Immigration and the Courts: Does the jurist’s race matter for perceptions of legitimacy?

• In Event: Courts on the Border: Judicial Institutions and Immigration

Brief Overview

An experiment testing the impact of the jurist's race on perceptions of legitimacy. Specifically, we are testing this relationship in the context of Latino jurists and immigration cases.

Authors

• Scott Hofer, St. Francis College (NYC)

• Matthew Michael Ward, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Jason P. Casellas, University of Houston

• Susan Achury, Miami University