Congressional participation as amicus curiae before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McLauchlan, Judithanne Scourfield, 1968-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.
Series:American legal institutions.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.