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The Futility of Appeal: Disciplinary Insights into the "Affirmance Effect" on the United States Courts of Appeals
(Florida State University Law Review, 2005)
In contrast to the Supreme Court, which typically reverses the cases it hears, the United States Courts of Appeals almost always affirm the cases that they hear. We set out to explore this affirmance effect on the U.S. ...
Opinion Specialization
(Judicature, 2008)
In accord with traditions celebrating the generalist judge, the federal judiciary has
consistently resisted proposals for specialized courts. Outward support for specialization, if it exists at all, is confined to narrow ...
Deciphering Courts of Appeals Decisions Using the U.S. Courts of Appeals Data Base
(Judicature, 2000)
Is one circuit significantly more conservative or liberal than the others? Do circuit courts
consistently avoid deciding the substance of certain appeals by concluding that the
plaintiffs lack standing? Have state ...