One of the more enduring topics of concern for empirically-oriented scholars of law and courts—and political scientists more generally—is how research can b

One of the more enduring topics of concern for empirically-oriented scholars of law and courts—and political scientists more generally—is how research can b

The Research Handbook on Law and Courts provides a systematic analysis of new work on courts as governing institutions. Authors consider how courts have taken o

Investigates the role of federal judges in prison reform, and policy making in general.

How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors? The