Comparative Law

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

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How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

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Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

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The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

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Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

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Constitutions, The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research (2010)

This chapter from the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research offers an overview and...

 

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A Theory of Judicial Power and Judicial Review, Georgetown Law Journal (2009)

Judicial review has long been characterized by constitutional scholars as countermajoritarian and antidemocratic. This Article...

 

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The Anatomy of a Conservative Court: Judicial Review in Japan, Texas Law Review (2009)

The Supreme Court of Japan is widely considered the most conservative constitutional court in the...

 

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Globalization and the Future of Constitutional Rights, Northwestern University Law Review (2008)

Globalization – the drastic reduction of barriers to transborder movement and exchange – is a...

 

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, Georgia Law Review (2006)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their freedom of action in order...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, Minnesota Law Review (2005)

This article seeks to explore why, as Justice Breyer has put it, "[j]udges in different...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper seeks to articulate and explore the emerging phenomenon of generic constitutional law, here...

 

Constitutional Law

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

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How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

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Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

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The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

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Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

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Constitutions, The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research (2010)

This chapter from the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research offers an overview and...

 

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A Theory of Judicial Power and Judicial Review, Georgetown Law Journal (2009)

Judicial review has long been characterized by constitutional scholars as countermajoritarian and antidemocratic. This Article...

 

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The Anatomy of a Conservative Court: Judicial Review in Japan, Texas Law Review (2009)

The Supreme Court of Japan is widely considered the most conservative constitutional court in the...

 

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Globalization and the Future of Constitutional Rights, Northwestern University Law Review (2008)

Globalization – the drastic reduction of barriers to transborder movement and exchange – is a...

 

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, Georgia Law Review (2006)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their freedom of action in order...

 

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2005)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their own freedom of action in...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, Minnesota Law Review (2005)

This article seeks to explore why, as Justice Breyer has put it, "[j]udges in different...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: An Empirical Investigation of Ideology and Publication on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

Previous studies have demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges divide...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper seeks to articulate and explore the emerging phenomenon of generic constitutional law, here...

 

Courts

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How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

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Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

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The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

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Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

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A Theory of Judicial Power and Judicial Review, Georgetown Law Journal (2009)

Judicial review has long been characterized by constitutional scholars as countermajoritarian and antidemocratic. This Article...

 

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The Anatomy of a Conservative Court: Judicial Review in Japan, Texas Law Review (2009)

The Supreme Court of Japan is widely considered the most conservative constitutional court in the...

 

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What Is Judicial Ideology, and How Should We Measure It? (with Joshua B. Fischman), Washington University Journal of Law & Policy (2009)

Scholars have for decades sought to measure judicial ideology and its impact on judicial behavior....

 

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Why Supreme Court Justices Cite Legislative History: An Empirical Investigation (with David Zaring), Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (2008)

Much of the social science literature on judicial behavior has focused on the impact of...

 

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Judicial Selection, Appointments Gridlock, and the Nuclear Option (with Lawrence B. Solum), Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues (2006)

In this paper, we employ simple formal models drawn from political science to explain the...

 

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, Georgia Law Review (2006)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their freedom of action in order...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: Ideology, Publication, and Asylum Law in the Ninth Circuit, University of Cincinnati Law Review (2005)

Previous empirical research has demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges...

 

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Why Nuclear Disarmament May Be Easier to Achieve Than an End to Partisan Conflict over Judicial Appointments (with Sanford Levinson), University of Richmond Law Review (2005)

What do nuclear competition and federal judicial selection share in common? Both involve strategic interactions...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, Minnesota Law Review (2005)

This article seeks to explore why, as Justice Breyer has put it, "[j]udges in different...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, Cardozo Law Review (2005)

This article argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: An Empirical Investigation of Ideology and Publication on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

Previous studies have demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges divide...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper seeks to articulate and explore the emerging phenomenon of generic constitutional law, here...

 

General Law

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2005)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their own freedom of action in...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: An Empirical Investigation of Ideology and Publication on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

Previous studies have demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges divide...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

International Law

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

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Globalization and the Future of Constitutional Rights, Northwestern University Law Review (2008)

Globalization – the drastic reduction of barriers to transborder movement and exchange – is a...

 

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2005)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their own freedom of action in...

