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Prosecutorial Gatekeeping and Its Effects on Criminal Accountability: The Roman Prosecutor's Office and Corruption Investigations in Italy, 1975-1994 by Manzi, Lucia

“…What explains a criminal justice system's persistent failure to prosecute a salient and widespread criminal issue, such as systemic corruption? I argue that…”
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"She Blinded Me with Science": The Use of Science Frames in Abortion Litigation before the Supreme Court by Moyer, Laura P.

“…While much of the work on amicus briefs focuses on whether such briefs affect Supreme Court outcomes or doctrine, much less is known about the content of these…”
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The Effects of Judge Race and Sex on Pretrial Detention Decisions by Boldt, Ethan D., Boyd, Christina L., Carlos, Roberto F., Baker, Matthew E.

“…The pretrial detention decision has critical implications for a defendant's employment opportunities, family ties, likelihood of conviction, and length of…”
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Snooze or Snub? How the Public Reacts to Judicial Attendance at the State of the Union by Rogol, Natalie C., Montgomery, Matthew D.

“…The president's State of the Union Address is the pinnacle agenda-setting event of the executive's year. Generally, along with the executive's cabinet, the…”
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Ex Ante and Ex Post Control over Courts in the US States: Court Curbing and Political Party Influence by Catalano, Michael A.

“…Court curbing, proposed policy that attempts to "restrict, remove or otherwise limit" the power of the judiciary, occurs regularly and with considerable…”
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"Listen, Hear my Side, Back Me up": What Clients Want from Public Defenders by Pruss, Heather, Sandys, M., Walsh, S. M.

“…The current study was designed to understand what persons represented by public defenders want from their attorney and how they hope or aspire to interact with…”
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Local Media Coverage of Candidates for State Supreme Courts by Hughes, David A.

“…What explains media coverage of state supreme court candidates? While the scholarly literature thoroughly examines media coverage of judicial decision-making,…”
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Bridging the Gap between Clients and Public Defenders: Introducing a Structured Shadow Method to Examine Attorney Communication by Campbell, Christopher M., Henderson, Kelsey S.

“…A growing body of scholarship argues that representing clients in an effective and quality manner should be a critical goal for public defenders, emphasizing…”
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A War of Words Over Abortion: The Legal-Framing Contest Over the Undue Burden Standard by McCammon, Holly J.

“…Movement lawyering often results in litigation battles. Litigant lawyers in Supreme Court abortion cases, who are typically affiliated with, if not members of…”
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The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court by Nie, Mintao, Grendstad, Gunnar, Shaffer, William R., Waltenburg, Eric N.

“…What is the effect of gender on the deliberative process of judging? Drawing on previous research on female leaders' inclination to foster a more inclusive and…”
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Ready for Their Close-Up? Ideological Cues and Strategic Televising in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by Kromphardt, Christopher D., Bolton, Joseph P.

“…Federal judges offer several stated purposes for pursuing greater publicity in the judicial process, including improving the quality of reporting and educating…”
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Invisible Constitutions: Concurring Opinions and Plurality Judgments under Marks v. United States by Rivero, Albert H., Key, Ellen M., Segal, Jeffrey A.

“…The Supreme Court's decision in Marks v. United States instructs lower courts interpreting plurality judgments to follow the opinion concurring on the…”
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Have State Supreme Court Elections Nationalized? by Weinschenk, Aaron, Baker, Mandi, Betancourt, Zoe, Depies, Vanessa, Erck, Nathan, Herolt, Quinne, Loehrke, Amanda, Makurat, Cameron, Malmberg, Hannah, Martell, Clarice, Novitzke, Jared, Riddle, Bradley, Sellen, Tara, Tauferner, Leah, Zilliox, Emily

“…Over the past several years, scholars of political behavior have become increasingly interested in the nationalization of U.S. elections. Research has shown…”
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The Interaction between Legal Representation and Extralegal Factors on Nonviolent Misdemeanor Case Outcomes by Smith, Alisa, Maddan, Sean

“…Several theories propose that extralegal factors influence criminal justice outcomes, particularly in less serious cases. Legal representation is intended to…”
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Understanding the Judiciary from the Inside. The Legal Culture of Judges in Mexico1 by Aguiar-Aguilar, Azul A.

“…Judges' legal culture is a factor that has been regarded as an important explanation of judicial behavior. As a concept, however, it has been difficult to…”
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Estimating the Ideal Points of Organized Interests in Legal Policy Space by Hansford, Thomas G., Depaoli, Sarah, Canelo, Kayla S.

“…Scholars have been limited in the development and testing of theory regarding the incidence and impact of organized interest advocacy at the U.S. Supreme Court…”
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Assessing the Influence of Supreme Court's Shadow Docket in the Judicial Hierarchy by Badas, Alex, Justus, Billy, Li, Siyu

“…The Supreme Court's increased use of the "shadow docket" and the salience of the issues handled on the shadow docket have raised normative concerns over its…”
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State Supreme Court Responsiveness to Court Curbing: Examining the Use of Judicial Review by Leonard, Meghan E.

“…State legislatures introduce court-curbing legislation as they threaten to restrict the independence of state high courts. While scholars have examined when…”
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Letter from the Editor by Steigerwalt, Amy

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Understanding the Judiciary from the Inside. The Legal Culture of Judges in Mexico by Aguiar-Aguilar, Azul A.

“…Judges’ legal culture is a factor that has been regarded as an important explanation of judicial behavior. As a concept, however, it has been difficult to…”
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