Median Justices and the Pursuit of Judicial Motivations on the U.S. Supreme Courts

• In Event: Cultural Theory Working Group: Measurement in Judicial Politics

Brief Overview

This paper is compares judicial motivations of Justices O’Connor and Kennedy. We look at how each justice used their position as the median justice to achieve their legal goals.

Authors

• Allyson Yankle, Radford University

• Daniel Tagliarina, Utica College