 

Judges

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How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

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Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

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The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

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Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

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A Theory of Judicial Power and Judicial Review, Georgetown Law Journal (2009)

Judicial review has long been characterized by constitutional scholars as countermajoritarian and antidemocratic. This Article...

 

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The Anatomy of a Conservative Court: Judicial Review in Japan, Texas Law Review (2009)

The Supreme Court of Japan is widely considered the most conservative constitutional court in the...

 

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What Is Judicial Ideology, and How Should We Measure It? (with Joshua B. Fischman), Washington University Journal of Law & Policy (2009)

Scholars have for decades sought to measure judicial ideology and its impact on judicial behavior....

 

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Why Supreme Court Justices Cite Legislative History: An Empirical Investigation (with David Zaring), Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (2008)

Much of the social science literature on judicial behavior has focused on the impact of...

 

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Judicial Selection, Appointments Gridlock, and the Nuclear Option (with Lawrence B. Solum), Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues (2006)

In this paper, we employ simple formal models drawn from political science to explain the...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: Ideology, Publication, and Asylum Law in the Ninth Circuit, University of Cincinnati Law Review (2005)

Previous empirical research has demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges...

 

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Why Nuclear Disarmament May Be Easier to Achieve Than an End to Partisan Conflict over Judicial Appointments (with Sanford Levinson), University of Richmond Law Review (2005)

What do nuclear competition and federal judicial selection share in common? Both involve strategic interactions...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, Minnesota Law Review (2005)

This article seeks to explore why, as Justice Breyer has put it, "[j]udges in different...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, Cardozo Law Review (2005)

This article argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: An Empirical Investigation of Ideology and Publication on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

Previous studies have demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges divide...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper seeks to articulate and explore the emerging phenomenon of generic constitutional law, here...

 

Jurisdiction

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: An Empirical Investigation of Ideology and Publication on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

Previous studies have demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges divide...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

Jurisprudence

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, Georgia Law Review (2006)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their freedom of action in order...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: An Empirical Investigation of Ideology and Publication on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

Previous studies have demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges divide...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper seeks to articulate and explore the emerging phenomenon of generic constitutional law, here...

 

Law and Society

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Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

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The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

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Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

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Globalization and the Future of Constitutional Rights, Northwestern University Law Review (2008)

Globalization – the drastic reduction of barriers to transborder movement and exchange – is a...

 

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Judicial Selection, Appointments Gridlock, and the Nuclear Option (with Lawrence B. Solum), Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues (2006)

In this paper, we employ simple formal models drawn from political science to explain the...

 

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, Georgia Law Review (2006)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their freedom of action in order...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: Ideology, Publication, and Asylum Law in the Ninth Circuit, University of Cincinnati Law Review (2005)

Previous empirical research has demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges...

 

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Why Nuclear Disarmament May Be Easier to Achieve Than an End to Partisan Conflict over Judicial Appointments (with Sanford Levinson), University of Richmond Law Review (2005)

What do nuclear competition and federal judicial selection share in common? Both involve strategic interactions...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, Cardozo Law Review (2005)

This article argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

Legal Profession

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The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

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Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: An Empirical Investigation of Ideology and Publication on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

Previous studies have demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges divide...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

Public Law and Legal Theory

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

Link

How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

Link

Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

Link

The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

Link

Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

Link

Constitutions, The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research (2010)

This chapter from the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research offers an overview and...

 

Link

A Theory of Judicial Power and Judicial Review, Georgetown Law Journal (2009)

Judicial review has long been characterized by constitutional scholars as countermajoritarian and antidemocratic. This Article...

 

Link

The Anatomy of a Conservative Court: Judicial Review in Japan, Texas Law Review (2009)

The Supreme Court of Japan is widely considered the most conservative constitutional court in the...

 

Link

Globalization and the Future of Constitutional Rights, Northwestern University Law Review (2008)

Globalization – the drastic reduction of barriers to transborder movement and exchange – is a...

 

PDF

Why Supreme Court Justices Cite Legislative History: An Empirical Investigation (with David Zaring), Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (2008)

Much of the social science literature on judicial behavior has focused on the impact of...

 

PDF

The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, Georgia Law Review (2006)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their freedom of action in order...

 

Link

The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2005)

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their own freedom of action in...

 

Link

Generic Constitutional Law, Minnesota Law Review (2005)

This article seeks to explore why, as Justice Breyer has put it, "[j]udges in different...

 

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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper seeks to articulate and explore the emerging phenomenon of generic constitutional law, here...

