Matthew Hitt on Supreme Court Decisionmaking

In this episode, Matthew P. Hitt, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University, discusses his book "Inconsistency and Indecision in the United States Supreme Court," which is published by the University of Michigan Press. Hitt begins by explaining key terms in his study of Supreme Court decisionmaking, including "decisiveness" and "consistency." He observes that Supreme Court decisionmaking has become less decisive and more consistent over time. He discusses the reasons for this shift, as well as the reasons that a certain amount of inconsistency persists. He notes that Supreme Court seems to value consistency and reasoning more highly than Congress or the public, and argues that increasing the decisiveness of the Supreme Court may be desirable. Hitt is on Twitter at @matthewhitt.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.