Peer-Reviewed Publications

Book

The Politics of Precedent on the U.S. Supreme Court

2006, Princeton University Press, Coauthored with Jim Spriggs, (view Chapter 1)

Articles

Snap Judgment: Implicit Perceptions of a (Political) Court

N.d., Political Behavior, Coauthored with Chanita Intawan and Steve Nicholson

Reevaluating the Sociotropic Economic Voting Hypothesis

2015, Electoral Studies, Coauthored with Brad Gomez

Economic Retrospection and the Calculus of Voting

2015, Political Behavior, Coauthored with Brad Gomez

The Influence of Congressional Preferences on Legislative Overrides of Supreme Court Decisions

2014, Law & Society Review, Coauthored with Alicia Uribe and Jim Spriggs

The Supply of Amicus Curiae Briefs in the Market for Information at the U.S. Supreme Court

2014, Justice System Journal, Coauthored with Kristen Johnson

Partisans in Robes? Party Cues and Public Acceptance of Supreme Court Decisions

2014, American Journal of Political Science, Coauthored with Stephen P. Nicholson

The Information Dynamics of Vertical Stare Decisis

2013, Journal of Politics, Coauthored with James F. Spriggs, II and Anthony Stenger

The Dynamics of Interest Representation at the U.S. Supreme Court

2011, Political Research Quarterly

Politics, Careerism, and the Voluntary Departures of U.S. District Court Judges

2010, American Politics Research, Coauthored with Elisha Savchak and Donald Songer

Estimating the Electoral Effects of Voter Turnout

2010, American Political Science Review, Coauthored with Brad T. Gomez

Explaining the Decision to Withdraw from a U.S. Presidential Nomination Campaign

2010, Political Behavior, Coauthored with David F. Damore and AJ Barghothi

The Republicans Should Pray for Rain - Weather, Turnout, and Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections

2007, The Journal of Politics, Coauthored with Brad T. Gomez and George A. Krause

Taking it to the Next Level - The Elevation of District Court Judges to the U.S. Courts of Appeals

2006, American Journal of Political Science, Coauthored with Elisha Carol Savchak, Donald R. Songer, Kenneth L. Manning and Robert A. Carp

Lobbying Strategies, Venue Selection, and Organized Interest Involvement at the U.S. Supreme Court

2004, American Politics Research

Information Provision, Organizational Constraints, and the Decision to Submit an Amicus Curiae Brief

2004, Political Research Quarterly

The Timing of Presidential Nominations to the Lower Federal Courts

2004, Political Research Quarterly, Coauthored with Tajuana D. Massie and Donald R. Songer

The U.S. Supreme Court's Incorporation and Interpretation of Precedent

2002, Law & Society Review , Coauthored with James F. Spriggs

Explaining the Overruling of U.S. Supreme Court Precedent

2001, The Journal of Politics, Coauthored with James F. Spriggs

Congressional Preferences, Perceptions of Threat, and Supreme Court Decision Making

2000, American Politics Research, Coauthored with David F. Damore

Measuring Legal Change - The Reliability and Validity of Shepard's Citations

2004, Political Research Quarterly, Coauthored with James F. Spriggs

The Allocation of Party Controlled Campaign Resources in the House of Representatives

1999, Political Research Quarterly, Coauthored with David F. Damore