James F. Spriggs II

Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science

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Washington University in St. Louis - Center for Empirical Research in the Law

Professor of Law (by courtesy), Fellow

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St. Louis, MO 63130

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Network Analysis and the Law: Measuring the Legal Importance of Supreme Court Precedents

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Network Analysis and the Law: Measuring the Legal Importance of Supreme Court Precedents

Political Analysis, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 324-346, July 2007
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2009
James H. Fowler, Timothy R. Johnson, James F. Spriggs II, Sangick Jeon and Paul J. Wahlbeck
UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences, University of Minnesota, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science, Stanford University - Department of Political Science and George Washington University
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Supreme Court, precedent, law, citation analysis, case importance

Network Analysis and the Law: Measuring the Legal Importance of Supreme Court Precedents

Political Analysis, 15 (3): 324-346 (July 2007)
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Aug 2007
James H. Fowler, Timothy R. Johnson, James F. Spriggs II, Sangick Jeon and Paul J. Wahlbeck
UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences, University of Minnesota, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science, Stanford University - Department of Political Science and George Washington University
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Supreme Court, precedent, law, citation analysis, case importance

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Explaining Plurality Decisions

Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 99, 2011, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-11
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 03 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2010
David R. Stras and James F. Spriggs II
Minnesota Supreme Court and Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science
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Supreme Court, Plurality Decisions, Justices, Opinions

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Supreme Court Oral Advocacy: Does it Affect the Justices' Decisions?

Washington University Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 20 Apr 2007
Timothy R. Johnson, James F. Spriggs II and Paul J. Wahlbeck
University of Minnesota, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science and George Washington University
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Supreme Court, oral argument, Harry A. Blackmun

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The Depreciation of Precedent on the U.S. Supreme Court

CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Jun 2009
Ryan C. Black and James F. Spriggs II
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science
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U.S. Supreme Court, precedent, stare decisis, network analysis, legal citations

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The Information Dynamics of Vertical Stare Decisis

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The Information Dynamics of Vertical Stare Decisis

Western Political Science Association 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2010
Thomas Hansford, James F. Spriggs II and Anthony Stenger
University of California, Merced, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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courts, judicial hierarchy, precedent, principal-agent

The Information Dynamics of Vertical Stare Decisis

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Sep 2011
James F. Spriggs II, Thomas Hansford and Anthony Stenger
Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science, University of California, Merced and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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vertical stare decisis, Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, judicial decision making, citation of precedent

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The Influence of Oral Arguments on the U.S. Supreme Court

American Political Science Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 99, February 2006
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Apr 2009
Timothy R. Johnson, Paul J. Wahlbeck and James F. Spriggs II
University of Minnesota, George Washington University and Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science
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The Citation and Depreciation of U.S. Supreme Court Precedent

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 10, Issue 2, pp. 325-358, 2013
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2013
Ryan C. Black and James F. Spriggs II
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science
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Network Analysis and the Law: Measuring the Legal Importance of Precedents at the U.S. Supreme Court

Political Analysis, Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 324-346, 2007
Posted: 18 Aug 2009
James H. Fowler, Timothy R. Johnson, James F. Spriggs II, Sangick Jeon and Paul J. Wahlbeck
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minnesota, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science, Stanford University - Department of Political Science and George Washington University

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