Courts are less able than other institutions to obtain and use policy-relevant information.

Evidence

Adequacy of Information The wisdom of policy choices often depends on the quality of the information that policymakers receive and the uses to which they put it. According to Horowitz, courts are less likely than other institutions to obtain relevant information or use it effectively. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2853

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the course’s framing of courts as policymakers and the debate over judicial capacity versus legislatures.