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Figure 1
Three inconsistent triples of hypothetical decisions each involving one overturning link.
Figure 2
Levels of overturning decisions within and between courts defined by Chief Justices.
Figure 3
The ten-vertex weak component of decisions linked by negative ties. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
Figure 4
A six-vertex weak component. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
Figure 5
A five-vertex weak component. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
Figure 6
All possible triples between three Supreme Court decisions.
Figure 7
Examples of two types of inconsistent signed triples. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
Figure 8
Examples of the third type of inconsistent signed triples. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
The first observed and expected distribution of ties in the signed network.
Triple type
Expected number, E
Observed number, O
All positive
275,685
274,152
Two negative ties type 1
3
90
Two negative ties type 2
3
0
Two negative ties type 3
3
29
One negative-type 1
894
1,578
One negative-type 2
894
1,233
One negative-type 3
894
1,413
All negative
0
0
Counts of consistent and inconsistent triple types in the expanded signed network.
Consistent triples and triple counts
Inconsistent triples and triple counts
All positive
247,152
One negative- type 1
1,578
Two negative ties type 1
90
One negative- type 2
1,233
Two negative ties type 2
0
One negative- type 3
1,413
Two negative ties type 3
29
All negative
0
Total
274,271
Total
4,224
The expected distribution of triple types based on simulations and the observed distribution.