Have perceptions of the US Supreme Court polarized, much like the rest of American
politics? Because of the Court's unique role, for many years, it remained one of the few …

Abstract The Supreme Court's increased use of the “shadow docket” and the salience of the
issues handled on the shadow docket have raised normative concerns over its use. Critics …

How does the public assess the Supreme Court and its work? Using data from three surveys
conducted over a span of ten years, we show that individuals' policy preferences drive …

New evidence suggests that the world recently changed for the US Supreme Court owing to
its decision to abrogate the abortion rights first announced in Roe v. Wade. In contrast to the …

Among political institutions in the United States, state courts are surprisingly susceptible to
ideological extremism because of the non-uniform ways judges are selected. In this paper …

Occasionally, information about the inner workings of the Supreme Court is leaked to the
press by insiders—clerks, or even justices themselves. These leaks reliably stoke …

Despite the Supreme Court's lack of direct electoral accountability, voters may factor its
outputs into their voting decisions because elected representatives can affect the Court's …

Proposals to change the institutional features of national high courts have been on the
agenda recently in the United States and Israel. Using insights about endowment effects and …

New evidence suggests that the world recently changed for the US Supreme Court owing to
its decision to abrogate the abortion rights first announced in Roe v. Wade. In contrast to the …

The relationship between public opinion and the actions of institutions such as the Supreme
Court has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. In this timely book, Eileen Braman …