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The Scope and Function of Intra-Circuit Judicial Communication: A Case Study of the Eighth Circuit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

Robert A. Carp
Robert A. Carp*
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University of Houston
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During the past two decades students of public law have amassed a considerable amount of evidence which indicates that the administration of federal justice is not uniform throughout the United States. First, there are significant differences in judicial administration among the federal district courts. Kenneth Vines and others have demonstrated how important these differences can be with regard to race relations cases (Vines, 1963; Vines, 1964; Peltason, 1961; Steamer, 1962). In his study of the federal trial courts and urban affairs, Kenneth Dolbeare concluded that “many of Vine's findings with respect to race relations policy making have parallels in the area of urban public policy generally.” (Dolbeare, 1969: 376). Also, there is some evidence that sentencing behavior in criminal cases varies significantly from one federal trial judge to another.

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Research Article
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Law & Society Review , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , February 1972 , pp. 405 - 426
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Copyright © 1972 The Law and Society Association

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