Trying to measure issue salience for one of my projects in particular need to know how many and who submitted amici curiae briefs in the following cases: 44 Liquor Mart V. RI (1996), Bush V. Vera (1996), Felker V. Turpin (1996), Romer V. Evans (1996), Seminole Tribe V. FL (1996), Shaw V. Hunt (1996), US V. VA (1996)
Where's another Political Scientist or Legal Buff when you need one, Thanks in advance
2006-11-25 07:24:35 · 4 answers · asked by Wes 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I apologize for the above comments of my colleagues. I find that sometimes people in this field forget that we all started somewhere.
As for your question, FindLaw.com which is usually a great free site will not be much help to you. This is because in the instance of Supreme Court briefs, FindLaw's data starts in 1999, and the cases you have listed are all in 1996.
Honestly, I can't think of a site that lists all third party briefs to a specific supreme court case out for you, so you will probably have to find data then read through it
One more tip:
Check and see if your school has a subscription to Westlaw.com
Good Luck
2006-11-25 08:04:11 · answer #1 · answered by Will S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of your projects needs to be how to do legal research. Look these cases up on the SC web site. You don't know the SC web site? Oh, my. You don't need a political "scientist" or legal buff. Read about the Scarecrow in Wizard of OZ.
2006-11-25 07:30:00 · answer #2 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Felker V Turpin
2016-11-12 07:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by krenek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WestLaw is my favorite but "TheLawyer" is right. You really do need to learn how to research. You may want to try Findlaw.com or Oyez.com -- both are free sites.
Good luck!
2006-11-25 07:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by Inquisitor-2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