When to befriend the court? Examining state amici curiae participation before the U.S. supreme court

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-27

  Provost, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attorney general; Competition law; Consumer protection; Multistate lawsuit; State regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954507873     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532440010387276     Document Type: Article

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