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