# Articles & Working Papers Sort & Filters close ## Filters Year of Publication expand\_more 2024 (1) 2023 (1) 2022 (3) 2021 (3) 2019 (4) 2018 (4) 2017 (8) 2016 (5) 2015 (7) 2014 (2) 2013 (3) 2012 (2) 2006 (1) Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 47 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by Year of PublicationAlphabetical A-Z sort ## 47 results Download 47 citations download- [BibTeX](/node/773396/export?format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/node/773396/export?format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/node/773396/export?format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/node/773396/export?format=tagged) - [Marc](/node/773396/export?format=marc) - [PubMedId](/node/773396/export?format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/node/773396/export?format=ris) ### Working Paper Chilton, Adam, Daniel Epps, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. n.d. “[The Endgame of Court-Packing](/court-packing).” Chilton, Adam, Daniel Epps, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. n.d. “[The Endgame of Court-Packing](/court-packing).” - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3835502) We estimate the size of the U.S. Supreme Court in a world in which the political parties engage in tit-for-tat court-packing. We do so by assuming that the Supreme Court is immediately expanded by four members and that future presidents who court-pack... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3835502) ### In Press Bonica, Adam, Adam Chilton, and Maya Sen. n.d. “[The ‘Odd Party Out’ Theory of Certiorari](/odd-party-out)”. *The Journal of Poitics*. Bonica, Adam, Adam Chilton, and Maya Sen. n.d. “[The ‘Odd Party Out’ Theory of Certiorari](/odd-party-out)”. *The Journal of Poitics*. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfodd-party-out.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/odd-party-out.pdf) We study how the ideological positions of petitioners, respondents, and appeals panels influence the Supreme Court's decision to hear cases. We theorize that the Court is more likely to grant cert petitions when there is (1) ideological distance between... - [ picture\_as\_pdfodd-party-out.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/odd-party-out.pdf) Harris, Allison, and Maya Sen. n.d. “[How Judges’ Professional Experience Impacts Case Outcomes: An Examination of Public Defenders and Criminal Sentencing](/public-defenders)”. *The Journal of Politics*. Harris, Allison, and Maya Sen. n.d. “[How Judges’ Professional Experience Impacts Case Outcomes: An Examination of Public Defenders and Criminal Sentencing](/public-defenders)”. *The Journal of Politics*. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfharris-sen-public-defende...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/harris-sen-public-defenders.pdf) How do judges' previous professional experiences affect case outcomes? In this short article, we investigate the question by documenting the effect of judges' previous criminal justice experience on sentencing. Leveraging thousands of federal sentences... - [ picture\_as\_pdfharris-sen-public-defende...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/harris-sen-public-defenders.pdf) ### 2024 Deschler, John, and Maya Sen. 2024. “[The Role of Judge Ideology in Strategic Retirements in U.S. Federal Courts](/publications/role-judge-ideology-strategic-retirements-us-federal-courts)”. *Journal of Empirical Legal Analysis* 1 (1). Deschler, John, and Maya Sen. 2024. “[The Role of Judge Ideology in Strategic Retirements in U.S. Federal Courts](/publications/role-judge-ideology-strategic-retirements-us-federal-courts)”. *Journal of Empirical Legal Analysis* 1 (1). - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1177/2755323X241246849) The widely recognized phenomenon of federal judges retiring strategically has key implications for the composition of the judiciary, particularly given polarization between the two U.S. political parties. Using fine-grained measures of judicial ideology... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1177/2755323X241246849) ### 2023 Clark, Chelsey S., Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Sean J. Westwood, Maya Sen, Neil Malhotra, and Stephen Jessee. 2023. “[Effects of a US Supreme Court Ruling to Restrict Abortion Rights](/publications/effects-us-supreme-court-ruling-restrict-abortion-rights)”. *Nature Human Behaviour*. Clark, Chelsey S., Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Sean J. Westwood, Maya Sen, Neil Malhotra, and Stephen Jessee. 2023. “[Effects of a US Supreme Court Ruling to Restrict Abortion Rights](/publications/effects-us-supreme-court-ruling-restrict-abortion-rights)”. *Nature Human Behaviour*. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01708-4) - [ picture\_as\_pdfclark-et-al-dobbs.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/clark-et-al-dobbs.pdf) Previous research focused on popular US Supreme Court rulings expanding rights; however, less is known about rulings running against prevailing public opinion and restricting rights. We examine the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01708-4) - [ picture\_as\_pdfclark-et-al-dobbs.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/clark-et-al-dobbs.pdf) ### 2022 Baum, Matthew, Bryce Dietrich, Rebecca Goldstein, and Maya Sen. 2022. “[Sensitive Questions, Spillover Effects, and Asking About Citizenship on the U.S. Census](/citizenship)”. *The Journal of Politics* 84 (3): 1869-73. Baum, Matthew, Bryce Dietrich, Rebecca Goldstein, and Maya Sen. 2022. “[Sensitive Questions, Spillover Effects, and Asking About Citizenship on the U.S. Census](/citizenship)”. *The Journal of Politics* 84 (3): 1869-73. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1086/716288) - [ picture\_as\_pdfcensuscitizenship.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/censuscitizenship.pdf) Many topics social scientists study are sensitive in nature. Although we know some people may be reluctant to respond to sensitive questions in surveys, we know less about how such questions could influence responses to other questions appearing later in... