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High Courts Judicial Database: .The High Courts Judicial Database (HCJD) provides coded information on the content of universes or random samples of the decisions produced by eleven of the top courts of the world.

TRAC Immigration Tool: .Data on immigration court actions, deportations.

Federal Judicial Center Biographical Database: .Extremely helpful resource for research on federal judges.

Calculate Ideal Points of Federal Judges: .This program implements the Giles, Hettinger, Peppers (GHP) method of estimating ideal points of federal judges in common policy space.

Gun Violence Archive: .online archive of gun violence incidents, provides near-real time data about the results of gun violence.

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2022

(Non)Renewewable Terms and Judicial Independence in the European Court of Human RightsØyvind Stiansen (2022) JOP, more info.
R files: 2

All the President's Justices? The Impact of Presidential Co-Partisanship on Supreme Court Job ApprovalBrandon L. Bartels, +1 more author (2022) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 4, datasets: 2, PDF files: 6, text files: 1

Ascriptive Characteristics and Perceptions of Impropriety in the Rule of Law: Race, Gender, and Public Assessments of Whether Judges Can Be ImpartialYoshikuni Ono, +1 more author (2022) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, PDF files: 1, datasets: 6, HTML files: 5, other files: 35, text files: 1

Can International Courts Enhance Domestic Judicial Review? Separation of Powers and the European Court of JusticeJay Krehbiel, +1 more author (2022) JOP, more info.
Stata files: 2, datasets: 2

Generative Dynamics of Supreme Court Citations: Analysis With a New Statistical Network ModelChristian Schmid, +2 more authors (2022) POLAN, more info.
R files: 15, text files: 2, datasets: 10, PDF files: 13, other files: 3

Greater Public Confidence in the United States Supreme Court Predicts More Jurisdiction StrippingJoseph Ura, +1 more author (2022) PSRM, more info.
Stata files: 3, datasets: 9, text files: 1

Hate Speech Prosecution of Politicians and Its Effect on Support for the Legal System and DemocracyRoderik Rekker (2022) BJPS, more info.
text files: 3, datasets: 1

How Identity Politics Polarizes Rule of Law OpinionsMichael Zilis (2022) POLBEH, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 2

How Interpersonal Contact Affects Appellate ReviewMichael Nelson, +2 more authors (2022) JOP, more info.
Stata files: 1, text files: 1, datasets: 2

Sex Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo EraSusanne Schwarz, +2 more authors (2022) POLBEH, more info.
R files: 2, other files: 4, datasets: 2

2021

Campaign Donations, Judicial Recusal, and Disclosure: A Field ExperimentDane Thorley, +4 more authors (2021) JOP, more info.
R files: 1, datasets: 3, text files: 2

Constitutional Reform and the Gender Diversification of Peak CourtsNancy Arrington, +5 more authors (2021) APSR, more info.
R files: 1, datasets: 2

Descriptive Representation and Public Support for Supreme Court NomineesAndrew Stone, +2 more authors (2021) PSRM, more info.
R files: 2, datasets: 3, PDF files: 2, text files: 1

Directing Compliance? Remedial Approach and Compliance With European Court of Human Rights JudgmentsØyvind Stiansen (2021) BJPS, more info.
R files: 10, PDF files: 1, datasets: 1

Family Matters: The Double-Edged Sword of Police-Community ConnectionsDotan Haim, +2 more authors (2021) JOP, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 1, datasets: 3, other files: 1, text files: 1

High-Profile Criminal Violence: Why Drug Cartels Murder Government Officials and Party Candidates in MexicoGuillermo Trejo, +1 more author (2021) BJPS, more info.
Stata files: 2, PDF files: 2, datasets: 6

How Political Contestation over Judicial Nominations Polarizes Americans' Attitudes Toward the Supreme CourtAndrew Stone, +1 more author (2021) BJPS, more info.
R files: 1, datasets: 1, PDF files: 1, text files: 1

Judicial Institutions and the Political Economy of RetirementsDavid Hughes (2021) POLBEH, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 1

