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.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1985

DOI

10.2307/1956126

Link

https://doi.org/10.2307/1956126

Cited from

computer_science

Cited by

1 citation across 1 artifact.

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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.

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