Supreme Court Justices Really Do Follow the Election Returns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6102244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Forrest Maltzman (George Washington University), Lee Sigelman (George Washington University), Paul J Wahlbeck (0000-0003-4544-4185, George Washington University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 839-842 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s104909650404524x |
| OpenAlex | W1756548780 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
More than a century has passed since the fictional Mr. Dooley declared in his rich Irish brogue that “The Soopreme Court follows the illiction returns,” but until now no hard evidence has existed of just how fixated the Court is on presidential elections [but see Flemming and Wood 1997; Mishler and Sheehan 1993]. Fortunately, now we have proof positive, which we serendipitously unearthed from its resting place in the Library of Congress, where it was entombed deep in the personal papers of Justice Harry Blackmun
Economic Justice · Irish · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Roberts Court · Supreme court · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |