Elizabeth Lane
Bio
Elizabeth Lane an Assistant Professor of Political Science a North Carolina State University. She earned her PhD from Michigan State University in American politics and research methods in 2019. Her research centers on the intersection of race, gender, and judicial behavior at the United States Supreme Court. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the American Political Science Association. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, American Politics Research, Journal of Law and Courts, and Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law, and was featured by The London School of Economics Phelen Center Blog and Vox.
Website: https://elizabethalane.com/
Education
Ph.D. Political Science Michigan State University 2019
M.A. Political Science Michigan State University 2015
B.A. Political Science, Pre-Law Michigan State University 2012
Publications
- The Influence of Descriptive Representation on Support for Judicial Nominees and the US Supreme Court , POLITICAL BEHAVIOR (2024)
- “Excuse me –” Race and Intersectionality of Interruptions at the U.S. Supreme Court , (2024)
- Persuading the Supreme Court: The Significance of Briefs in Judicial Decision Making. By Morgan L. W. Hazelton and Rachael K. Hinkle. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 2022. 275p. $32.95 paper. , Perspectives on Politics (2023)
- State Courts, State Legislatures, and Setting Abortion Policy , Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (2023)
- Politicized Battles: How Vacancies and Partisanship Influence Support for the Supreme Court , American Politics Research (2022)
- A Separation-of-Powers Approach to the Supreme Court’s Shrinking Caseload , Journal of Law and Courts (2021)
- Judicial Discretion and US Supreme Court Agenda Setting , Open Judicial Politics (2020)
- Review of The President and the Supreme Court: Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump by Paul M , Law and Politics Book Review (2020)
- The Purpose of Senatorial Grandstanding during Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings , Journal of Law and Courts (2020)
- 'A Matter of Great Importance’: Senator Preparation for Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings , (2019)