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Supreme Court Power and Agency Implementation in Environmental Litigation

Kayla Gurganus

Law and Policy2025https://doi.org/10.1111/lapo.70004article
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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.

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@article{kayla2025,
  title        = {{Supreme Court Power and Agency Implementation in Environmental Litigation}},
  author       = {Kayla Gurganus},
  journal      = {Law and Policy},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/lapo.70004},
}

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