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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McLauchlan, Judithanne Scourfield, 1968-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.
Subjects:	United States. > Supreme Court > Rules and practice. United States. > Congress > Membership. Amici curiae > United States. Legislators > United States. members of Congress.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	1593321651 9781593321659
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

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.