Oral argument and amicus curiae / Matthew M.C. Roberts.
2012
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Title
Oral argument and amicus curiae / Matthew M.C. Roberts.
Published
El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
Call Number
KF8748 .R63 2012
ISBN
9781593324667 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1593324669 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1593324669 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)747533686
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-167) and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
List of Tables
vii
List of Figures
ix
Acknowledgements
xi
ch. 1
Listening to Friends
1
A Tale of Two Cases
1
Louisiana
1
Washington
4
A Study in Contrasts
6
The Amicus Curiae
7
Friend or Foe?
10
Oral Arguments
18
Connecting the Dots
21
ch. 2
Amici: Who and When
27
Case Demographics
30
Personnel Factors
34
Data and Methods
38
The Role of Experience
41
Oral Amici: A Qualitative Look
45
Mobil Oil Corporation v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont
46
Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment et al.
53
McLain et al. v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans et al.
63
Lessons to be Learned
70
Conclusion
75
ch. 3
Influence on Case Outcomes
79
The Vote on the Merits
79
Data and Methods
82
Results
87
Oral Amici and Court Opinions
94
Data from Cases with Oral Amici
95
Discussion
102
Conclusion
105
ch. 4
Conclusions and Implications
109
A Review of the Findings
109
Improving the research
114
What it all Means
117
Adding versus repeating information
117
Uniting the Literature
119
Oral Amici and the Swing Voter
124
Understanding swing voters
126
What difference does it make?
129
The impact of swings, writ large
130
Appendix 1
135
Appendix 2
137
References
139
Index
169