selected publications
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academic article
- The Law: Going Outside of the Family: Toward a Greater Understanding of Presidents' Pursuit of Their Agendas Through Cross-Party Federal Court Nominations. Presidential Studies Quarterly. 49:698-717. 2019
- Reaching Out: Understanding the Puzzle of Cross-Party Appointments to the Lower Federal Courts. Journal of Policy and Law. 2013
- The Party on the Beach: Party Politics and High State Court Appointments. Justice System Journal. 33:262. 2012
- Change from on High? The Possible Implications of Caperton and Citizens United for State Judicial Selection Reform. Wayne Law Review. 56:675. 2011
- Changing the Rules of the Game: Deriving New Rules and Practices from Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co.. New England Law Review. 45:569. 2011
- The Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise District: A Model for Preserving Urban Industry. Drexel Law Review. 3:253. 2011
- Bidding for Justice: A New Look at the Effect of Campaign Contributions on Judicial Decision-Making. University of Detroit Mercy Law Review. 85:385. 2008
- A Comparison of the Criminal Appellate Decisions of Appointed State Supreme Courts: Insights, Questions, and Implications for Judicial Independence. Fordham Urban Law Journal. 34:343. 2007
- If At First You Don’t Succeed: A Critical Evaluation of Judicial Selection Reform Efforts. West Virginia Law Review. 107:499. 2005
- The Locked Ballot Box: The Impact of State Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws on African-American Voting Behavior and Implications for Reform. Virginia Journal of Social Policy and Law. 11:66. 2003
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chapter
- Choosing the Deciders: The Supreme Court Nomination and Confirmation Process in the United States. The Democratic Dilemma: Reforming the Canadian Supreme Court. 2013
- Elrod v. Burns. The Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States. 2008
- Judicial Selection in the States. Exploring Judicial Politics. 2008
- Partisan Elections: The Worst System Except for All of the Others for West Virginia. The Rule of Law. 2008
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conference paper
- Just Like the Rest? Examining the Voting Behavior of Cross-Party Appointed Federal Appeals Court Judges. Law & Society Association Annual Meeting. 2013
- The Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise District: A Model for Preserving Urban Industry. Conference on Business Improvement Districts and the Evolution of Urban Governance. 2010
- Reaching Out: Understanding the Puzzle of Cross-Party Appointments to the Lower Federal Courts. Northeastern Political Science Association Convention. 2009
- The Party on the Bench: Party Politics and State High Court Appointments. Midwestern Political Science Association Conference. 2009
- Looking over their Shoulders: An Examination of the Effects of Selection Systems on Dissent on State Supreme Courts. American Political Science Association Convention. 2006
- What Makes a Good Appointive Judicial System: Lessons from the State Supreme Courts. Fordham University School of Law. 2006
- Judicial Elections: Can They Be Successfully Reformed?. Northeastern Political Science Association Convention. 2004
- Follow the Money: The Impact of Campaign Contributions on Judicial Decision-Making on the Michigan Supreme Court. Midwestern Political Science Association Conference. 2003
- The Locked Ballot Box: the Impact of State Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws on African-American Voting Behavior and Implications for Reform. Midwestern Political Science Association Conference. 2001
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conference poster
- The Red-Blue Divide on the Bench: An Examination of the Effects of Selection Systems on Partisan Divisions in State Supreme Courts. Conference on Empirical Legal Studies. 2008