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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"amicus curiae"”.
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Der Amicus Curiae im deutsch-französischen Vergleich
… der im anglo-amerikanischen Rechtsraum wurzelnde Amicus Curiae, wenn auch in unterschiedlicher Ausprägung, Eingang in die Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeiten in Deutschland und Frankreich gefunden. Dabei erweist sich die französische Verwaltungsgerichtsordnung aus rechtsvergleichender Sicht als …
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States on the Federal Stage: The Amicus Curiae Role of State Attorneys General
… witnessed a remarkable increase in the number of amicus curiae briefs filed at the U.S. Supreme Court. While scholars debate the effectiveness of amicus curiae briefs, they generally agree on the effectiveness of briefs filed by executive attorneys. A plethora of studies address the amicus curiae …
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The Influence of Interest Groups as Amicus Curiae on Justice Votes in the U.S. Supreme Court
Amicus curiae participation by interest groups has greatly increased over the past few decades in the Supreme Court despite a limited understanding of their influence. Previous literature has suggested that at the U.S. Supreme Court level, interest groups as amici are no more likely to get justices …
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A intervenção do amicus curiae na tutela coletiva de direitos: um meio de viabilização do acesso à justiça
… tese tem como objetivo caracterizar o perfil do amicus curiae no Brasil, primordialmente vinculado a discussão de temas constitucionais, donde resulta sua admissão majoritariamente pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal, nas lides objetivas de análise de constitucionalidade de lei, ou de temas de …
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Participating as amicus curiae in exclusionary zoning litigation : developing the court's understanding of the principles of environmental justice
… to prove, and encouragement in the use of amicus briefs, this thesis describes the potential advantages to participating as amici by environmental justice activists. An analysis of four exclusionary zoning cases and accompanying amicus curiae briefs was considered to illustrate the …
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The United States of Embarrassment: How Concerns about the World’s View of America Propelled Justice Department Action in Civil Rights
… the Department of Justice submitted a series of amicus curiae briefs to the Supreme Court in support of civil rights for the first time in history. Curiously, these amicus briefs were laden with rhetoric about the hindrance the international spotlight on American racial discrimination had on …
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Making Sense of Unexpected Preferences
… groups who vote on Supreme Court cases with amicus curiae briefs and on electoral candidates using campaign donations.</p>
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"Blind to Certain Truths": Social Movement Narratives, The Supreme Court, and Cultural Change
… findings of my content analysis of the <italic>amicus curiae</italic>, or "friend of the Court," briefs and Court opinions in the <italic>Bowers v. Hardwick</italic> and <italic>Lawrence and Garner v. Texas</italic> cases, two of the most significant LGB rights cases, covering a span of nearly …
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Do Politics Matter to this Watchdog? The Effects of Ideology on Civil Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
… regime through a strategic program of filing amicus curiae briefs, and participates indirectly through the fruits of its public civil enforcement litigation. This component of the dissertation rounds out my analysis by revealing an unexpected strategic dimension the agency leverages to achieve …
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Federalism And The No Child Left Behind Act : An Analysis Using Constitutional Systems And Adaptive Work Frameworks
… gaps will persist. It is recommended that the amicus curiae brief submitted by the National Council of State Legislatures in Dole be used as a model for a constitutional challenge to NCLB. Since NCLB is an exercise in congressional conditional spending, it needs to be challenged on those …