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Signed Networks for the US Supreme Court Overturning its Prior Decisions


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Figure 1

Three inconsistent triples of hypothetical decisions each involving one overturning link.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Triple type Expected Observed
All positive 275,808 274,152
Two negative ties type 1 3 90
Two negative ties type 2 3 0
Two negative ties type 3 3 29
One negative-type 1 891 1,578
One negative-type 2 890 1,233
One negative-type 3 894 1,413
All negative 0 0
eISSN:
0226-1766
Język:
Angielski
Częstotliwość wydawania:
Volume Open
Dziedziny czasopisma:
Social Sciences, other