Supreme Court Power and Agency Implementation in Environmental Litigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6089964 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kayla Gurganus (0009-0004-6347-2424, Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lapo.70004 |
| OpenAlex | W4412882271 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
This research examines the ability of the United States Supreme Court to influence behavioral change by federal environmental agencies through theories of Supreme Court power and principal–agent dynamics. I use a series of case studies to demonstrate Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers responses to publicly salient Supreme Court decisions, finding that agencies tend to behave as agents of the Supreme Court, even when faced with unpopular decisions
Agency (philosophy · Business · Economics · Environmental law · Law and economics · Physics · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Supreme court · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |