This paper develops and tests a model of self-interested judicial behavior to explore the
phenomenon of judicial dissents, and in particular what we call “dissent aversion,” which …

We examine gender bias in political institutions through a novel lens: oral arguments at the
US Supreme Court. We ask whether female lawyers are afforded less speaking time during …

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 …

Many empirical studies have found that circuit judges' votes are significantly influenced by
their panel colleagues. Although this influence is typically measured in terms of colleagues' …

Three decades ago, Siegelman and Donohue aptly characterized research about courts and
litigation that relied only on published opinions as “studying the iceberg from its tip.” They …

When claimants press their claims without counsel, they fail at virtually every stage of civil
litigation and overwhelmingly fail to obtain meaningful access to justice. This research …

Civil litigation typically ends when the parties compromise. While existing theories of
settlement primarily focus on information exchange, we instead examine how motion …

We construct a database of federal appellate cases involving religious liberties decided
between 2006 and 2015, expanding and improving an existing database covering up to …

This article looks at the appointment and confirmation politics of President Obama's
nominees during the 114th Congress in which unprecedented obstruction and delay of …

For decades now, experiments have revealed that we humans tend to evaluate the views or
activities of our own group and its members more favorably than those of outsiders. To …