Americans don’t trust the Supreme Court. That’s dangerous. Soren Jordan, Kathryn Haglin, Joseph Daniel Ura, and Alison Merrill - October 9, 2022 Unless the court wins back support, it could have a legitimacy crisis that endangers democracy
Why is it so hard to settle a disputed election? Joseph Klaver - July 13, 2021 Unlike other developed democracies, the U.S. faces unusual constitutional requirements, opaque statutes, and a tangle of local, state and federal interactions
Will Breyer retire while Democrats hold the White House and Senate? Here’s what political science tells us. Christine Nemacheck - April 21, 2021 Most federal judges retire for personal, rather than politically strategic, reasons. Supreme Court justices may be different.
If the Senate confirms Barrett, Americans could lose faith in the Supreme Court Michael F. Salamone - October 12, 2020 Research shows that 6-to-3 is seen differently from 5-to-4
There’s no right to vote by mail. New lawsuits could change that. David Schultz - May 26, 2020 Here are 5 things you need to know.
Why Trump and the RNC are spending $10 million to fight Democrats’ voting rights lawsuits Richard Hasen - March 5, 2020 It’s part of a long trend of election litigation that is likely to hit an all-time high in 2020
Here’s why confirming Kavanaugh could seriously undermine the Supreme Court’s public standing Brendan Nyhan - October 5, 2018 Could Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination undermine the public standing of the
The Kavanaugh hearings could shape the Supreme Court — even if he’s not confirmed Michael Nelson - October 3, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78478" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies
4 reasons why the Kavanaugh hearings have become a stalled tropical storm Sarah Binder - September 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78122" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett
Why on earth do we even have an electoral college anyway? Andrew Rudalevige - November 8, 2016 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The allocation of electoral college votes,
Hillary Clinton will gain votes after Election Night. Here’s why. Edward Foley and Charles Stewart III - November 8, 2016 Most Americans assume that by the wee hours of tomorrow,
Americans have become much less confident that we count votes accurately Paul Gronke, Michael Sances, and Charles Stewart III - August 10, 2016 Donald Trump’s warning that the 2016 election is likely to be
Rating the Presidential Rankings Andrew Rudalevige - February 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21337" align="alignleft" width="300"] Much of the living presidents club
Rating the Presidents Andrew Rudalevige - January 24, 2013 As Barack Obama enters his second term, some already
Evaluating Forecasts of the Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling John Sides - July 19, 2012 This is a guest post by my colleague Brandon Bartels.
Colbert “out-legals” Justice Stevens Andrew Rudalevige - January 20, 2012 Just in case the Republican primary is not providing enough
The weirder the better Henry Farrell - December 23, 2009 Lee didn't only publish "multitudes of serious research articles":https://themonkeycage.org/2009/12/while_you_were_sleeping_lee_wa.html. He