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"Judicial Elections and Judicial Independence: The Voter's Perspective," Ohio State Law Journal, 64 (2003), 13-41.
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"Voting in Judicial Elections," NYSBA Government, Law and Policy Journal, 3 (Fall 2001), 32-35.
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"Inviting Congressional Action: A Study of Supreme Court motivations in Statutory Interpretation," American Journal of Political Science, 43 (January 1999), 162-185. (with Lori Hausegger)
"Measuring Policy Change in the Rehnquist Court," American
Politics Quarterly, 23 (July 1995), 373-382.
"What Judges Want: Judges' Goals and Judicial Behavior," Political
Research Quarterly, 47 (September 1994), 749-68.
"Specialization and Authority Acceptance: The Supreme Court and Lower
Federal Courts," Political Research Quarterly, 47 (September
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"Case Selection and Decision Making in the U.S. Supreme Court,"
Law & Society Review, 27 (1993), 443-459.
"Patterns and Sources of Ticket-Splitting in Subpresidential Voting,"
American Political Science Review, 86 (December 1992), 916-928.
(with Paul Allen Beck, Aage Clausen, and Charles Smith)
"'New Style' Judicial Campaigns and the Voters: Economic Issues and
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1992), 921-948. (with Marie Hojnacki)
"On the Unpredictability of the Supreme Court," P.S.,
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"Choosing Between Judicial Candidates: How Voters Explain Their Decisions,"
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"Membership Change and Collective Voting Change in the United States
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"Specializing the Federal Courts: Neutral Reforms or Efforts to Shape
Judicial Policy?" Judicature, 74 (December-January 1991),
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"Workload Influences on Supreme Court Case Acceptance Rates, 1975-1984,"
Western Political Quarterly, 43 (March 1990), 123- 135. (with Joseph
Jucewicz)
"Comparing the Policy Positions of Supreme Court Justices From Different
Periods," Western Political Quarterly, 42 (December 1989),
509-521.
"Voters' Information in Judicial Elections: The 1986 Contests for
the Ohio Supreme Court," Kentucky Law Journal, 77 (1988-89),
645-670.
"Civil Rights and the Fragmentation of Government Power," National
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"Measuring Policy Change in the U.S. Supreme Court," American
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"Comment on Daniels," Law & Society Review, 22 (1988),
865-868.
"Information and Party Voting in 'Semi-Partisan' Judicial Elections,"
Political Behavior, 9 (1987), 62-74.
"Explaining the Vote in Judicial Elections: The 1984 Ohio Supreme
Court Elections," Western Political Quarterly, 40 (June 1987),
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"Explaining the Burger Court's Support for Civil Liberties,"
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Elliot E. Slotnick, eds., Readings in American Government and Politics
(McGraw-Hill, 1989), pp. 521-528; and in Allan J. Cigler and Burdett A.
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"Understanding Courts as Policy-makers," American Bar Foundation
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"The Electoral Fates of Incumbent Judges in the Ohio Court of Common
Pleas," Judicature, 66 (April 1983), 420-430. Reprinted in
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Press of America, 1984), pp. 233-257; and in Elliot E. Slotnick, ed.,
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"The Evolution of Litigation in the Federal Courts of Appeals: 1895-1975,"
Law &" Society Review, 16 (1981-82), 291-309. (with Sheldon
Goldman and Austin Sarat) Reprinted in Henry R. Glick, ed., Courts
in American Politics (McGraw-Hill, 1990), pp. 47-54.
"Patterns of Adoption of Tort Law Innovations: An Application of
Diffusion Theory to Judicial Doctrines," American Political Science
Review, 75 (December 1981), 975-987. (with Bradley C. Canon) Reprinted
in Sheldon Goldman and Austin Sarat, eds., American Court Systems,
2d ed. (Longman, 1989), pp. 569-577.
"Responses of Federal District Judges to Court of Appeals Policies:
An Exploration," Western Political Quarterly, 33 (June 1980),
217-224.
"The Influence of Legislatures and Appellate Courts Over the Policy
Implementation Process," Policy Studies Journal, 8 (Special
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Public Policy-Making, 2nd ed. (Holt, Rinehart, 1982), pp. 178-192;
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"Judicial Demand-Screening and Decisions on the Merits: A Second
Look," American Politics Quarterly, 7 (January 1979), 109-119.
"Lower Court Response to Supreme Court Decisions: Reconsidering a
Negative Picture," Justice System Journal, 3 (Spring 1978),
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"Police Response to Appellate Court Decisions: Mapp and Miranda,"
Policy Studies Journal, 7 (Special Issue), 425-431.
"Research on the English Judicial Process," British Journal
of Political Science, 7 (October 1977), 511-527.
"Judicial Specialization, Litigant Influence, and Substantive Policy:
The Court of Customs and Patent Appeals," Law & Society Review,
11 (Summer 1977), 823-850.
