Selective Publication in the U.S. Courts of Appeals: The Invisible Norm That Perpetuates Inequality

by Rachael K. Hinkle

Since the 1970s, federal circuit courts have designated some decisions as unpublished as a means of keeping up with an increasing number of appeals, yet still providing quality legal analysis. These unpublished opinions declare that they will only resolve the dispute in question rather than have the rulings act as binding precedent. Scholars have since focused on policy and the law-making function of circuit courts which avoids the difficult task...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197770088
• ISBN13: 9780197770085
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"