Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W1479790430> ?p ?o ?g. }
Showing items 1 to 65 of
65
with 100 items per page.
- W1479790430 abstract "Although federal circuit and district court judges are placed within a federal hierarchy, and receive legal and judicial training that emphasizes the importance of the judicial framework and its structure, such judges are also subjected to other pressures such as the types of litigants within the courtrooms as well as their local political environment. Furthermore, such judges are apt to form their own views about politics and legal policy and are often appointed by presidents who approve of their ideological leanings. Thus, federal courts are caught between competing goals such as their willingness to maximize their preferred legal policy, and their place within the judicial hierarchy. This dissertation applies hierarchy and impact theory to assess the importance of the judicial framework and its socialization, by analyzing both the judicial opinions and votes of federal circuit and district court judges in obscenity cases during a four-decade period (1957-1998). The research presented here finds the influence of higher court precedent to correspond in part with the conception of a judicial hierarchy. An analysis of citations of Supreme Court precedent (Roth v. United States (1957) and Miller v. California (1973)) in lower court majority opinions suggests low levels of compliance: lower courts at the circuit and district court level do not signal to the Supreme Court their acceptance of High Court doctrine; thus, except for 'factual' cases, most circuit and district court decisions do not comply formally with higher court precedent. An analysis of judicial votes, however, suggests that a Supreme Court doctrinal shift (to Miller v. California) influences lower court decisions only at the circuit court level. Further investigation suggests that Supreme Court precedent has a greater influence in circuit courts than in district courts: not only is the magnitude greater for circuit (versus district) court decisions, such results occur when controlling for such factors as the appointing president, regional variations, various constitutional claims and types of litigants. Thus, it appears that the influence of Supreme Court doctrine is much stronger in the circuit courts (only one step removed from the Supreme Court) than in district courts yet the hierarchy is influential nonetheless." @default.
- W1479790430 created "2016-06-24" @default.
- W1479790430 creator A5017543385 @default.
- W1479790430 date "2004-05-01" @default.
- W1479790430 modified "2023-09-27" @default.
- W1479790430 title "Judicial Enforcers? Exploring Lower Federal Court Compliance in Regulating the Obscene" @default.
- W1479790430 hasPublicationYear "2004" @default.
- W1479790430 type Work @default.
- W1479790430 sameAs 1479790430 @default.
- W1479790430 citedByCount "0" @default.
- W1479790430 crossrefType "dissertation" @default.
- W1479790430 hasAuthorship W1479790430A5017543385 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C100505606 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C17744445 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C199539241 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C2778272461 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C31170391 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C46415393 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C47855350 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C50688660 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C66487177 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C79638320 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C81819989 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C87501996 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConcept C94625758 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C100505606 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C17744445 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C199539241 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C2778272461 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C31170391 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C46415393 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C47855350 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C50688660 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C66487177 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C79638320 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C81819989 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C87501996 @default.
- W1479790430 hasConceptScore W1479790430C94625758 @default.
- W1479790430 hasLocation W14797904301 @default.
- W1479790430 hasOpenAccess W1479790430 @default.
- W1479790430 hasPrimaryLocation W14797904301 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W1556646284 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W1564761884 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2021625635 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2136895923 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2159414443 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2171095620 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2265563263 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2296970683 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2310126102 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2342069199 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2509310113 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2783450603 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2797563961 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2805292226 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W2948519888 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W3004439553 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W3121857585 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W3124762562 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W41001776 @default.
- W1479790430 hasRelatedWork W567559084 @default.
- W1479790430 isParatext "false" @default.
- W1479790430 isRetracted "false" @default.
- W1479790430 magId "1479790430" @default.
- W1479790430 workType "dissertation" @default.