Amici Curiae and Strategic Behavior in State Supreme Courts

Amici Curiae and Strategic Behavior in State Supreme Courts

Editorial Reviews
Review
“[A]n important contribution in presenting an informational theory of amicus behavior and judicial use of amicus briefs. Despite the large body of existing work on interest groups in the courts, our understanding of how and why amimici matter in the decision making process remains shadowy. The informational theory Comparato articulates in this book offers to shed some light on those questions.”–Law and Politics Book Review
“[U]ndertakes an exploration of how institutional design and state political enviornments structure the behavior of litigants and amici in terms of arguments they raise and the behavior of judges vis-a'-vis case outcomes. In doing so, Comparato offers an explicitly strategic account of the behavior of litigants, amici, and judges that link the goals of each to the choices that they make.”–Wendy L. Martinek, Department of Political Science, Binghamton University.

Book Description
Applying strategic approaches to both interest groups as amici curiae and state supreme court justices, Comparato investigates the influence of judicial retention methods and the ballot initiative on their behaivor. The results demonstrate that they behave strategically, attempting to achieve their goals within the confines of the institutional setting.

Amici Curiae and Strategic Behavior in State Supreme Courts

Amici Curiae and Strategic Behavior in State Supreme Courts,Scott A. Comparato,Praeger Publishers,0275978273,Amici curiae,Courts - Supreme Court,Courts of last resort,General,Judicial process,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession,States,United States,Law / General

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