Task: songer_direct1

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine the ideological directionality of the court of appeals decision, coded as "liberal" or "conservative". Consider the directionality to be "mixed" if the directionality of the decision was intermediate to the extremes defined above or if the decision was mixed (e.g., the conviction of defendant in a criminal trial was affirmed on one count but reversed on a second count or if the conviction was afirmed but the sentence was reduced). Consider "not ascertained" if the directionality could not be determined or if the outcome could not be classified according to any conventional outcome standards.

PER CURIAM.
This cause came on to be heard upon the appeal of Elliott Truck Parts, Inc., and upon the cross-appeal of the United States of America;
And having been duly considered upon the oral arguments and briefs of attorneys and upon the record in the cause, this court is of opinion that the judgment of the district court awarding plaintiff the total amount of $38,381.43 [being a modification of plaintiff’s claim mitigating damages] should be affirmed upon the basis of the opinion of United States District Judge Picard, D.C., 149 F.Supp. 52, consisting of his findings of fact and conclusions of law, dealing in detail with the issues involved.
Affirmed.

Question: What is the ideological directionality of the court of appeals decision?
A. conservative
B. liberal
C. mixed
D. not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: D