American Journal of Political Science

The forthcoming article “Reviewing fast or slow: A theory of summary reversal in the judicial hierarchy” by Alexander V. Hirsch, Jonathan P. Kastellec, and Anthony R. Taboni is summarized by the author(s) below.
In recent years, a debate has emerged about the U.S. Supreme Court’s use of its “shadow docket,” which generally describes cases in which the Supreme Court acts without the benefit of full briefing, oral arguments, and signed opinions.  Many critics...

The forthcoming article “An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court” by Miles T. Armaly, Jonathan M. King, Elizabeth A. Lane, and Jessica A. Schoenherr is summarized by the author(s) below.
In recent years, the term “Christian nationalism” – previously relegated to academic and activist circles – has entered the mainstream political lexicon. Christian nationalism is an ideology that blends the belief that the United States was founded as...

The forthcoming article “The public agglomeration effect: Urban–rural divisions in government efficiency and political preferences” by Theo Serlin is summarized by the author below.
Why do cities vote for the left? This pattern, which holds in almost all economically-developed democracies, is puzzling, given that urban voters on average have higher incomes and so should stand to lose in relative terms from left-wing economic policies...

The forthcoming article “A drag on the ticket? Estimating top‐of‐the‐ticket effects on down‐ballot races” by Kevin DeLuca, Daniel J. Moskowitz, and Benjamin Schneer  is summarized by the author(s) below.
Do Weak Top-of-the-Ticket Candidates Hurt a Party’s Down-Ballot Candidates?...