Injustice On Appeal: The United States Courts of Appeals in Crisis

Injustice On Appeal: The United States Courts of Appeals in Crisis

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-251

  Richman, William M ^a   Reynolds, William L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

Appellate judgeships; Circuit Courts; Dispute resolution; Federal law; Judges; Supreme Court

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899680350     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195342079.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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