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1 Sources and Consequences of Polarization on the U.S. Supreme Court Brandon Bartels George Washington University
2 Sources of Polarization Changing criteria for judicial appointments Demise of patronage and political/electoral considerations Recent phenomenon: near-exclusive emphasis on ideological reliability No more liberal Republicans (Souter, Stevens, Blackmun) and conservative Democrats No more swing justices (Kennedy and O Connor) Partisan polarization among political elites more generally Strategic retirements Result: Disappearing center.contrast from past.
3 The Shrinking Center Over Time The center was in control. Woodward and Armstrong (1979, 528) Today s Supreme Court Low swing or crossover potential among nearly every justice Justice Kennedy. Swing capacity : In close votes, a justice is likely to be in the majority for both liberal and conservative case outcomes.
4 Proportion Lib. Votes Vinson Court, s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
5 Proportion Lib. Votes Warren Court, s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
6 Proportion Lib. Votes Warren Court, s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
7 Proportion Lib. Votes Burger Court, s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
8 Proportion Lib. Votes Burger Court, -8 s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
9 Proportion Lib. Votes Burger Court, s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
10 Proportion Lib. Votes Rehnquist Court, s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
11 Proportion Lib. Votes Rehnquist Court, s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
12 Proportion Lib. Votes Roberts Court, s Liberal Ruling Conservative Ruling
13 Policy Outputs Over Time On the whole, long period of low to moderate polarization, but it s increasing and will likely continue to increase. Direction of policy outputs largely independent of presidential appointments (based on expectations from ideological reliability model)
14 1 A. Percent Liberal Supreme Court Rulings, s Vinson Warren Burger Rehnquist Roberts
15 Policy Outputs Over Time On the whole, long period of low to moderate polarization, but it s increasing and will likely continue to increase. Direction of policy outputs independent of presidential appointments (based on expectations from ideological reliability appointment model) Vinson Court moderation Division among FDR appointees: Douglas, Black, Rutledge v. Frankfurter, Jackson Truman s moderate to conservative appointees (Vinson, Burton (R), Minton, Clark)
16 Policy Outputs Over Time Warren Court liberalism Brought to you by Eisenhower (Warren and Brennan), but also FDR appointees (Black, Douglas); not Truman Kennedy: Mixed (Goldberg v. White) Johnson emphasized ideological reliability: Fortas, Marshall Burger Court center right Strong center, appointed by in large by Republican presidents (Stewart, Powell, Blackmun, Stevens); also White (Kennedy appointee) Leftward drift: Stevens and Blackmun
17 Policy Outputs Over Time Rehnquist Court: center-right why not more conservative? Stevens and Souter, liberal drift O Connor and Kennedy, swing justices Roberts Court: center-right Kennedy, the only remaining swing vote
18 Consequences of Polarization Today: One person in middle who s pivotal on most issues Kennedy: the last swing justice? Ideological reliability model of presidential appointment makes presidential elections even more consequential for Supreme Court policy outputs. SC outputs will more closely track presidential ideology (Dahl). Will someone evolve into a swing justice for institutional maintenance concerns? E.g., Justice O Connor Benefits of polarization? Legal clarity
19 Consequences of Polarization Polarization paradox? Increase in 5-4 decisions, but an increase in unanimous cases as well.
20 Frequence Distributions (Histograms) of Vote Splits by Chief Justice Era Burger ( s) Rehnquist ( s) Roberts (25-12 s) Vinson ( s) Warren ( s) Vote Splits
21 A. Closely Divided Case Outcomes % Unanimous Case Outcomes B. Unanimous Case Outcomes % Moderately Close Outcomes (6-3) 196 C. "Not Close" Case Outcomes ' D. Moderately Close Case Outcomes
22 A. Closely Divided Case Outcomes % Unanimous Case Outcomes B. Unanimous Case Outcomes % Moderately Close Outcomes (6-3) 196 C. "Not Close" Case Outcomes ' D. Moderately Close Case Outcomes
23 A. Closely Divided Case Outcomes % Unanimous Case Outcomes B. Unanimous Case Outcomes % Moderately Close Outcomes (6-3) 196 C. "Not Close" Case Outcomes ' D. Moderately Close Case Outcomes
24 A. Closely Divided Case Outcomes % Unanimous Case Outcomes B. Unanimous Case Outcomes % Moderately Close Outcomes (6-3) 196 C. "Not Close" Case Outcomes ' D. Moderately Close Case Outcomes
25 Consequences of Polarization Polarization paradox? Increase in 5-4 decisions, but an increase in unanimous cases as well. Volitional v. exigent agenda (Pacelle) Strategic voting to the extreme at cert stage; risk aversion Increase unanimity for legitimacy purposes; offset to closely divided cases? Back to legal clarity bifurcated.
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