An Examination of Strategic Anticipation of Appellate Court Preferences by Federal District Court Judges

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This Essay tackles the complicated relationships within the federal judicial hierarchy with a focus on the relatively understudied connection between the Supreme Court and district courts.

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Judicial process, Federal courts, Federal judicial hierarchies, Federal judges, U.S. Supreme Court

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Christina L. Boyd (Washington University School of Law)
James F. Spriggs II (Washington University School of Law)

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