Role-Theoretic and Policy-Based Models of Supreme Court Decision Making

9515335 Segal这个项目结合并测试了最高法院决策的角色理论（法律和约束）和基于政策的（态度和积极）模型。该项目将回答以前没有系统回答的有关最高法院决策的问题，例如法律争论对文本和意图的影响，最高法院对当选决策者的尊重程度，以及法官复杂投票的程度。法律论据的作用将通过审查在法院提交的摘要中关于文本、意图和先例的主张和反诉来检验。在控制了法律和政治变量之后，将通过确定法官是否仍然倾向于支持支持自由派或保守派立场的诉讼当事人来测试态度影响。这些因素将在1979年、1980年、1985年、1986年、1991年、1992年、1993年和1994年最高法院任期内的1018个案件中，通过法官的投票来研究。美国最高法院司法数据库中尚未存在的数据将根据向法院提交的摘要的内容分析进行编码。%%%%该项目结合并测试了最高法院决策的角色理论（法律和约束主义）和基于政策的（态度和积极的）模型。该项目将回答以前没有系统回答的有关最高法院决策的问题，例如法律争论对文本和意图的影响，最高法院对当选决策者的尊重程度，以及法官复杂投票的程度。法律论据的作用将通过审查在法院提交的摘要中关于文本、意图和先例的主张和反诉来检验。在控制了法律和政治变量之后，将通过确定法官是否仍然倾向于支持支持自由派或保守派立场的诉讼当事人来测试态度影响。这些因素将在1979年、1980年、1985年、1986年、1991年、1992年、1993年和1994年最高法院任期内的1018个案件中，通过法官的投票来研究。美国最高法院司法数据库中尚未存在的数据将根据向法院提交的摘要的内容分析进行编码。＊＊＊＊

9515335 Segal This project combines and tests role-theoretic (legal and restraintist) and policy-based (attitudinal and positive) models of Supreme Court decision making. The project will answer questions about the Court's decision making that have not been answered systematically before, such as the influence of legal arguments over text and intent, the extent of deference the Court gives to elected decision makers, and the extent of sophisticated voting by the justices. The role of legal arguments will be tested by examining claims and counterclaims as to text, intent, and precedent in briefs filed before the Court. Attitudinal effects will be tested by determining, after controlling for legal and political variables, whether justices have remaining predispositions to support litigants favoring liberal or conservative positions. These factors will be studied over the votes of the justices in the 1,018 cases docketed and decided by full opinion in the 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 terms of the Court. The data that do not already exist in the U.S. Supreme Court Judicial database will be coded from a content analysis of briefs filed before the Court. %%%% This project combines and tests role-theoretic (legal and restraintist) and policy-based (attitudinal and positive) models of Supreme Court decision making. The project will answer questions about the Court's decision making that have not been answered systematically before, such as the influence of legal arguments over text and intent, the extent of deference the Court gives to elected decision makers, and the extent of sophisticated voting by the justices. The role of legal arguments will be tested by examining claims and counterclaims as to text, intent, and precedent in briefs filed before the Court. Attitudinal effects will be tested by determining, after controlling for legal and political variables, whether justices have remaining predispositions to support litigants favoring liberal or conservative positions. These factors will be studied over the votes of the justices in the 1,018 cases docketed and decided by full opinion in the 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 terms of the Court. The data that do not already exist in the U.S. Supreme Court Judicial database will be coded from a content analysis of briefs filed before the Court. ****