Ryan C. Black

Michigan State University - Department of Political Science

East Lansing, MI 48824

United States

http://ryancblack.org

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1.

Estimating the Policy Preferences of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 11 Feb 2017
Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
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Supreme Court, Gorsuch

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The Policy Consequences of Term Limits on the U.S. Supreme Court

Ohio North University Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2016
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Feb 2017
Ryan C. Black and Amanda Clare Bryan
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Political Science
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Supreme Court, Judicial Politics

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Do Justices Tip Their Hands with Questions at Oral Argument in the U.S. Supreme Court?

Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, Vol. 29, 2009
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 10 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 21 May 2009
Timothy R. Johnson, Ryan C. Black, Jerry Goldman and Sarah Treul
University of Minnesota, Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 693 (80,294)
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The Role of Emotional Language in Briefs Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Dec 2015
Ryan C. Black, Matthew Hall, Ryan J. Owens and Eve Ringsmuth
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
Downloads 675 (83,064)
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Briefs, Supreme Court, credibility

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Cognitive Aging and Opinion Writing Among Federal Circuit Court Judges

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Sep 2023
Ryan C. Black, Ryan J. Owens and Patrick C. Wohlfarth
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science and University of Maryland
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political science, judicial politics, courts of appeals, cognitive aging

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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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Agenda Setting in the Supreme Court: The Collision of Policy and Jurisprudence

Journal of Politics, Vol. 71, No. 3, pp. 1062-1075, July 2009
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 11 Mar 2010
Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
Downloads 216 (299,910)
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Estimating the Policy Preferences of United States Courts of Appeals Judges

CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jul 2009
Ryan J. Owens and Ryan C. Black
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science and Michigan State University - Department of Political Science
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Upending a Global Debate: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court's Use of Transnational Law to Interpret Domestic Doctrine

Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 103, pg. 1, 2014, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-9
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2017
Ryan C. Black, Ryan J. Owens, Daniel E. Walters and Jennifer Williams
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University School of Law and University of Wisconsin-Madison
Downloads 180 (355,160)
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Foreign Law; Jurisprudence; Judicial Politics; Empirical Legal Studies

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Join-3 Votes and Supreme Court Agenda Setting

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Mar 2010
Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
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Oral Arguments and the Process of Coalition Formation on the U.S. Supreme Court

CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Aug 2009
Timothy R. Johnson, Ryan C. Black and Justin Wedeking
University of Minnesota, Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Kentucky - Department of Political Science
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coalition formation, decision making, oral argument, Blackmun, Supreme Court, archival data

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The Effects of Lifetime Tenure and Aging in the United States Federal Judiciary

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 19 Sep 2023
Ryan C. Black, Ryan J. Owens and Patrick C. Wohlfarth
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science and University of Maryland
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political science, judicial politics, courts of appeals, cognitive aging, lifetime tenure

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Jekyll and Hyde Questions from the Bench: Does the Emotional Nature of Supreme Court Justices' Questions Affect their Votes on the Merits?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 May 2009
Sarah Treul, Ryan C. Black and Timothy R. Johnson
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Minnesota
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Supreme Court, oral arguments, decision making

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Ideology, Qualifications, and Covert Senate Obstruction of Federal Court Nominations

University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-10
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2017
Ryan J. Owens, Daniel E. Walters, Ryan C. Black and Anthony J. Madonna
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University School of Law, Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Georgia - Department of Political Science
Downloads 158 (397,709)
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Judicial Politics; Judicial Nominations; Blue Slips; Senate Judiciary Committee; Filibuster

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Obsessive Over the Possessive on the Supreme Court of the United States: Exploring SCOTUS’/SCOTUS’s Use of Possessive Apostrophes

Black, Ryan C. and Timothy R. Johnson. 2020. “Obsessive Over the Possessive on the Supreme Court of the United States: Exploring SCOTUS'/SCOTUS'S Use of Possessive Apostrophes.” Journal of Appellate Practice and Process.
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 05 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2023
Ryan C. Black and Timothy R. Johnson
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Minnesota
Downloads 144 (429,238)

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Supreme Court, grammar apostrophes

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Elevation Adaptation: How Circuit Court Judges Alter Their Behavior for Promotion to the Supreme Court

7th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Jul 2012
Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
Downloads 125 (480,465)
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Nomination, circuit court, elevation, strategic behavior

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Designing Success: Motivating and Measuring Successful 1L Student Engagement in an Optional, Proficiency-Based Program Teaching Grammar and Punctuation

Legal Writing: Journal of the Legal Writing Institute (21), 2016
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 25 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2016
Jeremy Francis, Daphne O'Regan and Ryan C. Black
Michigan State University - College of Law, Michigan State University - College of Law and Michigan State University - Department of Political Science
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Writing, Legal Writing, Assessment, Proficiency, Mastery, Legal Education, Bar Passage, Curriculum Design, 1L, First year law student

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Solicitor General Influence and Agenda Setting on the United States Supreme Court

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Mar 2010
Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
Downloads 119 (499,170)
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Solicitor General, law

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The Usage of Emotional Language in Snyder v. Phelps

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 19 Oct 2010
Ryan C. Black and Timothy R. Johnson
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Minnesota
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Oral Argument, Supreme Court

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Public Attitudes Towards Oral Arguments

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 May 2020
Ryan C. Black, Timothy R. Johnson, Ryan J. Owens and Justin Wedeking
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science and University of Kentucky - Department of Political Science
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US Supreme Court, oral arguments, public opinion

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Consider the Source (and the Message): Supreme Court Justices and Strategic Audits of Lower Court Decisions

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Mar 2010
Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
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Can Justices Predict Case Outcomes at Oral Arguments?

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2010
Timothy R. Johnson, Ryan C. Black and Justin Wedeking
University of Minnesota, Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Kentucky - Department of Political Science
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Assessing Congressional Responses to Growing Presidential Powers: The Case of Recess Appointments

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Mar 2010
Ryan C. Black, Michael S. Lynch, Anthony J. Madonna and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, University of Kansas, University of Georgia - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
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Congressional Constraints and Tactical Supreme Court Maneuvers: Calling for the Views of the United States Solicitor General

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Mar 2010
Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
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Strategic Bargaining on the United States Courts of Appeals

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Mar 2010
Ryan J. Owens and Ryan C. Black
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science and Michigan State University - Department of Political Science
Downloads 67 (718,513)

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circuit courts of appeals, strategic, archival

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The Multiple Hazards of Using Concurring Opinions to Estimate Personality Traits of U.S. Supreme Court Justices

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 May 2019
Ryan C. Black, Ryan J. Owens, Justin Wedeking and Patrick C. Wohlfarth
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky - Department of Political Science and University of Maryland - College Park
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Chief Justice Burger and the Bench: How Physically Changing the Shape of the Court's Bench Reduced Interruptions During Oral Argument

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
Ryan C. Black, Timothy R. Johnson and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
Downloads 59 (766,877)
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The Policy Consequences of Allowing Retired Justices to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Ryan C. Black and Amanda Clare Bryan
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Political Science
Downloads 49 (838,203)
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U.S. Supreme Court, judicial politics, recusal, equally divided courts, evenly divided courts

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The Success of Former Solicitors General in Private Practice: Costly and Unnecessary?

Michigan State Law Review, 2016
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
Ryan C. Black and Ryan J. Owens
Michigan State University - Department of Political Science and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Political Science
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