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The Impact Of Specialized Courts On Federal Judicial System 1925-1981: A Study Of Federal Circuits' Decision Of Reversal, Yu Wang

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Today a considerable volume of federal caseload is under the jurisdiction of specialized courts at both district level and circuit level. Ironically, neither judicial scholars nor political scientists treat this topic as a priority in their research agenda. Therefore, what the exact impact of specialized courts on the federal judicial system has yet been carefully explored. The current study makes a primary effort to empirically figure out the systematic impact of specialized trial courts on the U.S. federal judicial system. By focusing on the simplest situation in history where both generalist trial courts and specialized trial courts were only under …