Among political scientists, not only is it uncontroversial to say that judges seek to etch their
political values into law; it would be near heresy to suggest otherwise. And yet this article …

In many democratic polities, constitutional courts significantly shape the political landscape.
Yet, how they are able to do so is a puzzle: With limited resources at their disposal, and no …

What explains the success of criminal prosecutions against former Latin American officials
accused of human rights violations? Why did some judiciaries evolve from unresponsive …

One-dimensional spatial models have come to inform much theorizing and research on the
US Supreme Court. However, we argue that judicial preferences vary considerably across …

Nations often turn to international courts to help with overcoming collective-action problems
associated with international relations. However, these courts generally cannot enforce their …

We use an agency model to analyze the impact of judicial review on the incentives of
elected leaders to “posture” by enacting bold but ill-advised policies. We find that judicial …

Many social scientists rely on the rule of law in their accounts of political or economic
development. Many, however, simply equate law with a stable government capable of …

One way that principals can overcome the problem of informational asymmetries in
hierarchical organizations is to enable whistleblowing. We evaluate how whistleblowing …

For decades, researchers have studied the relationship between the political leanings of
judges and the outcomes of appellate litigation in the United States. The primary source of …

We examine a dynamic model of up-or-down problem solving. A decision maker can either
spend resources investigating a new problem before deciding what to do or decide on the …