Will the Federal Courts of Appeals Perish if they Publish? Or Does the Declining use of Opinions to Explain and Justify Judicial Decisions Pose a Greater Threat?

Authors

Martha Dragich, University of Missouri School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 1995

Abstract

This Article examines three of those practices: selective publication, summary disposition, and vacatur upon settlement.

Recommended Citation

Martha J. Dragich, Will the Federal Courts of Appeals Perish If They Publish? Or Does the Declining Use of Opinions to Explain and Justify Judicial Decisions Pose A Greater Problem?, 44 Am. U. L. Rev. 757 (1995)