Contents

Volume 1

Actors in the Judicial Process

Lawyers

Riddled with Exclusivity” by Austin Carsh

Examining Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the Legal Profession” by Scott Hofer and Susan Achury

The Solicitor General of the United States” by Richard Pacelle

On Remand” by Richard S. Price

Judges

Walking on Broken Glass” by Shane A. Gleason; Scott A. Comparato; and Christine M. Bailey

Intersectional Representation on State Supreme Courts” by Greg Goelzhauser

Trump’s Judges and Diversity” by Petar Jeknic; Rorie Spill Solberg; Eric Waltenburg; and Christopher Stout

In a Different Voice” by Jeanine E. Kraybill

Women of SCOTUS” by Jeanine E. Kraybill

The Conservative Ideological Drift of Federalist Society-Associated Justices” by Peter S. K. Lynch

Before the Robe” by Taneisha Nicole Means; Ria Bhutani; Benjamin Fikhman; Simon LaClair; and Rory Stumpf

The Transmission of Legal Precedent in the U.S. Court of Appeals” by Kristen M. Renberg

Identifying and Explaining the Prevalence of Political Backgrounds among U.S. Courts of Appeals Judges” by Adam G. Rutkowski

The Appearance of Justice” by Craig Alan Smith

Congress

The Relationship between the Federal Courts and the Two Congressional Judiciary Committees” by Mark C. Miller

Senatorial Speeches from Thomas to Kavanaugh” by Molly Stone; Carol Moreno; Lauren Sluss; Rorie Spill Solberg; and Eric Waltenburg

Interest Groups

A Matter of Great Importance” by Abigail V. Hassett; Elizabeth A. Lane; and Jessica A. Schoenherr

Opposition to Abortion, Then and Now” by Laura P. Moyer; Alyson Hendricks-Benton; and Megan Balcom

Court Procedures

Trial Courts

How Much is a Leg Worth?” by Tao Dumas

On Their Best Behavior?” by John Wagner Givens

Time Served” by Scott Hofer

Appellate Courts

Judicial Discretion and U.S. Supreme Court Agenda Setting” by Elizabeth A. Lane; Jessica A. Schoenherr; Rachel A. Schutte; and Ryan C. Black

An Empirical Examination of the Business of the Montana Supreme Court” by William P. McLauchlan

Evaluating Regime Support Groups and Judicial Independence” by Denise Saenz and Rebecca A. Reid

Volume 2

Decision Making

Constitutional Interpretation Styles of U.S. Supreme Court Justices” by Adam G. Rutkowski

In Her Words” by Nicolas Ellis and Jennifer Bowie

Lower Court Opinion Writing Style and Certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court” by Matthew P. Hitt and Daniel Lempert

Mother Nature, Lady Justice” by Jonathan A. Picado and Rebecca A. Reid

Strategic Activism” by Shannon Ishiyama Smithey

Human Rights and Court Activism in the Mexican Supreme Court” by Rebecca A. Reid

Explaining Dissent Rates on a Consensual Danish Supreme Court” by Henrik Litleré Bentsen; Mark Jonathan McKenzie; and Jon Kåre Skiple

At the Intersection of Law and Identity” by Aidan González; Bailey R. Fairbanks; and Shane A. Gleason

To Publish or Not Publish” by Susan W. Johnson; Ronald Stidham; Kenneth L. Manning; and Robert A. Carp

Public Opinion

Citizen Knowledge and the U.S. Supreme Court” by Anne Lippert; Justin Wedeking; and Ryan C. Black

Public Attitudes toward State Courts” by Kenneth E. Fernandez and Jason A. Husser

The Impact of Democratic Consolidation on Public Confidence in Courts” by Michael P. Fix; Kirk A. Randazzo; and Ana R. Martin

Does the U.S. Supreme Court Respond to Public Opinion?” by Ben Johnson and Logan Strother

Experimentally Measuring Responsiveness to Criticisms of the U.S. Supreme Court as Antidemocractic” by Kyle J. Morgan

Media

Co-Opting the Court” by Levi Bankston and Marcy Shieh

Legitimacy, Trust, and Cameras in the U.S. Supreme Court” by Ryan C. Black; Timothy R. Johnson; Ryan J. Owens; and Justin Wedeking

Black Robes in the Limelight” by Joseph P. Bolton and Christopher D. Kromphardt

Policy Making

A Proposed Constitutional Overhaul and the Question of Judicial Independence” by Udi Sommer and Roey Braverman

Courts as Colonizers or Protectors?” by Alan Cardenas and Rebecca A. Reid

Issue Emergence and Evolution in the U.S. Supreme Court” by Richard L. Pacelle Jr. and Barry W. Pyle

Race and the Death Penalty in Tennessee, 1977-2016” by John M. Scheb II and Hemant K. Sharma

Trial Court Policy Making” by Shannon Ishiyama Smithey and Kristenne M. Robison

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