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Decision Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

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This book studies the decisions of the United States circuit courts and their grounding in law and judicial ideology.
  • 16 April 2007
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This groundbreaking book analyzes the decisions made by the United States circuit courts over the past half century. These courts have a profound impact on the law—they issue many more decisions in many more areas of law than the Supreme Court. Cross demonstrates that while the courts' judges are influenced by ideology and by the appointing president, legal requirements exercise a much stronger influence on their decisions. He also shows that these courts are independent of the other branches of government and free from undue influence of various parties. The book further introduces new research on the precedent-setting power of decisions.

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Price: $105.00
Pages: 264
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Publication Date: 16 April 2007
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780804753661
Format: Hardcover
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"Decision Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals is a fascinating, indeed seminal, piece of work full of often surprising insights. Any serious political scientist and interdisciplinary legal academic will have to read this book and confront its careful, meticulously designed arguments and evidence."
Frank B. Cross is Professor at the University of Texas Law School and Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.