We theorize that if law matters in Supreme Court decision making, it matters not as a
mechanistic force that dictates decisions, but as an institutional construct created by justices …

[Behavioral research has] the potential to engender serious confusion over judicial decision
making. Even worse,[it] may mislead the unsuspecting... into thinking that judges are lawless …

This dissertation analyzes the conditions under which the presence of judicial review can
enforce compliance with federalism. To what extent does the presence of courts create …

Most lawyers have a doctrinal understanding of constitution. They are skeptical of any
political understanding of a constitution, feeling that this may taint the sacredness of the …

| Behavioral research has the potential to engender serious confu-sion over judicial decision
making. Even worse,[it] may mislead the unsuspecting... into thinking that judges are lawless …

The puzzle to which I address my dissertation research is whether there are empirically
supported models of Supreme Court decision making that include a role for legal doctrine …