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Association: Name: Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Beckstrom, Darryn. "Lobbying the Courts: The Effect of Congressional Participation as Amici on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Making Process" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, <Not Available>. 2009-11-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p364481_index.html>

Beckstrom, D. "Lobbying the Courts: The Effect of Congressional Participation as Amici on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Making Process" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL <Not Available>. 2009-11-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p364481_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Participation as amicus curiae has been used increasingly in the past several decades by organized interests in litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court, and this participation has increasingly included members of Congress. While previous research has addressed the frequency of participation by members of Congress as amici before the Court and the motivations for their participation, the research is underdeveloped in terms of examining the impact these briefs have on judicial decision-making. This paper seeks to fill this gap by analyzing the impact of congressional amicus briefs on the outcomes of the court while control for other factors which might influence judicial decision-making.

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