Fear, Duty, or Prestige? Why U.S. Supreme Court Justices Follow Public Opinion

• In Event: The Identity of the Judge

Brief Overview

In this study, we utilize recent advances in measuring the justices' Big Five personality traits, as well as Supreme Court case types, in order to test three possible motivations for the justices' responsiveness to public opinion.

Authors

• Matthew E K Hall, University of Notre Dame

• Alison Higgins Merrill, Susquehanna University