We investigate majority rule dynamics in a population with two classes of people, each with
two opinion states±1, and with tunable interactions between people in different classes. In …

Even when women and people of color achieve positions of political power, institutional
norms may combine with social constructions of difference to create a system in which …

Supreme Court justices' opinions shape the contours of case law binding throughout the
United States. Importantly though, justices do not write their opinions de novo. Rather, they …

In this paper, we explore how political scientists can improve the study of gender diversity in
the judiciary by drawing on the normative and theoretical literature on representation …

Objective A critical area of study of the federal courts includes those who serve on the
nation's highest tribunals. While most studies of judicial diversity address the crucial issues …

The United States Supreme Court is commonly thought to be an institution far removed from
American public opinion. Yet nearly two-thirds of modern Supreme Court decisions reflect …

Through multivariate analysis of covariance, this study assessed the degree to which race
impacted an employee's perception of the competencies for success by examining the …

The demographic composition of judiciaries within and outside of the US has shifted
substantially over the last three decades. While women and people of color were a rarity on …