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Solving the Puzzle of Interest Group Litigation
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Book Code: GM0583
ISBN: 0-313-30583-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30583-2
144 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/1998
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: Contributions in Legal Studies
Series Number: 84
Description: Koshner explores the increase in interest group participation before the U.S. Supreme Court. Since 1953, when less than 13 percent of the Court's full opinion cases were accompanied by friend of the court briefs, there has been a steady increase in interest group litigation. By the 1993 term, interest groups participated in 92 percent of the cases brought before the Supreme Court. While asking whether the rise in interest group activity in this supposedly independent arena should concern us, Koshner attempts to solve the fascinating political puzzle of this tremendous growth. He begins with the growth of interest group participation and asks, quite simply, why? In answering this question, Koshner draws on a series of studies that focus primarily on individual groups and their litigation decisions. He then uses them to explore the macro-level trends that pervade the relationship between the Supreme Court and interest groups. In particular, Koshner studies the roles of four important groups: the Court, Congress, the executive branch, and the interest groups themselves. Within each, he finds a series of changes or shifts in policy that begins to answer the puzzle, and examines his conclusions within the context of First Amendment church-state cases. Students, scholars, and other researchers dealing with contemporary public law issues will find this work of particular value.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Framework and Foundation
  • First Amendment Doctrine and the Interest Groups that Litigate
  • The Supreme Court
  • Congress and the Executive Branch
  • Interest Groups
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix I: Major Interest Groups that Litigate Church-State Cases
  • Appendix II: Interest Group Litigation Survey
  • Bibliography
  • Cases
  • Index
LC Card Number: 97-30109
LCC Class: KF8748
Dewey Class: 347
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