Dissensus on the Supreme Court: Litigant Paths & Interest Group Amici

• In Event: Understanding Supreme Court Behavior

Brief Overview

In this paper we investigate the influence of amicus curiae composition in support of litigant parties on the decision of a justice to write or join a separate opinion.

Authors

• Sahar C. Abi-Hassan, Mills College

• Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University-Main Campus

• Dino Pinterpe Christenson, Washington University in St Louis