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Punctuated Equilibrium and the Supreme Court.

In the legislative and executive branches, policy scholars have used punctuated equilibrium ( PE) theory to describe and explain patterns of change. However, there has been little examination of how PE might apply to courts and legal policy change. This article addresses that gap by providing eviden...

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Published in:Policy Studies Journal Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 655 - 683
Main Author: Robinson, Rob
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2013
Subjects:
United States. Supreme Court
United States. Constitution
Punctuated equilibrium (Social science)
Information processing
American law
United States appellate courts
Legal precedent
Stare decisis
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