Supreme Court Decision Making and Public Opinion

2012 ◽  
pp. 127-136
Author(s):  
Saul Brenner ◽  
Joseph M. Whitmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Supreme Court Decision ◽  
Court Decision

scholarly journals What Moves the Court? Interest Groups, Public Opinion, Court Composition and the Solicitor General

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 245-260
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Supreme Court Decision ◽  
Court Decision ◽  
Solicitor General ◽  
The Impact

The impact of several major types of interest groups, the solicitor general, Court composition, and American public opinion on U.S. Supreme Court decision-making is tested with a poll-matched database from the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist Courts. Results indicate that the solicitor general’s position, American public opinion, Court composition, and a few (but not most) interest groups all significantly and independently affect Supreme Court decision-making.

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