SAGE Journal Articles
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Article 1: Kevin G. Buckler The Newsworthiness of U.S. Supreme Court Criminal Procedure Cases (1994–2010 Terms): Assessing the Effects of Case Salience and Case Complexity Across Elite and Populace Press Criminal Justice Review 2014 39: 140-159
Discuss:
- Do controversial cases deserve being so intensely publicized?
- Does the media obsession with controversial cases have the ability to influence future cases that come to the US Supreme Court docket?
Discuss:
- Should stereotypes of being a dangerous federal drug offender influence sentence length in Federal Court?
- What does the author say is a concern guiding judicial decision making and why is it problematic?