1 $aLaw & society : recent scholarship 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-466-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Listening to Friends; A Tale of Two Cases; The Amicus Curiae; Oral Arguments; Connecting the Dots; Chapter 2: Amici: Who and When; Case Demographics; Personnel Factors; Data and Methods; Oral Amici: A Qualitative Look; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Influence on Case Outcomes; The Vote on the Merits; Oral Amici and Court Opinions; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Conclusions and Implications; A Review of the Findings; What it all Means; Oral Amici and the Swing Voter; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; References; Index 330 $aMembers of the Supreme Court are supposed to base decisions on the law, but often their choices are better explained by political ideology and party loyalty. Roberts sheds light on this problem by looking at a part of the Court's life that has never been systematically studied. Most cases feature extra briefs written by third parties known as amici curiae. He examines the rare occasions on which the Court allows these extra groups to participate not just by filing briefs but by appearing before the Court during oral arguments. By tracing how these groups influence the justices' behavior, Rober 410 0$aLaw and society (New York, N.Y.) 606 $aAmici curiae$zUnited States 606 $aForensic orations$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zUnited States 606 $aPublic interest law$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAmici curiae 615 0$aForensic orations 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 615 0$aPublic interest law 676 $a347.73/26 700 $aRoberts$b Matthew M.C.$f1976-$0916338 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462413903321 996 $aOral argument and amicus curiae$92054250 997 $aUNINA