Title
Reconsidering The Nagel-erikson Hypothesis: Editorial Reactions To Church-state Cases
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1993
Publication Title
American Politics Research
Department
Politics and Government
Abstract
In analyzing editorial reactions to church-state decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, some support is found for the hypothesis that approval of judicial decisions correlates with partisan attitudes. However, it is found that partisan cleavages on Court decisions have blurred due to habituation to precedent, compromised holdings, and judicial justification. This evidence leads the authors to conclude that attentive lay publics of the Court, such as editorialists, may be less partisan, or partisan less often, than many observers have supposed.
Volume
21
Issue
3
pp.
368-378
ISSN
1532-673X
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Citation
Dragoo, Kathleen, Melissa Duits, and William Haltom. 1993. "Reconsidering the Nagel-Erikson Hypothesis. Editorial Reactions to Church-State Cases." American Politics Research 21(3): 368-378.