Justice for Sale: Political Crises and Legal DevelopmentHannah Simpson (2021) PSRM, more info.
R files: 2, Stata files: 4, PDF files: 4, text files: 1, datasets: 9, other files: 6

Public Awareness and the Behavior of Unpopular CourtsJay Krehbiel (2021) BJPS, more info.
R files: 5, Stata files: 6, datasets: 7, PDF files: 1

Seeing Blue in Black and White: Race and Perceptions of Officer-Involved ShootingsHakeem Jefferson, +2 more authors (2021) POP, more info.
R files: 5, text files: 2

Selecting Chief Justices by Peer VoteGreg Goelzhauser, +2 more authors (2021) SPPQ, more info.

Strategic Delay and the Use of Incompatibility Rulings at the German Constitutional CourtJay Krehbiel (2021) JOP, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 1, datasets: 2

The Feedback Effects of Controversial Police Use of ForceKevin Mullinix, +2 more authors (2021) POLBEH, more info.
Stata files: 1, text files: 1, datasets: 1

The Politics of Wrongful Conviction Legislation*William D. Hicks, +2 more authors (2021) SPPQ, more info.

The Supreme Court as an Electoral Issue: Evidence from Three StudiesAlex Badas, +1 more author (2021) PSRM, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 1, text files: 1, datasets: 3, other files: 1

2020

Administrative Records Mask Racially Biased Policing*Dean Knox (2020) APSR, more info.
R files: 12, datasets: 13, PDF files: 11, other files: 24, HTML files: 2, LaTeX files: 2

Capturing Rationalization Bias and Differential Item Functioning: A Unified Bayesian Scaling ApproachJørgen Bølstad (2020) POLAN, more info.
HTML files: 1, text files: 1, archives: 1

Discrimination in Public AccommodationsAnna Harvey, +1 more author (2020) PSRM, more info.
Stata files: 2, datasets: 2, text files: 1

Gender, Law Enforcement, and Access to Justice: Evidence from All-Women Police Stations in IndiaNirvikar Jassal (2020) APSR, more info.
R files: 5, datasets: 12, text files: 1

Getting a Hand By Cutting Them Off: How Uncertainty over Political Corruption Affects ViolencePaul Zachary, +1 more author (2020) BJPS, more info.
datasets: 1

How Partisan Is Local Law Enforcement? Evidence from Sheriff Cooperation with Immigration AuthoritiesDaniel M. Thompson (2020) APSR, more info.
Stata files: 33, datasets: 13

Institutionalized Police Brutality: Torture, the Militarization of Security and the Reform of Inquisitorial Criminal Justice in Mexico*Beatriz Magaloni, +1 more author (2020) APSR, more info.
R files: 4, Stata files: 4, datasets: 4, other files: 2, text files: 1

Judicial Reform in the American States: The Chief Justice as Political AdvocateTeena Wilhelm, +3 more authors (2020) SPPQ, more info.

Policy Preferences after Crime Victimization: Panel and Survey Evidence from Latin AmericaGiancarlo Visconti (2020) BJPS, more info.
R files: 7, datasets: 2, text files: 1

Public Perceptions of State Court Impartiality and Court Legitimacy in an Era of Partisan PoliticsRyan Dawkins, +1 more author (2020) SPPQ, more info.

Stare Decisis and the Electoral Connection: Do Retention Systems Affect Judges' Deference to Precedent?Michael K. Miller, +1 more author (2020) SPPQ, more info.

State Coalitions, Informational Signals, and Success as Amicus Curiae at the United States Supreme CourtKayla S. Canelo (2020) SPPQ, more info.

