The US Supreme Court is a public policy battleground in which organized interests attempt
to etch their economic, legal, and political preferences into law through the filing of amicus …

The amicus machine has arrived. Ninety-eight percent of US Su-preme Court cases now
have amicus curiae (" friend of the court") filings; 800 briefs are filed each term with the …

ABSTRACT T he number of amicus curiae briefs filed at the Supreme Court is at an all-time
high. Most observers, and even some of the Justices, believe that the best of these briefs are …

Judicial decisions play an important role in shaping public policy. Recognizing this, interest
groups and other entities lobby judges in an attempt to translate their policy preferences into …

Why do some pieces of legislation move forward while others languish? We address this
fundamental question by examining the role of interest groups in Congress, specifically the …

ESSAY FRIENDS OF THE COURT: EVALUATING THE SUPREME COURT'S AMICUS
INVITATIONS Page 1 ESSAY FRIENDS OF THE COURT: EVALUATING THE SUPREME …

Each year the public, media, and government wait in anticipation for the Supreme Court to
announce major decisions. These opinions have shaped legal policy in areas as important …

Using a unique and vast dataset and new measures derived from natural language
processing, we investigate the flow of information to the Supreme Court via briefs. Our study …

Theories of counteractive lobbying assert that interest groups lobby for the purpose of
neutralizing the advocacy efforts of their opponents. We examine the applicability of …

In economics literature, public policies are often compared to the benchmark of a benevolent
regulator-one that maximizes social welfare while balancing the interests of all affected …