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Debunking the Myth of Interest Group Invincibility in the Courts

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  • Epstein, Lee
  • Rowland, C. K.

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Research on interest group litigation has provoked a reevaluation of the conventional wisdom about the study of pressure group activity and judicial politics. Nevertheless, the notion that interest groups are intrepid litigators that rarely lose to nongroup adversaries persists unchallenged and unscathed. We seek to determine if groups are, in fact, as invincible as the literature suggests. Several findings emerge that may undermine conventional wisdom about the relative efficacy of group-sponsored litigation. Most important is that groups are no more likely than nongroups to win, at least in U.S. District Courts. Based on this and other results, we draw a number of conclusions about interest group litigation and the direction into which future study might head.

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  • Epstein, Lee & Rowland, C. K., 1991. "Debunking the Myth of Interest Group Invincibility in the Courts," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 85(1), pages 205-217, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:85:y:1991:i:01:p:205-217_17
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    1. Michael Evans & Wayne McIntosh & Jimmy Lin & Cynthia Cates, 2007. "Recounting the Courts? Applying Automated Content Analysis to Enhance Empirical Legal Research," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 4(4), pages 1007-1039, December.
    2. Jeff Yates & Damon M. Cann & Brent D. Boyea, 2013. "Judicial Ideology and the Selection of Disputes for U.S. Supreme Court Adjudication," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 10(4), pages 847-865, December.
    3. Christina L. Boyd, 2015. "The Hierarchical Influence of Courts of Appeals on District Courts," The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press, vol. 44(1), pages 113-141.

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