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Author McLauchlan, Judithanne Scourfield, 1968-

Title Congressional participation as amicus curiae before the U.S. Supreme Court [electronic resource] / Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan.

Imprint New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description x, 265 p. : ill.
Series American legal institutions
American legal institutions.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-255) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject United States. Supreme Court -- Rules and practice.
United States. Congress -- Membership.
Amicus curiae -- United States.
Legislators -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title Congressional participation as amicus curiae before the United States Supreme Court
ISBN 1593320884 (alk. paper)

 
    
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