A new study finds “litigant shopping,” or choosing plaintiffs with specific demographic attributes, can be used to shape public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court—but it can also backfire. The paper, “You Better Shop Around: Litigant Characteristics and Supreme Court Support,” is published in the Journal of Politics.
‘Litigant shopping’ for Supreme Court cases can backfire
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