circuit (appeals) courts. Our theory predicts that a sentencing judge politically aligned with the circuit court will be more … predicts that judges can more freely use fact-oriented adjustments to alter sentences, regardless of the circuit court …

benefits (such as preventing non-appearance at court and new crimes) of cash bail and pretrial detention. These new data and … the public interest. Non-appearances at court do significantly decrease for detained defendants, but the magnitudes cannot …

back to the lower court. Although appellate courts' ability to remand cases can mitigate moral hazard problems, by … restraining trial court judges, it may sometimes instead exacerbate such problems by enabling the mid-level appellate judges to … circumvent the top-level court's preferences through delegation. Our empirical assessment reveals a `Subsequent Remand Effect …

identifier, parties involved, filing date, and district court location. We hope that free access to comprehensive data will help …

; enumerates the eligibility requirements for asylum; describes court proceedings in asylum cases; recounts recent statistics on … examines a few of the proposals put forth over the last thirty years to transform the immigration court system into an Article … I Legislative Court …