Social Identity Group Cues in Judicial Ideology and Decision-Making on the U.S. Supreme Court

Rob Robinson, Brendon Swedlow, Meng Yuan, Cassandra Epping, Division of Politics, and Justice, California State University, Department of Poltiical Science, Northern Illinois University, Research Center for Public Economy and Public Policy, Chongqing University, School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University, Department of Political Science, Carthage College

Political Research Quarterly

Published online on May 08, 2026

Abstract

Political Research Quarterly, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 936-950, September 2026.
While interest group influences on U.S. Supreme Court decisions have been extensively studied, research on the role that litigants’ social identity group cues play in judicial ideology and decision-making is in its infancy. We hypothesize that justices ...