Congressional participation as amicus curiae before the U.S. Supreme Court [electronic resource] /
Congressional participation as amicus curiae before the United States Supreme Court
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan.
- New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.
- x, 265 p. : ill.
- American legal institutions .
- American legal institutions. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-255) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
United States. Supreme Court --Rules and practice. United States. Congress --Membership.
Amicus curiae--United States. Legislators--United States.