"Policy Goals in Judicial Gatekeeping: A Proximity Model of Discretionary
Jurisdiction," American Journal of Political Science, 21 (February
1977), 13-35.
"Decisions to Grant and Deny Hearings in the California Supreme Court:
Patterns in Court and Individual Behavior," Santa Clara Law Review,
16 (Fall 1976), 713-744.
"Implementation of Judicial Decisions: An Organizational Analysis,"
American Politics Quarterly, 4 (January 1976), 86-114. Reprinted
in William M. Evan, ed., The Sociology of Law (Free Press, 1980),
pp. 300-318.
"Specific and Diffuse Interests in Patent Policy," Policy
Studies Journal, 4 (Autumn 1975), 53-58.
"The Federal Courts and Patent Validity: An Analysis of the Record,"
Journal of the Patent Office Society, 56 (December 1974), 758-787.
"Court-Congress Interaction in Statutory Law," Extension of Remarks (newsletter of APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter), January 2002. (with Lori Hausegger)
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"What We Don't Know About Judicial Behavior, and Other Musings," Law and Courts 8 (Spring 1998), 3-4.
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"Recruitment and the Motivations of Supreme Court Justices," in Cornell W. Clayton and Howard Gillman, Institutional Approaches to Supreme Court Decision-Making (University of Chicago Press, 1999), 201-213.
"Behind the Scenes: The Supreme Court and Congress in Statutory Interpretation," in Herbert F. Weisberg and Samuel C. Patterson, eds., Great Theater: The American Congress in Action (Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 224-247. (with Lori Hausegger)
"Supreme Courts in the Policy Process," in Carl E. Van Horn,
ed., The State of the States, 3d ed. (CQ Press, 1996), pp. 143-160.
"Committed Majorities and Policy Change in the U.S. Supreme Court,"
in Bryan D. Jones, ed., The New American Politics (Westview Press,
1995), pp. 132-143.
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(CQ Press, 1995), pp. 18-43.
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Van Horn, ed., The State of the States (CQ Press, 1989), pp. 103-130.
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in George C. Edwards, ed., Public Policy Implementation (JAI Press,
1984), pp. 29-57.
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ed., Political Science: The State of the Discipline (American Political
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ed., Women in Organizations: Barriers and Breakthroughs (Waveland
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"State Supreme Courts as Activists: New Doctrines in the Law of Torts,"
in Mary Cornelia Porter and G. Alan Tarr, eds., State Supreme Courts:
Policy Makers in the Federal System (Greenwood Press, 1982), pp. 83-108.
(with Bradley C. Canon)
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Courts, Law and Judicial Processes (Free Press, 1981), pp. 128-
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Court Systems (W.H. Freeman, 1978), pp. 125-29; 2d ed. (Longman, 1989),
pp. 153-157.
"Comparing the Implementation of Legislative and Judicial Policies,"
in Paul Sabatier and Daniel Mazmanian, eds., Effective Policy Implementation
(Lexington, 1981), pp. 39-62.
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Baker and Fred Meyer, eds., Determinants of Law Enforcement Policies
(Lexington, 1979), pp. 177-190.
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in John Gardiner, ed., Public Law and Public Policy (Praeger, 1977),
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Positions
Chair, Law, Courts, and Judicial Process Section, American Political
Science Association, 1986-87; member, Executive Committee, 1983-85; chair,
Selection Committee, Outstanding Graduate Student Research Paper, 1990-91;
chair, Nominations Committee, 1998-99;
chair, Selection Committee, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002-03.
Member, Committee on Student Awards, Law and Society Association, 1988-90.
Member, Program Committee, American Political Science Assocation, 1983.
Member, Program Committee, Midwest Political Science Association, 1980.
Member, Corwin Award Committee (best dissertation in public law), American
Political Science Association, 1998-99.
Member, Pi Sigma Alpha Committee (best conference paper), Midwest Political
Science Association, 1994.
Member, Oversight Committee, Center for Law, Policy, and Social Science (1999 to present)
Member, Oversight Committee, Criminal Justice Research Center (2001 to present)
Member, University Senate (1993-95)
Member, Registrar's Faculty Advisory Group (1996 to present)
Member, Social and Behavioral Sciences Curriculum Committee (1984-86,
1989-92); chair, 1991-92
Member, Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee (1981-84, 1989-92)
Alternate and member, Faculty Senate of Arts and Sciences (1974-77,
1980-83)
Chair, search committee for Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences (1983)
Chair, search committee for Chair of Department of Communication (1988)
Member, search committee for Vice President for Student Affairs (2000-01)
Outstanding Teaching Award, Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, 1978
University Distinguished Scholar Award, 1982
Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Undergraduate Instruction in Political Science,
1992
Outstanding Service Award, Council of Graduate Students, 1999
Distinguished Teaching Award, Department of Political Science, 2000
Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellowship for Outstanding Scholarship, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2001
Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2003