Supreme Court citations are rarely the subject of rigorous analysis. This Article presents an
empirical examination of Supreme Court opinion citation practices since World War II, with a …

The rules that govern the binding precedential effect of judicial decisions are a part of the
deep structure of our legal system.'They are largely intuitive, taught only in passing at law …

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, commonly referred to as the DC Circuit, has a
reputation as a unique federal court. Created separately from the other circuit courts, the DC …

In an important new Article, The Incompatibility of Substantive Canons and Textualism,
Professors Benjamin Eidelson and Matthew Stephenson argue that substantive canons …

OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES or so, social scientists have looked with renewed interest
at the problem of inequality in the United States, teaching us that at least some portion of this …

Identifying the most important cases decided by the Supreme Court is more than an
interesting parlor game; the process illuminates the function of the law. The Court issues …

We argue that Congress should remake the United States Supreme Court in the US courts'
of appeals image by increasing the size of the Court's membership, authorizing panel …

This study examines the role of judges' political affiliation in determining the outcomes of
environmental lawsuits filed against public corporations and their economic impacts on the …

This Article compares the years of experience that preceded each Justice's appointment to
the United States Supreme Court. This Article seeks to demonstrate that the background …

While federal anti-employment discrimination laws have helped diminish inequality at work,
discrimination persists, in part perhaps due to unequal handling of equal employment …