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The Effect of Appointing President on Judicial Vote Patterns: A Case Study of Judicial Decision Making and Opinion Language

Fri, April 8, 1:15 to 2:45pm CDT (1:15 to 2:45pm CDT), TBA

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To test how effective presidential appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court can predict the decision making of justices, I compare the votes and opinion joining behavior of two President Clinton appointees: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.

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