Why Do States Privatize Their Prisons? The Unintended Consequences of Inmate LitigationAnna Gunderson (2020) POP, more info.
R files: 2, datasets: 7, PDF files: 1

2019

'Judge Lynch' in the Court of Public Opinion: Publicity and the De-legitimation of LynchingMichael Weaver (2019) APSR, more info.
R files: 46, Stata files: 3, datasets: 44, other files: 15, text files: 12, PDF files: 5, HTML files: 3

Do Officer-Involved Shootings Reduce Citizen Contact with Government?Elisha Cohen, +6 more authors (2019) JOP, more info.
R files: 5, datasets: 3

Emotional Arousal Predicts Voting on the U.S. Supreme CourtBryce J. Dietrich, +2 more authors (2019) POLAN, more info.
archives: 7, text files: 1

Improving Supreme Court Forecasting Using Boosted Desicion TreesAaron Kaufman, +2 more authors (2019) POLAN, more info.
other files: 1

Judging Judicial Review in the American States*Charles Crabtree, +1 more author (2019) SPPQ, more info.

Legitimacy in Criminal Governance: Managing a Drug Empire from Behind BarsBenjamin Lessing, +1 more author (2019) APSR, more info.
text files: 1, datasets: 1

The Political Consequences of Policing: Evidence from New York CityAyobami Laniyonu (2019) POLBEH, more info.
R files: 6

2018

Classifying Judicial Selection InstitutionsGreg Goelzhauser (2018) SPPQ, more info.

How Courts Structure State-Level Representation*Jonathan Kastellec (2018) SPPQ, more info.

Judging the Vapid and Hollow CharadeAmanda Bryan, +1 more author (2018) POLBEH, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 2

The Role of Constitutional Features in Judicial ReviewAdam Brown (2018) SPPQ, more info.

2017

Community, Authorities, and Support for Vigilantism: Experimental EvidenceDaniel Zizumbo-Colunga (2017) POLBEH, more info.
Stata files: 1

Lobbying Justice(s)? Exploring the Nature of Amici Influence in State Supreme Court Decision MakingJenna Becker Kane (2017) SPPQ, more info.

Macro Implementation: Testing the Causal Paths from U.S. Macro Policy to Federal IncarcerationMatthew E.K. Hall (2017) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 4, datasets: 2, PDF files: 1, text files: 1

Social Capital, Racial Context and Incarcerations in the American StatesDaniel Hawes (2017) SPPQ, more info.

The Influence of Legislative Reappointment on State Supreme Court Decision-MakingThomas Gray (2017) SPPQ, more info.

The Two Opposing Effects of Judicial Elections on Legitimacy PerceptionsBenjamin Woodson (2017) SPPQ, more info.

2016

Are Supreme Court Nominations a Move-the-Median Game?Charles Cameron, +1 more author (2016) APSR, more info.
R files: 6, datasets: 6, PDF files: 1, text files: 1

Courting the President: How Circuit Court Judges Alter Their Behavior for Promotion to the Supreme CourtRyan Black, +1 more author (2016) AJPS, more info.
text files: 1, datasets: 2

Descriptive Representation and Judicial Outcomes in Multi-Ethnic Societies*Guy Grossman, +3 more authors (2016) AJPS, more info.
text files: 9, datasets: 2

Do Constitutional Rights Make a Difference?Adam Chilton, +1 more author (2016) AJPS, more info.
R files: 8, Stata files: 10, other files: 1, datasets: 1, text files: 1

Signaling and Counter-Signaling in the Judicial Hierarchy: An Empirical Analysis of En Banc ReviewDeborah Beim, +2 more authors (2016) AJPS, more info.
archives: 1

The Dead Hand of the Past? Toward an Understanding of "Constitutional Veneration"Christopher Dawes, +1 more author (2016) POLBEH, more info.
R files: 15, Stata files: 1, text files: 1, datasets: 4

The Politics of Judicial Procedures: The Role of Public Oral Hearings in the German Constitutional CourtJay Krehbiel (2016) AJPS, more info.
R files: 2, datasets: 3, PDF files: 1, text files: 1

The Transmission of Legal Precedent Among State Supreme Courts in the 21st CenturyRachael K. Hinkle, +1 more author (2016) SPPQ, more info.

