In seeking to understand the variation in asylum grant rates by immigration judges ( IJs ), we
apply a variation of the attitudinal model that we modify by incorporating a cognitive model …

Only twenty-five years after its founding, the Federalist Society today boasts a nationwide
membership including renowned attorneys, politicians, policy makers, and jurists. Although the …

Although there are legal norms to secure the uniform treatment of asylum claims in the United
States, anecdotal and empirical evidence suggest that strategic and economic interests …

How much does attorney quality influence the outcome of cases in which one litigant is
significantly more capable than the other? Using a unique dataset of all asylum merits decision …

What roles do prior expertise and accumulated experience play in shaping ideologically
consistent voting on a specialized court? Using a dataset of obviousness patent cases from the …

BY BANKS MILLER t is well-established that the US Solicitor General is appellate process
between civil and criminal cases-and among the most successful of the parties that appear in …

How do the preferences of political elites shape humanitarian immigration to the United States?
Focusing on the asylum and refugee systems, we trace the ways that the preferences of …

What role does judicial subject matter expertise play in the review of agency decisions? Using
a data set of decisions in which the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) is …

We assess the influence professional background – specifically, having been a prosecutor or
a public defender – exerts on decision making by federal district court judges. Focusing on …

United States Attorneys (USAs), the chief federal prosecutors in each judicial district, are
key in determining how the federal government uses coercive force against its citizens. How …