The Impact of Case Complexity on the Time Allocated to Oral Arguments: A Multilevel Model

• In Event: Deciding to Decide: Judicial Decision Making

Brief Overview

Ex ante case complexity influences the time a court needs to render its decision. The observed impact varies by the level of the institutionalization of the Supreme Court in a given year. We test this expectation with a multilevel regression model.

Authors

• William R. Shaffer, Purdue University-Main Campus

• Gunnar Grendstad, University of Bergen

• Eric N. Waltenburg, Purdue University-Main Campus

• Henrik Litlere Bentsen, NORCE Norwegian Reserach Centre AS