Making law in the United States Courts of Appeals /

This book asks how federal court judges decide cases when faced with unsettled law issues. Are their decisions influenced by higher court judges or other judges at their same level? Statistical analyses and interviews with judges determine that judges give attention to colleagues, but demonstrate in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klein, David E., 1970-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=112347
Table of Contents:
  • Lawmaking in a hierarchical judicial system
  • Theory and hypotheses
  • The cases
  • Influences on circuit judges' responses: case evidence
  • Influences on circuit judges' responses: interview evidence
  • Anticipating the Supreme Court
  • Implications and future directions.