[Imc-summaries] Federal Judiciary's On-Going Contribution To Secret Government

The American judicial system is becoming increasingly unpredictable due to the widespread practice of withholding appellate court decisions from publication. Because court rulings cannot be cited as precedent unless they are published, critics say that unpublished decisions undermine judicial consistency, erode litigants' expectation of equal protection under the law and encourage ad hoc rulings by judges.

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