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Abhinav Chandrachud - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Reginald S Sheehan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • public opinion the attitudinal model and Supreme Court decision making a micro analytic perspective
    The Journal of Politics, 1996
    Co-Authors: William Mishler, Reginald S Sheehan
    Abstract:

    Recent aggregate-level research on the United States Supreme Court suggests that shifting tides of public opinion can have important effects on Supreme Court decisions. Moreover, these effects can be both direct (i.e., unmediated by other institutions) and indirect (i.e., mediated through presidential elections and subsequent judicial appointments). This research extends this inquiry by examining the influence of public opinion on individual members of the Supreme Court during the period 1953-1992. Although the majority of justices during this period show little or no evidence of public opinion effects, a significant minority of justices show substantial effects. As predicted by social psychological theories, the impact of public opinion is greatest among moderate justices who are likely to hold critical swing positions on the Court. The effects of public opinion are in addition to significant agenda effects and suggest important refinements in the standard attitudinal model of judicial decision making.

Patrick C Wohlfarth - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • how public opinion constrains the u s Supreme Court
    American Journal of Political Science, 2011
    Co-Authors: Christopher J Casillas, Peter K Enns, Patrick C Wohlfarth
    Abstract:

    Although scholars increasingly acknowledge a contemporaneous relationship between public opinion and Supreme Court decisions, debate continues as to why this relationship exists. Does public opinion directly influence decisions or do justices simply respond to the same social forces that simultaneously shape the public mood? To answer this question, we first develop a strategy to control for the justices' attitudinal change that stems from the social forces that influence public opinion. We then propose a theoretical argument that predicts strategic justices should be mindful of public opinion even in cases when the public is unlikely to be aware of the Court's activities. The results suggest that the influence of public opinion on Supreme Court decisions is real, substantively important, and most pronounced in nonsalient cases.

Adam Feldman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • who wins in the Supreme Court an examination of attorney and law firm influence
    Marquette Law Review, 2016
    Co-Authors: Adam Feldman
    Abstract:

    Who are the most successful attorneys in the Supreme Court? A novel way to answer this question is by looking at attorneys’ relative influence on the course of the law. This article performs macro and micro-level analyses of the most successful Supreme Court litigators by examining the amount of language shared between nearly 9,500 Supreme Court merits briefs and their respective Supreme Court opinions from 1946 through 2013. The article also includes analyses of the most successful law firms according to the same metric. Who Wins in the Supreme Court? An Examination of Attorney and Law Firm Influence

  • who wins in the Supreme Court an examination of attorney and law firm influence
    Social Science Research Network, 2015
    Co-Authors: Adam Feldman
    Abstract:

    Who are the most successful attorneys in the Supreme Court? A novel way to answer this question is by looking at attorneys' relative influence on the course of the law. This article performs macro and micro-level analyses of the most successful Supreme Court litigators by examining the amount of language shared between nearly 9,500 Supreme Court merits briefs and their respective Supreme Court opinions from 1946 through 2013. The article also includes analyses of the most successful law firms according to the same metric.

William Mishler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • public opinion the attitudinal model and Supreme Court decision making a micro analytic perspective
    The Journal of Politics, 1996
    Co-Authors: William Mishler, Reginald S Sheehan
    Abstract:

    Recent aggregate-level research on the United States Supreme Court suggests that shifting tides of public opinion can have important effects on Supreme Court decisions. Moreover, these effects can be both direct (i.e., unmediated by other institutions) and indirect (i.e., mediated through presidential elections and subsequent judicial appointments). This research extends this inquiry by examining the influence of public opinion on individual members of the Supreme Court during the period 1953-1992. Although the majority of justices during this period show little or no evidence of public opinion effects, a significant minority of justices show substantial effects. As predicted by social psychological theories, the impact of public opinion is greatest among moderate justices who are likely to hold critical swing positions on the Court. The effects of public opinion are in addition to significant agenda effects and suggest important refinements in the standard attitudinal model of judicial decision making.