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Wilderness, The Courts And The Effect Of Politics On Judicial Decisionmaking, Peter A. Appel
Wilderness, The Courts And The Effect Of Politics On Judicial Decisionmaking, Peter A. Appel
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Empirical analyses of cases from federal courts have attempted to determine the effect of judges’ political ideology on their decisions. This question holds interest for scholars from many disciplines. Investigating judicial review of the actions of administrative agencies should provide strong evidence on the question of political influence because applicable rules of judicial deference to administrative decisions ought to lead judges to reach politically neutral results. Yet several studies have found a strong correlation between results in these cases and proxies for political ideology. Cases involving the interpretation of environmental law have been of particular interest as a subset of …
Acus 2.0 And Its Historical Antecedents, Jeffrey Lubbers
Acus 2.0 And Its Historical Antecedents, Jeffrey Lubbers
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