Interested groups can shape national political agendas by bringing cases to the Supreme Court

Evidence

Despite these constraints, the Court does tend to address most of the important political issues of the day. As Alexis de Tocqueville observed more than 170 years ago, “There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one.”?? Over the last few years, for example, the Court confronted such contentious political issues as abortion, affirmative action, health care, and restrictions on foreign nationals entering the country. Indeed, groups may seek to shape the political agenda of their era by bringing their concerns before the Court. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1476

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: NAACP litigation strategically pursued civil rights through the courts across many issue areas — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 888; First Amendment jurisprudence has been used to advance a conservative-libertarian judicial agenda — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 350; Grassroots tribal networks leverage national council seats to advance local cases — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 654

Broader Connections

• First Amendment jurisprudence has been used to advance a conservative-libertarian judicial agenda #expands (0.75) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 350