Supreme Court Outcomes in Criminal Justice Cases (1994-2012 Terms)

Buckler, Kevin

doi:10.1177/0887403414544954

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“…5 There is some evidence that more amicus brief support is associated with higher litigant success at the merits stage (Kearney and Merrill 2000) and the party supported by the largest number of these briefs (and the most experienced lawyers) generally enjoys an advantage in the ultimate adjudication of the case (Collins 2004, Kearney and Merrill 2000, Mak, Sidman and Sommer 2013, McGuire 1995, O'Connor and Epstein 1982, Songer and Kuersten 1995. 6 This advantage is compounded further by the involvement of high-profile interest groups, like the Chamber of Commerce or the American Civil Liberties Union (Buckler 2015, Epstein 1992, Ivers and O'Connor 1987, Lynch 2004). Briefs can act as a useful signal for justices on the importance or relevance of a particular case, encouraging them to grant review initially or decide a particular way in the merits stage (Caldeira and Wright 1988).…”

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Pursuing Change or Pursuing Credit? Litigation and Credit Claiming on Social Media

Gunderson

Widner²,

Macdonald³

2023

J. law courts

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Interest groups often post about their judicial advocacy on social media. We argue that they do so for two main reasons. First, providing information about the courts on social media builds the group’s credibility as a source of information with policymakers, media and the public. Second, social media provides a way to claim credit for litigation activity and outcomes, which can increase membership and aid in fundraising. Using original datasets of millions of tweets and Facebook posts by interest groups, we provide evidence that interest groups use social media for public education and to credit claim for their litigation activity.

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