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TONJA JACOBI

2022

Articles

Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press

Working Papers

2021

Articles

  • Terry Stops in the Shadow of Exclusion, 47 Search & Seizure Law Report 95 (2021) (Co-authored by: Ross Berlin).

Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press

Working Papers

2020

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Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press

2019

Articles

Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press

2018

Articles

Contributions to Books

  • Judicial Review as a Self-Stabilizing Constitutional Mechanism, in Comparative Judicial Review 185 (Erin F. Delaney & Rosalind Dixon eds. 2018) (Co-authored by: Sonia Mittal and Barry R. Weingast).

Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press

2017

Articles

  • The Future of Terry in the Car Context (Terry at 50 Symposium), 15 Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law 89 (2017).

2016

Articles

  • Miranda 2.0, 50 Uc Davis Law Review 1 (2016).
  • A Theory of Judicial Retirement, 17 American Law and Economics Review 529 (2015) (Co-authored by: Alvaro Bustos).
  • The Second Dimension of the Supreme Court, 57 William & Mary Law Review 1671 (2016) (Co-authored by: Joshua Fischman).
  • Why Judges Always Vote, 43 International Review of Law and Economics 190 (2015) (Co-authored by: Eugene Kontorovich).

2015

Articles

  • Creating a Self-Stabilizing Constitution: The Role of the Takings Clause, 110 Northwestern University Law Review 601 (2015) (Co-authored by: Sonia Mittal and Barry Weingast).
  • Communicating Judicial Retirement, 43 International Review of Law and Economics 107 (2015) (Co-authored by: Alvaro Bustos).
  • Criminal Innovation and the Warrant Requirement: Reconsidering the Rights-Police Efficiency Trade-Off, 56 William and Mary Law Review 759 (2015).

Working Papers

2014

Articles

  • Strategic Judicial Preference Revelation, 30 Journal of Law and Economics 113-137 (Co-authored by: Alvaro Bustos).
  • The Attrition of Rights under Parole, 87 Southern California Law Review 887-976 (2014) (Co-authored by: Song Richardson, and Gregory Barr).
  • Obamacare as a Window on Judicial Strategy, 80 Tennessee Law Review 763-845.

Contributions to Books

  • A Strategy of Increasing Judicial Power in NFIB v. Sebelius, in The Affordable Care Act: Philosophical and Legal Implications 89-102 (Fritz Allhoff and Mark Hall eds. 2014).

2013

Articles

  • The Filibuster and Reconciliation: The Future of Majoritarian Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate, 47 Uc Davis Law Review 261 (2013) (Co-authored by: Jeff Vandam).
  • The Attrition of Rights under Parole, 87 Southern California Law Review (forthcoming 2014) (Co-authored by: Song Richardson and Gregory Barr).
  • Strategic Judicial Preference Revelation, 57 Journal of Law and Economics (forthcoming 2014) (Co-authored by: Alvaro Bustos).
  • League Structure & Stadium Rent Seeking—The Role of Antitrust Revisited, 65 Florida Law Review 1-72 (2013) (Co-authored by: David Haddock, and Matthew Sag).

Contributions to Books

  • The Exclusionary Rule: Its Effect on Innocence and Guilt, in The Constitution and the Future of Criminal Justice in America (John T. Parry and L. Song Richardson eds. 2013).

2012

Articles

  • A Positive Political Theory of Rules and Standards, 2012 University of Illinois Law Review 1 (Co-authored by: Emerson Tiller, and Frank Cross).

2011

Articles

  • The Law and Economics of the Exclusionary Rule, 87 Notre Dame Law Review 585 (2012).

2010

Articles

  • The Strategic Analysis of Judicial Decisions, 6 Annual Review of Law & Social Science 341-358 (2010) (Co-authored by: Lee Epstein ).
  • How the Dissent Becomes the Majority: Using Federalism to Transform Coalitions in the U.S. Supreme Court , 59 Duke Law Journal 183-283 (2009) (Co-authored by: Vanessa Baird ).

Contributions to Books

  • The Judiciary , in Public Choice and Public Law (Dan Farber and Anne Joseph O’Connelleds.).
  • Research Handbooks in Law and Economics Series (Richard Posner and Francesco Parisi eds. 2010).

2009

Articles

  • Taking the Measure of Ideology: Empirically Measuring Supreme Court Cases , 98 Georgetown Law Journal 1-75 (2009) (Co-authored by: Matthew Sag ).
  • Competing Models of Judicial Coalition Formation and Case Outcome Determination , 1 Journal of Legal Analysis 411-458 (2009).
  • Judicial Agenda Setting through Signaling and Strategic Litigant Responses, 29 Journal of Law And Policy 215-239 (2009) (Co-authored by: Vanessa A. Baird ).
  • Ideology and Exceptionalism in Intellectual Property: An Empirical Study, 97 California Law Review 801-856 (2009) (Co-authored by: Matthew Sag and Maxim Sytch).
  • The Role of Politics and Economics in Explaining Variation in Litigation Rates in the U.S. States , 38 Journal of Legal Studies 205-233 (2009).

2008

Articles

  • Super Medians, 61 Stanford Law Review 37-99 (2008) (Co-authored by: Lee Epstein ).
  • The Judicial Signaling Game: How Judges Strategically Shape Their Dockets, 16 Supreme Court Economic Review 1-38 (2008).
  • Acknowledging Guilt: Forcing Self-Identification in Post-Conviction DNA Testing , 102 Northwestern University Law Review 263-306 (2008) (Co-authored by: Gwendolyn Carroll).

2007

Articles

  • How Massachusetts Got Gay Marriage: The Intersection of Popular Opinion, Legislative Action, and Judicial Power , 15 Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 219-241 (2006).

2006

Articles

  • Sharing the Love: The Political Power of Remedial Delay in Same-Sex Marriage Cases, 15 Law & Sexuality 11-58 (2006).
  • The Impact of Positive Political Theory on Old Questions of Constitutional Law and the Separation of Powers, 100 Northwestern University Law Review 259-278 (2006).

Contributions to Books

  • Cruel and Unusual Punishment , in The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties (2006).
  • The New Separation of Powers: Integrating the Study of American Politics, in Handbook of Political Economy (Barry R. Weingast and Donald Wittman eds. 2006) (Co-authored by: Rui de Figueiredo, and Barry R. Weingast ).

2005

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  • The Senatorial Courtesy Game: Explaining the Norm of Informal Vetoes in Advice and Consent Nominations, 30 Legislative Studies Quarterly 193 (2005).

2002

Articles

  • Same-Sex Marriage: Implications of Legislative Remand for the Judiciary’s Role, 26 Vermont Law Review 381-406 (2002).