“The Invisible Hand: Examining the Role and Influence of Clerks in Shaping Supreme Court Decisions”

• In Event: Collegiality and Discord in Courts

Brief Overview

Using Justice Harry Blackmun’s personal papers, we examine how the memos from his clerks influence the questions he asked during oral arguments.

Authors

• Grace Hertzog, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

• Elizabeth A. Lane, North Carolina State University

• Siyu Li, Metropolitan State University