The Justices have languished for months with the uncertainty of who will fill the empty seat on the Court. This uncertainty will by no means end soon, but the impending election and the election itself may have had a cathartic effect on the Justices. There is now greater likelihood that the empty seat will be…
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Forecasting Votes in Hellerstedt
On March 2nd, the Court heard oral arguments in perhaps the most publicized case of the Term – Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (No. 15-274). The case brings into question Texas’ new controversial law limiting who can perform abortions. Prior to oral arguments expectations were already high that the Justices would split along ideological lines…
Empirical SCOTUS 