The Transmission of Legal Precedent¶
Caldeira, G. A. (1985). The Transmission of Legal Precedent: A Study of State Supreme Courts. American Political Science Review, 79(1), 178-194.
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Primes¶
- Eventual Consistency
- Case law — a precedent set in one jurisdiction propagates by citation; cross-jurisdictional consistency is achieved over years, with windows of disagreement that progressively close.
This sourceEmpirically maps how precedent propagates by citation across state supreme courts, the diffusion (proximity, prestige) by which cross-jurisdictional consistency forms over time — eventual consistency of legal norms across jurisdictions.
Supported in partVerified against the publisher's abstract
Establishes that state supreme court judges cite precedents from other jurisdictions and that citation flows vary with distance, prestige, professionalism and legal reporting region, but not that consistency converges over years.
“In the course of making and justifying decisions, judges on state supreme courts often rely on precedents from other jurisdictions. These judicial references across boundaries constitute at least one means of communication and, in turn, demonstrate a complex web of deference and derogation between and among various courts.”
- Case law — a precedent set in one jurisdiction propagates by citation; cross-jurisdictional consistency is achieved over years, with windows of disagreement that progressively close.
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