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The Most Dangerous Justice: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Mathematics


Paul H. Edelman


Vanderbilt University - Law School

James Ming Chen


University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law


Southern California Law Review, Vol. 70, p. 63, 1996

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We analyze the relative voting power of the Justices based upon Supreme Court decisions during October Term 1994 and October Term 1995. We take two approaches, both based on ideas derived from cooperative game theory. One of the measures we use has been used in connection with voting rights cases. After naming the Most Dangerous Justice, we conclude by identifying and explaining the inverse relationship between seniority and voting power.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 50

Keywords: Shapley-Shubik index, Frank-Shapley index, Banzhaf index, voting power, Supreme Court

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Date posted: October 17, 1997  

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Edelman, Paul H. and Chen, James Ming, The Most Dangerous Justice: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Mathematics. Southern California Law Review, Vol. 70, p. 63, 1996. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=11413

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Paul H. Edelman (Contact Author)
Vanderbilt University - Law School ( email )
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James Ming Chen
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email )
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Louisville, KY 40292
United States
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HOME PAGE: http://www.law.louisville.edu/faculty/jim_chen
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