dc.contributor.author | George, Tracey E., 1967- | |
dc.contributor.author | Sheehan, Reginald S., 1959- | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-09T17:37:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-09T17:37:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 83 Judicature 240 (2000) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/6934 | |
dc.description | article published in law journal | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | 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 governments been more successful than other parties when they appeal adverse district court rulings? Do appeals courts act in a majoritarian or countermajoritarian manner with regard to elected institutions and the general public? The United States Courts of Appeals Data Base, an extensive data set of courts of appeals decisions, can address these and other questions about the circuit courts. This article describes the background, scope, and content of the database, explains how to use it, and illustrates applications to research questions of interest to the diverse law and social science community interested in courts of appeals. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 1 PDF (9 pages) | en_US |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Judicature | en_US |
dc.subject | United States Courts of Appeals Data Base | en_US |
dc.subject | Courts of appeals decisions | en_US |
dc.subject | Legal databases | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Appellate courts -- United States | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Judgments -- United States -- Databases | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Circuit courts -- United States | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Legal research -- United States | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Judicial process -- United States | en_US |
dc.title | Deciphering Courts of Appeals Decisions Using the U.S. Courts of Appeals Data Base | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |