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State Courts
Recent Scholarship
Making Courts Matter: Politics and the Implementation of State Supreme Court Decisions
: Berry, Christopher and Wysong, Charles (University of Chicago Law Review), 2012
Highlights
: Explores the ability of courts to affect policy through the lens of state court rulings on education funding reforms
State Courts and Policy Legitimation: An Experimental Study of the Ability of State Courts to Change Opinion
: Hume, Robert J. (Publius: The Journal of American Federalism), 2011
Highlights
: Investigates the hypothesis that institutional differences between state and federal courts influences judges' ability to influence public opinion about policy
The Policymaking Role of State Supreme Courts in Education Policy
: Wilhelm, Teena (Legislative Studies Quarterly), 2011
Highlights
: Examines the effects of different aspects of state supreme courts on legislative bill introductions and policy enactments