 

Judicial Appointment & Behavior

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How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

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Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

Link

The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

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Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

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The Anatomy of a Conservative Court: Judicial Review in Japan, Texas Law Review (2009)

The Supreme Court of Japan is widely considered the most conservative constitutional court in the...

 

Link

What Is Judicial Ideology, and How Should We Measure It? (with Joshua B. Fischman), Washington University Journal of Law & Policy (2009)

Scholars have for decades sought to measure judicial ideology and its impact on judicial behavior....

 

PDF

Judicial Selection, Appointments Gridlock, and the Nuclear Option (with Lawrence B. Solum), Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues (2006)

In this paper, we employ simple formal models drawn from political science to explain the...

 

Link

Strategic Judicial Lawmaking: Ideology, Publication, and Asylum Law in the Ninth Circuit, University of Cincinnati Law Review (2005)

Previous empirical research has demonstrated that, in a number of contexts, federal appeals court judges...

 

Link

Why Nuclear Disarmament May Be Easier to Achieve Than an End to Partisan Conflict over Judicial Appointments (with Sanford Levinson), University of Richmond Law Review (2005)

What do nuclear competition and federal judicial selection share in common? Both involve strategic interactions...

 

PDF

Appointing Federal Judges: The President, the Senate, and the Prisoner's Dilemma, Cardozo Law Review (2005)

This article argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since...

 

Globalization

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

Link

The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

Link

Globalization and the Future of Constitutional Rights, Northwestern University Law Review (2008)

Globalization – the drastic reduction of barriers to transborder movement and exchange – is a...

 

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Generic Constitutional Law, University of San Diego Legal Working Paper Series (2004)

This paper seeks to articulate and explore the emerging phenomenon of generic constitutional law, here...

 

Judicial Politics

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How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

Link

Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

Link

The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

Link

Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

Link

Constitutions, The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research (2010)

This chapter from the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research offers an overview and...

 

Link

The Anatomy of a Conservative Court: Judicial Review in Japan, Texas Law Review (2009)

The Supreme Court of Japan is widely considered the most conservative constitutional court in the...

 

Law and Economics

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

Legislation

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Why Supreme Court Justices Cite Legislative History: An Empirical Investigation (with David Zaring), Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (2008)

Much of the social science literature on judicial behavior has focused on the impact of...

 

Administrative Law

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Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

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Why Supreme Court Justices Cite Legislative History: An Empirical Investigation (with David Zaring), Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (2008)

Much of the social science literature on judicial behavior has focused on the impact of...

 

Politics

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

Link

How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

Link

Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

Link

The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

Link

The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

PDF

Why Supreme Court Justices Cite Legislative History: An Empirical Investigation (with David Zaring), Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (2008)

Much of the social science literature on judicial behavior has focused on the impact of...

 

Methodology

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

Link

Constitutions, The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research (2010)

This chapter from the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research offers an overview and...

 

Empirical Legal Studies

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

Link

The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

Link

The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

Link

Constitutions, The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research (2010)

This chapter from the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research offers an overview and...

 

Judicial Independence

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How to Rig the Federal Courts, Georgetown Law Journal (2011)

Courts, like other policymaking institutions, can be rigged. They can be rendered highly responsive to...

 

Link

Judicial Independence, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

This essay, a shortened version of which will appear in the forthcoming International Encyclopedia of...

 

Link

Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

Human Rights Law

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The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution (with Mila Versteeg), New York University Law Review (2012)

It has been suggested, with growing frequency, that the United States may be losing its...

 

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

Link

The Limits of Transnational Judicial Dialogue (with Wen-Chen Chang), Washington Law Review (2011)

The notion that “transnational judicial dialogue” is contributing to the globalization of constitutional law has...

 

Civil Rights

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism (with Mila Versteeg), California Law Review (2011)

It has become almost universal practice for countries to adopt formal constitutions. Little is known...

 

Asian Law

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Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?, Washington University Law Review (2011)

There are two senses in which judicial review in Japan has failed. First, the Supreme...

 

No subject area

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Law Versus Ideology: The Supreme Court and the Use of Legislative History (with David Zaring), William and Mary Law Review (2010)

Much of the social science literature on judicial behavior has focused on the impact of...

 

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The Paradox of Omnipotence: Courts, Constitutions, and Commitments, Center for the Study of Law and Society Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program (2006)