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A Flawed Search for Bias in the American Bar Association's Ratings of Judicial Nominees: A Critique of the Lindgren/Federalist Society StudyNeil VidmarDuke University - School of Law Michael J. SaksArizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Journal of Law & Politics, Vol. 17, No. 2, Forthcoming Abstract: The Article provides a methodological critique of the Lindgren/Federalist study of a data set pertaining to the nominees of the George H.W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton presidencies. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that the ABA's ratings of federal judicial nominees were biased. This article identifies and explicates the study's principal flaws and explains their consequences for the conclusion reached by Professor Lindgren.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 35 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: December 12, 2001Suggested CitationContact Information
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