The immigration battle in American courts / Anna O. Law.
2010
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The immigration battle in American courts / Anna O. Law.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
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Introduction
How do we know what we know? Data, methods, and initial findings
The rise of two courts with differentiated functions
Interstitial policy making in the U.S. courts of appeals
Institutional growth and innovation : the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and immigration
Continuity amid change : the federal courts' commitment to due process
Conclusion.
How do we know what we know? Data, methods, and initial findings
The rise of two courts with differentiated functions
Interstitial policy making in the U.S. courts of appeals
Institutional growth and innovation : the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and immigration
Continuity amid change : the federal courts' commitment to due process
Conclusion.
Summary
This book assesses the role of the federal judiciary in immigration and the institutional evolution of the Supreme Court and the US Courts of Appeals. Neither court has played a static role across time. By the turn of the century, a division of labor had developed between the two courts whereby the Courts of Appeals retained their original function as error-correction courts, while the Supreme Court was reserved for the most important policy and political questions. Law explores the consequences of this division for immigrant litigants, who are more likely to prevail in the Courts of Appeals because of advantageous institutional incentives that increase the likelihood of a favorable outcome. As this book proves, it is inaccurate to speak of an undifferentiated institution called 'the federal courts' or 'the courts', for such characterizations elide important differences in mission and function of the two highest courts in the federal judicial hierarchy.
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Cambridge Core.
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English
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9780511750991 ebook
9780521767088 (hardback)
9781107617933 (paperback)
9780521767088 (hardback)
9781107617933 (paperback)
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