New research tackling questions in the domains of Supreme Court Studies and Empirical Legal Research

(1) “Systems Science and the Supreme Court“  by Alan Calnan (Southwestern Law School)

Note: uniquely posits an alternative way to think through the current stalemate in the Supreme Court confirmation process

(2) “Strategic Cooperation: Modeling Concurring Behavior on the U.S. Supreme Court“by Andrew J. O’Geen (Davidson College) and Christopher M. Parker (Centenary College) in American Politics Research 44(4): 618-648

Note: examines how collective benefits act as a motivator for concurring behavior

(3) “Updating Supreme Court Legitimacy: Testing the ‘Rule, Learn, Update’ Model of Political Communication“  by James L. Gibson (Washington University in Saint Louis – Department of Political Science), Miguel M. Pereira (Washington University in Saint Louis, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students), and Jeffrey Ziegler (Washington University in Saint Louis, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students)

Note: looks at how current scholarly assumptions that the public’s assessment of the Supreme Court is shaped by perceived ideology may be flawed