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The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution
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The article was published on 2013-05-07 and is currently open access. It has received 17 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Original jurisdiction & Law of the land.read more
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Is Originalism Our Law
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a new framework for criticizing originalism or its alternatives, the framework of positive law, and argue that our current constitutional practices demonstrate a commitment to inclusive originalism.
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Judicial Impact and Factual Allegations
TL;DR: Researchers often study the impact of legal change by investigating judges' decisions and ignoring litigants and many scholars believe the Supreme Court's decisions in Twombly and Iqbal increa...
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Rethinking the Assignment of Ideological Direction: Concept Measurement in Modern U.S. Supreme Court Free Expression Decisions
TL;DR: Recently, scholars have developed and debated an account of the U.S. Supreme Court's First Amendment freedom of expression agenda that connects the ideological identity of the speaker to the justic...
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Elements of the Support Structure for Campaign Finance Litigation in the Roberts Court
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the organizations, financial patrons, and lawyers involved in two significant campaign finance cases decided by the Roberts Court: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and McCutcheon v. FEC and conclude that strategic case selection on the challengers' side, the diversity of organizations supporting their positions, their network and coordination, and a simple and powerful frame around which to rally may have contributed to their success and to the fundamental reshaping of campaign finance doctrine.