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Presently, state governments are more active and more successful in the U.S. Supreme Court than at any time since the New Deal. These rates of activity and success are a [...]

Examines the bloc of United States (US) Supreme Court justices that produce pro-state decisions in United States versus Lopez, Seminole Tribe of Florida versus Florida and Printz versus US. Coherence and consistency of the decisions and stance of the bloc in the cases; Analysis of the justices decisions and stance in the cases; Information on the US Supreme Court.

In recent years, numerous state governments have seen their methods of financing public primary and secondary education challenged as unconstitutional. To date, 13 state supreme courts have upheld their financing systems while 11 others have found such methods unconstitutional. This article develops and tests a multivariate model of judicial decision making which attempts to indicate the factors which lead to variation in the decisions on this issue. The analysis indicates the primary importance of the court itself, the relevant constitutional language and the facts surrounding the case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]