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1086/716288) - [ picture\_as\_pdfcensuscitizenship.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/censuscitizenship.pdf) Komisarchik, Mayya, Maya Sen, and Yamil R. Velez. 2022. “[The Political Consequences of Ethnically Targeted Incarceration: Evidence from Japanese-American Internment During WWII](/japanese-internment)”. *The Journal of Politics* 84 (3): 1497-1514. Komisarchik, Mayya, Maya Sen, and Yamil R. Velez. 2022. “[The Political Consequences of Ethnically Targeted Incarceration: Evidence from Japanese-American Internment During WWII](/japanese-internment)”. *The Journal of Politics* 84 (3): 1497-1514. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1086/717262) - [ picture\_as\_pdfinternment.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/internment.pdf) What are the downstream political consequences of state activity explicitly targeting an ethnic minority group? This question is well studied in the comparative context, but less is known about the effects of explicitly racist state activity in liberal... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1086/717262) - [ picture\_as\_pdfinternment.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/internment.pdf) Jessee, Stephen, Neil Malhotra, and Maya Sen. 2022. “[A Decade-Long Longitudinal Survey Shows That the Supreme Court Has Become Much More Conservative Than the Public](/scotus-opinion)”. *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* 119 (24). Jessee, Stephen, Neil Malhotra, and Maya Sen. 2022. “[A Decade-Long Longitudinal Survey Shows That the Supreme Court Has Become Much More Conservative Than the Public](/scotus-opinion)”. *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* 119 (24). - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2120284119) - [ picture\_as\_pdfscotus-poll.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/scotus-poll.pdf) Has the US Supreme Court become more conservative than the public? We introduce results of three surveys conducted over the course of a decade that ask respondents about their opinions on the policy issues before the court. Using these data, we show that... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2120284119) - [ picture\_as\_pdfscotus-poll.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/scotus-poll.pdf) ### 2021 Chilton, Adam, Daniel Epps, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. 2021. “[Designing Supreme Court Term Limits](/publications/designing-supreme-court-term-limits)”. *Southern California Law Review* 95 (1): 1-72. Chilton, Adam, Daniel Epps, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen. 2021. “[Designing Supreme Court Term Limits](/publications/designing-supreme-court-term-limits)”. *Southern California Law Review* 95 (1): 1-72. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfterm-limits.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/term-limits.pdf) Since the Founding, Supreme Court justices have enjoyed life tenure. This helps insulate the justices from political pressures, but it also results in unpredictable deaths and strategic retirements determining the timing of Court vacancies. In order to... - [ picture\_as\_pdfterm-limits.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/term-limits.pdf) Sen, Maya. 2021. “[Written Testimony on the Importance of Judicial Diversity](/publications/written-testimony-importance-judicial-diversity)”. *House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet*. Sen, Maya. 2021. “[Written Testimony on the Importance of Judicial Diversity](/publications/written-testimony-importance-judicial-diversity)”. *House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet*. - [ picture\_as\_pdfsen-written-testimony.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/sen-written-testimony.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfsen-written-testimony.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/sen-written-testimony.pdf) Sen, Maya. 2021. “[Written Testimony to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States](/publications/written-testimony-presidential-commission-supreme-court-united-states)”. *Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States*. Sen, Maya. 2021. “[Written Testimony to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States](/publications/written-testimony-presidential-commission-supreme-court-united-states)”. *Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States*. - [ picture\_as\_pdfsen-testimony-scotuscomis...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/sen-testimony-scotuscomission.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfsen-testimony-scotuscomis...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/sen-testimony-scotuscomission.pdf) ### 2019 Dietrich, Bryce J., Ryan D. Enos, and Maya Sen. 2019. “[Emotional Arousal Predicts Voting on the U.S. Supreme Court](/supreme-court-vocal-pitch)”. *Political Analysis* 27 (2): 237-43. Dietrich, Bryce J., Ryan D. Enos, and Maya Sen. 2019. “[Emotional Arousal Predicts Voting on the U.S. Supreme Court](/supreme-court-vocal-pitch)”. *Political Analysis* 27 (2): 237-43. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1017/pan.2018.47) - [ picture\_as\_pdfscotus-audio-si.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/scotus-audio-si.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfscotus-audio.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/scotus-audio.pdf) Do Justices telegraph their preferences during oral arguments? We demonstrate that Justices implicitly reveal their leanings during oral arguments, even before arguments and deliberations have concluded. Specifically, we extract the emotional content of... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1017/pan.2018.47) - [ picture\_as\_pdfscotus-audio-si.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/scotus-audio-si.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfscotus-audio.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6441/files/msen/files/scotus-audio.pdf) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [ Last page 4 ](?page=3 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")