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The Supreme Court’s Agenda-Setting Process The Supreme Court’s Agenda-Setting Process
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The Petition for a Writ of Certiorari The Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
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The Role of Law Clerks during the Agenda Stage The Role of Law Clerks during the Agenda Stage
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The Discuss List The Discuss List
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The Conference The Conference
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Studying Agenda-Setting: Four Approaches Studying Agenda-Setting: Four Approaches
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Cue Theory and Certiorari Voting Cue Theory and Certiorari Voting
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Ideological Influences on Certiorari Voting Ideological Influences on Certiorari Voting
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Legal and Institutional Influences on Certiorari Voting Legal and Institutional Influences on Certiorari Voting
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Forward-Looking Certiorari Voting Forward-Looking Certiorari Voting
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Limitations and New Areas for Research Limitations and New Areas for Research
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Circuit Court Splits: Identity and Intentionality Circuit Court Splits: Identity and Intentionality
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Data Limitations Data Limitations
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Clerks, the Discuss List, and State Supreme Courts Clerks, the Discuss List, and State Supreme Courts
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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References References
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8 Agenda-Setting on the U.S. Supreme Court
Get accessRyan J. Owens is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
James Sieja is Visiting Assisting Professor of Government at Skidmore College.
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Published:06 July 2017
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Abstract
Understanding the conditions under which the Supreme Court sets its agenda is crucial to understanding Supreme Court behavior. After all, before the justices make any decision on the merits of a case, they must first decide whether to hear it at all. This chapter analyzes Supreme Court agenda-setting. It begins by describing the process justices employ to select cases to review. It examines how parties file certiorari petitions, the certiorari pool used to provide guidance to the justices, and the conferences in which justices vote to grant or deny review to cert petitions. The chapter then discusses four explanations political scientists have provided to explain the conditions under which justices set the agenda. The article concludes by examining limitations of existing scholarship and providing suggestions for future scholarship.
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