1. The 'Blinded' Scales of Justice? A Study of the Factors that Influence Judicial Decision-Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals Open Access Author: Lane, Erin Rose Title: The 'Blinded' Scales of Justice? A Study of the Factors that Influence Judicial Decision-Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Political ScienceJudicial BehaviorDisparate ImpactCourtsAppellate Courts File: Download THESIS_LANE_SP20_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher Zorn, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The Supreme Court’s effect on public opinion for cases with high and low salience Open Access Author: Montone, Richard Title: The Supreme Court’s effect on public opinion for cases with high and low salience Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Supreme CourtPublic OpinionCase Salience File: Download Montone_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher Zorn, Thesis SupervisorGretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Judicial Voting Behavior and the Deliberate Indifference Standard Open Access Author: Krug, Viviane Title: Judicial Voting Behavior and the Deliberate Indifference Standard Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: deliberate indifferencevoting behavior File: Download thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher Zorn, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. The Diffusion of Abolishing the Death Penalty Among the American States Open Access Author: Mueller, Autumn Title: The Diffusion of Abolishing the Death Penalty Among the American States Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: death penaltypolicy diffusionmorality policiesdeath penalty abolitionstate lawsregional diffusionstate politics File: Download Mueller_Autumn_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher Zorn, Thesis SupervisorGretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Determinants of state higher education board responsiveness: Affirmative action in state university admissions Open Access Author: Wu, Alexander Title: Determinants of state higher education board responsiveness: Affirmative action in state university admissions Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: political sciencepublic policyeducation policypublic opinionaffirmative action File: Download SchreyerThesis2022_Wu.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher Zorn, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor