First Among Friends: Interest Groups, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Right to Privacy - Couverture rigide

Samuels, Suzanne U.

 
9780275978242: First Among Friends: Interest Groups, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Right to Privacy
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0275978249 ISBN 13 : 9780275978242
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 2004

Synopsis

In the last several decades, there has been an explosion in the number of amici curiae, or friend of the Court, briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Amici are not formal parties to a lawsuit, but file to help inform the Justices about the wider repercussions of the case before them. Public law scholars have long discussed whether these briefs have an impact on the Justices. This book is the first study that seeks to assess the extent of amici influence.

This work examines the role of interest groups in the creation and interpretation of the right to privacy, a highly controversial right that derived almost entirely from case law. It looks at amici participation in abortion, aid in dying, family relationships, and anti-sodomy cases. This volume tracks the influence of amici arguments and data on the Justices' handling of these cases.

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À propos de l?auteur

SUZANNE U. SAMUELS is Associate Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University. She has written widely in the area of law, politics and society, and is keenly interested in the interplay of law and social and political institutions.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0275978249
ISBN 13 
9780275978242
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
300
Coordonnées du fabricant
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