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Life Sciences
Findings from Rice University in life sciences reported
May 17th, 2008
"Do state supreme courts act impartially or are they swayed by public opinion' Do judicial elections influence judge behavior' To date these questions have received little direct attention due to the absence of comparable public opinion data in states and obstacles to collecting data necessary for comprehensive analysis of state supreme court outcomes. Advances in measurement, data archiving, and methodology now allow for consideration of the link between public opinion and judicial outcomes in the American states," scientists in the United States report. "The analysis presented considers public opinion's influence on the composition of courts (indirect effects) and its...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-17)
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