Levinson argues that too many of our Constitution's provisions promote either unjust or
ineffective government. Under the existing blueprint, we can neither rid ourselves of …

From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, the nomination of federal judges
has generated intense political conflict. With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme …

Despite the frequent rhetoric celebrating the generalistjudge, dojudges really practice the
generalist ideal? This Article empirically tests this question by examining opinion …

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Until President Jimmy Carter launched an effort to diversify the lower federal courts, the US
courts of appeals had been composed almost entirely of white males. But by 2008, over a …

Evaluating the legal profession is a daunting task. The profession is highly decentralized,
and lawyers work in myriad practice settings. Most litigation ends in settlement, l creating …

The Constitution of the United States provides that the judges of courts that exercise the
judicial power of the United States are entitled to office for life, subject only to a requirement …

The public debate over the need to raise judicial salaries has been one-sided. Sentiment
appears to be that judges are underpaid. But neither theory nor evidence provides much …

Judges, lawmakers, and scholars have long debated whether the federal courts of appeals
are understaffed and. if so, how Congress should go about redressing that fact. Even though …

Existing scholarship on the voting behavior of US Courts of Appeals judges finds that their
decisions are best understood as a function of law, policy preferences, and factors relating to …