The Impact of the Threat of Terrorism on U.S. District Court Decisions During Wartime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12234591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Tauber (0000-0002-3584-8621, University of South Florida, corresponding author), Christopher P Banks (Kent State University), Christopher Banks (Kent State University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 793-829 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546553.2015.1049341 |
| OpenAlex | W1918677618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Federal courts are key actors in the U.S. government’s fight against terrorism because they adjudicate cases based on the USA PATRIOT Act, and accordingly make national security policy. We examine the extent that the terror threat influences judicial decisions in a dataset of 111 USA PATRIOT Act cases decided in the U.S. District Courts from 2001 through 2013, while controlling for other judicial decision-making variables. The results demonstrate that when a case involves a heightened terror threat, federal judges are more likely to defer to the government. Some key control variables are also significant
Adjudication · Computer security · Government (linguistics · Judicial opinion · Key (lock · National security · Patriot Act · Political science · Terrorism · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |