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Quality over quantity: amici influence and judicial decision making / Steffensmeier, Janet M. Box; Christenson, Dino P; Hitt, Matthew P

Steffensmeier, Janet M. Box	Journal Article
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2014.

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Interest groups often make their preferences known on cases before the U.S. Supreme Court via amicus curiae briefs. In evaluating the case and related arguments, we posit that judges take into account more than just the number of supporters for the liberal and conservative positions. Specifically, judges' decisions may also reflect the relative power of the groups. We use network position to measure interest group power in U.S. Supreme Court cases from 1946 to 2001. We find that the effect of interest group power is minimal in times of heavily advantaged cases. However, when the two sides of a case are approximately equal in the number of briefs, such power is a valuable signal to judges. We also show that justice ideology moderates the effect of liberal interest group power. The results corroborate previous findings on the influence of amicus curiae briefs and add a nuanced understanding of the conditions under which the quality and reputation of interest groups matter, not just the quantity.

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Decision Making ; Veto Power ; Interest Group ; US Supreme Court ; United States - US ; Supreme Court - SC ;
Amici Influence ; Justice Ideology ; US Judicial System ; Power Data ; Amicus Curiae

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ID: 147763

Reforms for the UN Security Council / Kalyadin, A

Kalyadin, A	Journal Article
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FOR A LONG TIME, there have been heated debates about proposed reforms of the United Nations Security Council.* Various ways of adapting the council to 21st-century realities were suggested at the General Assembly's 70th jubilee session. The main points of controversy were whether, in the event of membership enlargement, the council should increase its number of permanent or non-permanent members and which countries should be included in the permanent group if the latter bacame larger. Unfortunately, these debates don't seem likely to be over any time soon.

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Global Security ; Un Security Council ; International Community ; Veto Power ; UN Charter ; Mechanisms ;
Powers ; International Risks ; Management of Global Security ; Adapting ; Activation of Security Council Capabilities

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ID: 178964

Resolving the dilemma of UNSC Reform / Mahbubani, Kishore

Mahbubani, Kishore	Journal Article
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A more ruthless and cunning India can persuade the P5 to stop blocking reform.

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United States ; India ; Veto Power ; Dilemma ; UNSC Reform

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Security council reform: China signals its veto / Malik, J Mohan

Spring 2005 Journal Article

Malik, J Mohan	Journal Article
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Spring 2005.

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China ; China-United Nations ; United Nations Security Council ; Veto Power ; United Nations

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