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Donald R. Songer
Researcher at University of South Carolina
Publications - 82
Citations - 3489
Donald R. Songer is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supreme court & Court of record. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 82 publications receiving 3351 citations.
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Continuity and Change on the United States Courts of Appeals
TL;DR: Songer et al. as discussed by the authors presented a comprehensive examination of the shifting role of the United States Courts of Appeals, investigating changes over time and presenting the first systematic analyses of those changes.
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Appellate Court Supervision in the Federal Judiciary: A Hierarchical Perspective
TL;DR: Songer et al. as mentioned in this paper examined factors that influence appellate supervision in the lower tiers of the federal judicial hierarchy, and developed a framework to assess the determinants of circuit panel decisions to affirm or reverse federal district court rulings.
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The Impact of Party and Region On Voting Decisions in the United States Courts of Appeals, 1955-1986:
Donald R. Songer,Sue Davis +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examined the influence of party and region on the decisions of judges of the United States Courts of Appeals and found significant differences in the voting patterns of Democratic and Republican judges on a wide spectrum of issues (Goldman 1966, 1975; Songer 1982; Gottschall 1983, 1986; Tomasi and Velona 1987).
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Interest Group Success in the Courts: Amicus Participation in the Supreme Court
TL;DR: The number of amicus curiae briefs filed in the Supreme Court has been increasing rapidly over the past two decades as mentioned in this paper, and some cases studied suggest that these briefs may have a substantial effec...