Supreme Court Appointments, the Rule of Four, and the Shrinking Docket

• In Event: Models of Judicial and Legislative Politics

Brief Overview

Model of the judiciary accounting for Rule of Four. We show that polarization of Court's ruling corresponds with a reduction in the docket and that internalizing the effect of an appointment on the docket can moderate President's preferences.

Authors

• Amna Salam, University of California, San Diego

• Lawrence Rothenberg, University of Rochester