Decision making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

Abstract

Contents Illustrations 00 Prologue 00 1. Political Ideology and Circuit Court Decision Making 00 2. The Law and Circuit Court Decision Making 00 3. Judicial Background and Circuit Court Decision Making 00 4. Other Institutions and Circuit Court Decision Making 00 5. Litigants and Circuit Court Decision Making 00 6. Panel Effects and Circuit Court Decision Making 00 7. Procedural Threshold Effects and Circuit Court Decision Making 00 8. Circuit Court Decision Making and Precedential Impact 00 Epilogue 00 Notes 00 Index 00