| 2018 |
Morgan L.W. Hazelton, St. Louis University
"The Elevator Effect: How Collegiality Fosters Public Consensus." |
| 2018 |
Racheal K. Hinkle, State University of New York at Buffalo
"The Elevator Effect: How Collegiality Fosters Public Consensus." |
| 2018 |
Michael Nelson, Penn State University
"The Elevator Effect: How Collegiality Fosters Public Consensus." |
| 2018 |
Honorable Mention
Nancy Arrington, Emory University
"Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts." |
| 2018 |
Honorable Mention
Leeann Bass, Emory University
"Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts." |
| 2018 |
Honorable Mention
Adam Glynn, Emory University
"Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts." |
| 2018 |
Honorable Mention
Jeffrey K. Staton, Emory University
"Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts." |
| 2018 |
Honorable Mention
Brian Delgado, Emory University
"Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts." |
| 2018 |
Honorable Mention
Staffan Lindberg, University of Guttenberg
"Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts." |
| 2017 |
Jonathan P. Kastellec, Princeton University
"Judicial Federalism and Representation." |
| 2017 |
Honorable Mention
Deborah Beim, Yale University
"Sequential Adjudication." |
| 2017 |
Honorable Mention
Tom S. Clark, Emory University
"Sequential Adjudication." |
| 2017 |
Honorable Mention
John W. Patty, University of Chicago
"Sequential Adjudication." |
| 2016 |
Jonathan P. Kastellec, Princeton University
"Empirically Evaluating the Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty: Public Opinion, State Policy, and Judicial Review Before Roe v. Wade" |
| 2015 |
Matthew Incantalupo, Princeton University
“Opinion Backlash and Public Attitudes: Are Political Advances in Gay Rights Counterproductive?” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association |
| 2015 |
Thomas Hayes, University of Connecticut
“Opinion Backlash and Public Attitudes: Are Political Advances in Gay Rights Counterproductive?” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association |
| 2015 |
Benjamin Bishin, University of California, Riverside
“Opinion Backlash and Public Attitudes: Are Political Advances in Gay Rights Counterproductive?” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association |
| 2015 |
Rebecca Hamlin, Grinnell College
"The Human Rights Act and the New Immigration Politics in the United Kingdom." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association |
| 2014 |
Katerina Linos, University of California, Berkeley
"The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Opinion: Comparing Experimental and Observational Methods." Paper Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association |
| 2014 |
Kimberly Twist, University of California, Berkeley
"The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Opinion: Comparing Experimental and Observational Methods." Paper Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association |
| 2013 |
Deborah Beim, Princeton University
"Whistleblowing and Compliance in the Federal Judiciary" paper presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association |
| 2013 |
Alexander Hirsch, Princeton University
"Whistleblowing and Compliance in the Federal Judiciary" paper presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association |
| 2013 |
Jonathan Kastellec, Princeton University
"Whistleblowing and Compliance in the Federal Judiciary" paper presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association |
| 2012 |
Quinn Mulroy, Syracuse University
Enforcing Rights Protections: The Regulatory Power of Private Litigation and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| 2011 |
Stefanie Lindquist, University of Texas, Austin
State Courts, State Legislatures, and United States Supreme Court Review |
| 2011 |
Pamela Corley, Vanderbilt University
State Courts, State Legislatures, and United States Supreme Court Review |
| 2011 |
Honorable Mention
Cliff Carrubba, Emory University
"Rule Creation in a Political Hierarchy" |
| 2011 |
Honorable Mention
Tom Clark, Emory University
"Rule Creation in a Political Hierarchy" |
| 2010 |
Sarah Staszak, Princeton University
"Institutions, Rulemaking and the Politics of Judicial Retrenchment" |
| 2010 |
Honorable Mention
Michael McCann, University of Washington, Seattle
"Criminalizing Big Tobacco: Legal Mobilization, Mass Media, and the Politics of Responsibility for Health Risks in the United States" |
| 2010 |
Honorable Mention
William Haltom, University of Puget Sound
"Criminalizing Big Tobacco: Legal Mobilization, Mass Media, and the Politics of Responsibility for Health Risks in the United States" |
| 2010 |
Honorable Mention
Shauna Fisher, University of Washington, Seattle
"Criminalizing Big Tobacco: Legal Mobilization, Mass Media, and the Politics of Responsibility for Health Risks in the United States" |
| 2009 |
Tom Clark, Emory University
"Locating Supreme Court Opinions in Doctrine Space" |
| 2009 |
Benjamin Lauderdale, Princeton University
"Locating Supreme Court Opinions in Doctrine Space" |
| 2008 |
Jeffrey Lax, Columbia University
"Tactical Opinion Assignment and Voting in the Supreme Court" |
| 2008 |
Kelly Rader, Columbia University
"Tactical Opinion Assignment and Voting in the Supreme Court" |
| 2008 |
Honorable Mention
Tom Clark, Emory University
