Reviewing Future Precedent: Informal En Bancs in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

• In Event: Federal Courts

Brief Overview

We examine how U.S. Courts of Appeals use informal review processes (informal en bancs) to shape the content of draft opinions. In particular, we seek to understand how these decisions differ from opinions subject to formal review.

Authors

• Bethany Blackstone, James Madison University

• Micheal W. Giles, Emory University

• Susan Navarro Smelcer, Georgia State University