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The Most Dangerous Justice Rides Again: Revisiting the Power Pageant of the Justices
(Minnesota Law Review, 2001)
Who is the most powerful Supreme Court Justice? In 1996 we measured voting power on the Court according to each Justice's ability to form five-member coalitions. From the set of all coalitions formed by the Court during ...
The Most Dangerous Justice: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Mathematics
(Southern California Law Review, 1996)
We analyze the relative voting power of the Justices based upon Supreme Court decisions during October Term 1994 and October Term 1995. We take two approaches, both based on ideas derived from cooperative game theory. One ...
What's Law Got to Do With It?
(Perspectives on Politics, 2004)
The authors of this fascinating study modestly disclaim its significance, yet suggest that the results prove their model a success. As a legal expert, I have a rather different perspective on the results. I look at the ...
The Most Dangerous Justice Rides into the Sunset
(Constitutional Commentary, 2007)
In this essay, our third and last in a series, we employ our previously developed techniques to measure the power of the Justices in the Rehnquist Court over its full 11 year run. Once again, Justice Kennedy rises to the ...
Duel Diligence: Second Thoughts About the Supremes as the Sultans of Swing
(Southern California Law Review, 1996)
We respond to Professor Lynn A. Baker's criticisms of our article, The Most Dangerous Justice: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Mathematics. Professor Baker fundamentally misunderstands our measure of Supreme Court voting ...