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The institutional and political context in which a court operates influences and shapes its decis... more The institutional and political context in which a court operates influences and shapes its decisions. Thus, it is possible that many of the state supreme court judges act on their sincere preferences, but the Court as an institution acts in a legal or strategic manner. This paper analyzes state supreme court decision-making within the context of the new institutionalist model, which maintains that institutional rules structure the aggregation of individual preferences with a decision-making body. (Epstein, et al. 1998). Thus, decisions are not merely the collective expression of the individual preferences of its judges, but are a function of the interaction of the individual preferences and institutional structures and rules. Institutions therefore shape the behavior or the actors in the legal system (Smith 1988). Focusing on challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes in civil cases in fifty states during 1995-1998, I evaluate the effect of institutional, ideological, an...

Page 1. The Influence of Political Structures and Institutional Rules on State Supreme Courts Cyn... more Page 1. The Influence of Political Structures and Institutional Rules on State Supreme Courts Cynthia J. Palazzolo University of Missouri St. Louis Presented at the 18th Annual Illinois State University Conference April 23, 2010 CJPalazzolo@umsl.edu Page 2. ...

Researchers agree that judicial decisions are constrained by the legal merits of the individual c... more Researchers agree that judicial decisions are constrained by the legal merits of the individual court case and it is commonly agreed that judges are also influenced by the effects of their political environments ideologies and judicial elections. This paper evaluates the various effects ...

Abstract: The findings of this study that explored (a) perceived leadership styles of principals ... more Abstract: The findings of this study that explored (a) perceived leadership styles of principals and department chairs of single-sex and coed schools and (b) if archdiocesan policies and school gender---all-boy, all-girl, and coed---influences the leadership styles of principals and ...

Presented at the 18th Annual Illinois State …, Jan 1, 2010

The institutional and political context in which a court operates influences and shapes its decis... more The institutional and political context in which a court operates influences and shapes its decisions. Thus, it is possible that many of the state supreme court judges act on their sincere preferences, but the Court as an institution acts in a legal or strategic manner. This paper analyzes state supreme court decision-making within the context of the new institutionalist model, which maintains that institutional rules structure the aggregation of individual preferences with a decision-making body. ). Thus, decisions are not merely the collective expression of the individual preferences of its judges, but are a function of the interaction of the individual preferences and institutional structures and rules. Institutions therefore shape the behavior or the actors in the legal system . Focusing on challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes in civil cases in fifty states during 1995-1998, I evaluate the effect of institutional, ideological, and interest group variables on courts" votes to strike or uphold statutes challenged before the state supreme courts. This research finds that the state"s method of judicial retention and citizen ideology are statistically significant as they relate to the court"s vote to reverse or to uphold the challenged state statute.

Within the CAP, there is a modest difference between the white (89.2 percent) and African America... more Within the CAP, there is a modest difference between the white (89.2 percent) and African American (84.1 percent) rates for the five year period (Table 141 and Figure 23).

Presented at the 18th Annual Illinois State …, Jan 1, 2010

The institutional and political context in which a court operates influences and shapes its decis... more The institutional and political context in which a court operates influences and shapes its decisions. Thus, it is possible that many of the state supreme court judges act on their sincere preferences, but the Court as an institution acts in a legal or strategic manner. This paper analyzes state supreme court decision-making within the context of the new institutionalist model, which maintains that institutional rules structure the aggregation of individual preferences with a decision-making body. ). Thus, decisions are not merely the collective expression of the individual preferences of its judges, but are a function of the interaction of the individual preferences and institutional structures and rules. Institutions therefore shape the behavior or the actors in the legal system . Focusing on challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes in civil cases in fifty states during 1995-1998, I evaluate the effect of institutional, ideological, and interest group variables on courts" votes to strike or uphold statutes challenged before the state supreme courts. This research finds that the state"s method of judicial retention and citizen ideology are statistically significant as they relate to the court"s vote to reverse or to uphold the challenged state statute.