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- Title
Clinton, the courts, and social policy.
- Authors
Wilson, Bradford P.
- Abstract
This article reflects on the expanded role of the courts and social policy in the U.S. The kind of law declared by federal courts is in the first instance a function of the types of cases they have before them. The Supreme Court agrees to hear approximately 80 percent of the cases an administration brings on appeal. The federal government is also the primary litigant before the Court, being a party to about one-third of the cases heard on their merits. The Attorney General and staff determine which appeals the administration will participate in, either as a party or as amicus curiae, with the Solicitor General playing the lead role in that decision and in the preparation of the legal argument.
- Subjects
UNITED States; COURTS; SOCIAL policy; FEDERAL court decisions; UNITED States. Supreme Court; FEDERAL government
- Publication
Society, 1994, Vol 31, Issue 3, p64
- ISSN
0147-2011
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02693233