One recurring appellate-administration concern is whether threshold disposition logic can displace merits analysis in cases presenting recurring statutory questions. When this occurs repeatedly, doctrinal development may lag in areas where statewide guidance is needed.
Appellate-administration concern
Where district courts decide statutory merits but appellate panels affirm on threshold grounds, practitioners may face uncertainty about how statutory text should be applied in future cases.
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Practitioner note
When briefing review criteria, counsel and amici can isolate institutional implications: consistency, predictability, and reviewability of recurring statutory issues.
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