Institutional rules and decision making on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Loading...

View/Download File

Ringsmuth_umn_0130E_10534.pdf (1.92 MB)

Persistent link to this item

https://hdl.handle.net/11299/55946

Statistics

View Statistics

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Title

Institutional rules and decision making on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Authors

Ringsmuth, Eve M.

Published Date

2009-08

Publisher

Type

Thesis or Dissertation

Abstract

The U.S. Supreme Court, an unelected body, wields authority over issues at the heart of our democratic system (e.g., voting rights, abortion, etc.). This project examines how the Court’s rules and norms influence the choices justices make. Using pre-existing datasets and previously unanalyzed archival data from the justices’ personal papers, I investigate the influence of the decision-making process on the positions justices take, both at conference and on the final merits, and how justices decide which cases to accept for review. Given justices’ unelected status, life tenure, and penchant for secrecy, it is important that we improve our understanding of judicial decision-making. My dissertation seeks to further our understanding of the interplay between institutional rules and decision-making on the Supreme Court.

Keywords

Agenda Control

Institutional Rules

Judicial Decision Making

Oral Argument

Supreme Court

Voting Fluidity

Political Science

Description

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2009. Major: Political Science. Advisor: Timothy Russell Johnson. 1 computer file (PDF); v, 77 pages, appendix A.

Related to

Replaces

License

Collections

Dissertations

Series/Report Number

Funding information

Isbn identifier

Doi identifier

Previously Published Citation

Suggested citation

Ringsmuth, Eve M.. (2009). Institutional rules and decision making on the U.S. Supreme Court.. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/55946.

Content distributed via the University Digital Conservancy may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor. By using these files, users agree to the Terms of Use. Materials in the UDC may contain content that is disturbing and/or harmful. For more information, please see our statement on harmful content in digital repositories.