Using Citations to Measure Influence on the Supreme Court
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12761920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Pryor (University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 366-402 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x16679653 |
| OpenAlex | W2590013798 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 46 |
I develop a new measure of interpersonal influence on the U.S. Supreme Court. Following Altfeld and Spaeth, I define influence as “the act of producing an effect on the behavior of another without the use of coercion, authority, or political control.” I propose a measure of influence based on the number of times a justice cites her colleagues’ concurring and dissenting opinions. My analysis proceeds in two stages. First, I verify that this citation-based measure is a valid method of gauging influence. From there, I use this measure to help explain justice behavior in two pivotal stages of the Supreme Court’s decision-making process: oral arguments and opinion assignments. The results demonstrate that a citation-based measure of influence can help explain and predict behavior on the Supreme Court
Certiorari · Concurring opinion · Dissenting opinion · Economic Justice · Majority opinion · Measure (data warehouse · Original jurisdiction · Political science · Politics · Supreme court · Supreme Court Decisions · Computer Science · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |