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TRIAL COURTS‘ RESPONSES TO SUPREME COURT POLICY CHANGES
Author(s) -
STIDHAM RONALD,
CARP ROBERT A.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9930.1982.tb00273.x
Subject(s) - supreme court , law , majority opinion , political science , civil liberties , concurring opinion , remand (court procedure) , original jurisdiction , court of record , federal court , court of equity , economic justice , politics
This is an exploratory study focusing on the response of federal district courts to Supreme Court changes in three policy areas: economic regulation, civil liberties, and criminal justice. An analysis of federal district court opinions published in the Federal Supplement before and after the Supreme Court decisions announcing the policy changes indicated that opinion‐writing patterns of federal district judges changed in a manner consistent with the Supreme Court's new direction. Further study of the federal district courts' role in the policy process is recommended and suggestions for such research are made.