Strategic anticipation and the hierarchy of justice in U.S. district courts

American Politics Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 669-693

  Randazzo, Kirk A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal judiciary; Judicial decision making; Precedent; Strategic anticipation; Trial courts; U.S. courts of appeals; U.S. district courts

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049084628     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X08317286     Document Type: Review

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