Comply or defy? Public support for government (non)compliance with high court decisions

• In Event: CWC: Public Support for Comparative Judicial Institutions

Brief Overview

We examine extant claims regarding public retaliation to presidential non-compliance. We find citizens' support for incumbents is a strong predictor of support for non-compliance courts, but that this effect is conditional on democratic entrenchment.

Author

• Susanne Schorpp, Georgia State University