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Sclerotization of the judiciary : judicial exits from the U.S. courts of appeals are politically motivated

Chen, Daniel L. - 2016

each of the three quarters before a Presidential election. In contrast, judges are more likely to resign in each of the … four quarters after a Presidential election when the President comes from the judge's party of appointment. Politically … uncover these patterns by analyzing the data at the quarter-to-election level, while prior research has relied on self …

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The Judiciary in Political Transitions : The Critical Role of U.S. Constitutionalism in Latin America

Garoupa, Nuno; Maldonado-Adrian, Maria A. - 2010

new political regime compares the benefit of reshaping the judiciary with loyal appointees against the political and … interventionism including court packing, court purging, and violence against the judiciary. We discuss political transitions in Europe …

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Judicial Checks on Corruption in the United States

Cordis, Adriana S. - 2011

Judicial oversight provides an important check on executive and legislative power. Two components of judicial oversight have been identified in the literature: judicial independence and constitutional review. However, recent work using country-level data indicates that the effectiveness of...

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Foreigners in U.S. Patent Litigation : An Empirical Study of Patent Cases Filed in Nine U.S. Federal District Courts in 2004, 2009, and 2012

Trimble, Marketa - 2015

One of the greatest challenges facing patent holders is the enforcement of their rights against foreign (non-U.S.) infringers. Jurisdictional rules can prevent patent holders from filing patent infringement suits where they have the greatest likelihood of success in enforcement, such as where...

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Judicial Accountability in the US State Courts : Measuring Court Performance

Schauffler, Richard Y. - 2010

Current efforts at performance measurement in the state courts are described, situated in a global and historical context, using the framework of Pollitt and Bouckaert (2000). The structure of state courts in the US is described, with attention given to structural issues that affect...

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