To Accept or Decline: Question Content and Acceptance of Abortion Case Petitions

• In Event: Understanding The Source and Influence of Litigation

Brief Overview

In this paper, I look for cues in the content of questions submitted to the Supreme Court in abortion case petitions. I find that, for abortion cases, Tanenhaus et al.'s cue theory should be modified to include a lower law cue and a state court cue.

Author

• Mariliz Kastberg-Leonard, University of Georgia