"The Separation of Powers, Court-Curbing, and Judicial Legitimacy" |
| 2007 |
J. Pickerill, Washington State University
The Supreme Court and the Political Regime: The New Right Regime and Religious Freedom |
| 2007 |
Cornell Clayton, Washington State University
The Supreme Court and the Political Regime: The New Right Regime and Religious Freedom |
| 2006 |
Kevin McGuire, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"Mapping the Policies of the U.S. Supreme Court: Data, Opinions, and Constitutional Law" |
| 2006 |
Georg Vanberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"Mapping the Policies of the U.S. Supreme Court: Data, Opinions, and Constitutional Law" |
| 2005 |
David Glick, Princeton University
"Strategic Retreat and the 1935 Gold Clause Cases: Upholding the New Deal to Challenge the New Deal" |
| 2005 |
Gregory Caldeira, Ohio State University
"A Spatial Model of Supreme Court Voting" |
| 2005 |
Kevin McGuire, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"A Spatial Model of Supreme Court Voting" |
| 2005 |
Charles Smith Jr., University of Mississippi
"A Spatial Model of Supreme Court Voting" |
| 2004 |
J. Pickerill, Washington State University
Co-Authored with Cornell Clayton, "The Rehnquist Court and the Political Dynamics of Federalism," presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association |
| 2004 |
Cornell Clayton, Washington State University
Co-Authored with J. Mitchell Pickerill, "The Rehnquist Court and the Political Dynamics of Federalism," presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association |
| 2003 |
Scott Comparato, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Co-Authored with Scott D. McClurg, Souther Illinois University"State Supreme Court Compliance with the Supreme Court's Search and Seizure Decisions" |
| 2003 |
Scott McClurg, Southern Illinois University
Co-Authored with Scott A. Comparato, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale "State Supreme Court Compliance with the Supreme Court's Search and Seizure Decisions" |
| 2002 |
Timothy Johnson, University of Minnesota
Co-Authored with James F. Spriggs, II, University of California at Davis and Paul J. Wahlbeck, George Washington University "Passing and Sophisticated Voting on the U.S. Supreme Court," (APSA, 2001) |
| 2002 |
James Spriggs II, University of California at Davis
Co-Authored with Timothy R. Johnson, University of Minnesota and Paul J. Wahlbeck, George Washington University "Passing and Sophisticated Voting on the U.S. Supreme Court," (APSA, 2001) |
| 2002 |
Paul Wahlbeck, George Washington University
Co-Authored with James F. Spriggs, II, University of California at Davis and Timothy R. Johnson, University of Minnesota "Passing and Sophisticated Voting on the U.S. Supreme Court," (APSA, 2001) |
| 2001 |
Howard Gillman, University of Southern California
"The Political Construction of Federal Power in Late Nineteenth-Century America." |
| 2000 |
Laura Langer, University of Arizona
"Does the Chief Justice on State Courts of Last Resort Shape Judicial Review? The Case of Workers' Compensation" |
| 1999 |
Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University
"Competition in Judicial Elections, 1980-1985" |
| 1998 |
Gregory Caldeira, Ohio State University
Co-Authored with Jack Wright, Ohio State University and Christopher Zorn, Emory University "Sophisticated Judicial Behavior: Agenda Setting Via the Discuss List" |
| 1998 |
Jack Wright, Ohio State University
Co-Authored with Gregory A. Caldeira, Ohio State University and Christopher Zorn, Emory University "Sophisticated Judicial Behavior: Agenda Setting Via the Discuss List" |
| 1998 |
Christopher Zorn, Emory University
Co-Authored with Gregory A. Caldeira, Ohio State University and Jack Wright, Ohio State University "Sophisticated Judicial Behavior: Agenda Setting Via the Discuss List" |
| 1997 |
Gregory Caldeira, Ohio State University
Co-Authored with Jack Wright, Ohio State University and Christopher Zorn, Emory University "Strategic Voting and Gate Keeping in the Supreme Court" |
| 1997 |
Christopher Zorn, Emory University
Co-Authored with Gregory A. Caldeira, Ohio State University and Jack Wright, Ohio State University "Strategic Voting and Gate Keeping in the Supreme Court" |
| 1997 |
Jack Wright, George Washington University
Co-Authored with Gregory A. Caldeira, Ohio State University and Christopher Zorn, Emory University "Strategic Voting and Gate Keeping in the Supreme Court" |
| 1996 |
Jeffrey Segal, Stony Brook University
"Marxist (and Neo-Marxist) Models of Supreme Court Decision Making: Separation of Powers Games in the Positive Theory of Law and Courts" |
| 1994 |
Christine Harrington, New York University
"Rethinking Litigation: The Role of Courts in Producing Litigation" |
| 1994 |
Daniel Ward, Rice University
"Rethinking Litigation: The Role of Courts in Producing Litigation" |
| 1994 |
Honorable Mention
Kevin McGuire, University of Minnesota
"The Supreme Court Bar: Legal Elites in the Washington Community" (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1993) |
| 1993 |
Mark Graber, University of Maryland
"The Non-Majoritarian Difficulty: Legislative Deference to the Judiciary" |
| 1993 |
Honorable Mention
Elliot Slotnick, Ohio State University
"Television News and the Supreme Court" |
| 1993 |
Honorable Mention
Jennifer Segal Diascro, Ohio State University
"Television News and the Supreme Court" |