2015

Chief Justice Roberts' Health Care Decision Disrobed: The Microfoundations of the Supreme Court's Legitimacy*Dino Christenson, +1 more author (2015) AJPS, more info.
text files: 1, other files: 1

Identifying Judicial Empathy: Does Having Daughters Cause Judges to Rule for Women's Issues?Adam N. Glynn, +1 more author (2015) AJPS, more info.
text files: 3

Into the Words: Using Statutory Text to Explore the Impact of Federal Courts on State Policy DiffusionRachael K. Hinkle (2015) AJPS, more info.
archives: 1

Is the U.S. Supreme Court's Legitimacy Grounded in Performance Satisfaction and Ideology?James Gibson, +1 more author (2015) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 1, text files: 1

The Nature of Legal Change on the U.S. Supreme Court: Jurisprudential Regimes Theory and Its AlternativesBrandon Bartels, +1 more author (2015) AJPS, more info.

2014

Backlash and Legitimation: Macro Political Responses to Supreme Court DecisionsJoseph Daniel Ura (2014) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 1

Group Segregation and Urban ViolenceRavi Bhavnani, +4 more authors (2014) AJPS, more info.
archives: 2, datasets: 3

Partisans in Robes: Party Cues and Public Acceptance of Supreme Court DecisionsStephen P. Nicholson, +1 more author (2014) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 1

The Public's Increasing Punitiveness and Its Influence on Mass Incarceration in the United StatesPeter K. Enns (2014) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, PDF files: 1, datasets: 1

The Semi-Constrained Court: Public Opinion, the Separation of Powers, and the U.S. Supreme Court's Fear of NonimplementationMatthew E. K. Hall (2014) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 1

2013

On the Ideological Foundations of Supreme Court Legitimacy in the American PublicBrandon Bartels, +1 more author (2013) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 5

Quality over Quantity: Amici Influence and Judicial Decision MakingJanet M. Box-Steffensmeier, +2 more authors (2013) APSR, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 1

2012

Dependence Networks and the International Criminal CourtJay Goodliffe, +3 more authors (2012) ISQ, more info.
Stata files: 1, text files: 2, datasets: 6, PDF files: 2

Patterns of Death Penalty Abolition, 1960-2005: Domestic and International FactorsAnthony McGann, +1 more author (2012) ISQ, more info.
text files: 1, other files: 1

2011

When to Befriend the Court? Examining State Amici Curiae Participation Before the U.S. Supreme CourtColin Provost (2011) SPPQ, more info.

2010

Senator Opposition to Supreme Court Nominations: Reference Dependence on the Departing JusticeL.J Zigerell (2010) LSQ, more info.
Stata files: 1, PDF files: 2, text files: 1, datasets: 1, other files: 1

2009

Domestic Judicial Institutions and Human Rights Treaty ViolationEmilia Justyna Powell, +1 more author (2009) ISQ, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 1

Forms of Civil War Violence and Their Consequences for Future Public HealthMatthew Hoddie, +1 more author (2009) ISQ, more info.
Stata files: 1, other files: 1, datasets: 1

Impartial Judges? Race, Institutional Context, and U.S. State Supreme Courts*Chris W. Bonneau, +1 more author (2009) SPPQ, more info.

2008

The Impartiality of International Judges: Evidence from the European Court of Human Rights*Erik Voeten (2008) APSR, more info.
datasets: 5, other files: 1

1995

Issue Fluidity on the U.S. Supreme CourtKevin T. McGuire, +1 more author (1995) APSR, more info.
datasets: 1, other files: 1

Authors with Datasets

Martin, Andrew .Washington Univ. in St. Louis

Kastellec, John .Princeton Univ., see dataverse.

Bonneau, Chris .University of Pittsburgh, see dataverse page.

Clark, Tom .Emory Univ., see dataverse.

Hall, Matthew .University of Notre Dame, see replication data and large datasets.

Epstein, Lee .Washington University in St. Louis, see dataverse.

Ura, Joseph .Texas A&M University

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