Suzanne U. Samuels

First among Friends (eBook, PDF)

Interest Groups, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Right to Privacy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313051746
• Artikelnr.: 37825712

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Nadine Strossen Introduction: Decision-Making in the U.S.
Supreme Court The Right to Privacy Created: Poe v. Ullman and Groswold v.
Connecticut Amici Curiae and the Abortion Debate Amici Curiae and
Assistance in Dying Amici Curiae and Protected Relationships Conclusions
Bibliography Index