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Signed Networks for the US Supreme Court Overturning its Prior Decisions Cover

Signed Networks for the US Supreme Court Overturning its Prior Decisions

By: Patrick Doreian and  Andrej Mrvar  
Open Access
|Apr 2019

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Figure 1

Three inconsistent triples of hypothetical decisions each involving one overturning link.
Three inconsistent triples of hypothetical decisions each involving one overturning link.

Figure 2

Levels of overturning decisions within and between courts defined by Chief Justices.
Levels of overturning decisions within and between courts defined by Chief Justices.

Figure 3

The ten-vertex weak component of decisions linked by negative ties. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
The ten-vertex weak component of decisions linked by negative ties. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.

Figure 4

A six-vertex weak component. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
A six-vertex weak component. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.

Figure 5

A five-vertex weak component. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
A five-vertex weak component. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.

Figure 6

All possible triples between three Supreme Court decisions.
All possible triples between three Supreme Court decisions.

Figure 7

Examples of two types of inconsistent signed triples. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
Examples of two types of inconsistent signed triples. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.

Figure 8

Examples of the third type of inconsistent signed triples. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.
Examples of the third type of inconsistent signed triples. Note: The decisions are labeled by the years they were made, and the notation used by the Supreme Court to identify specific decisions.

The first observed and expected distribution of ties in the signed network_

Triple typeExpected number, EObserved number, O
All positive275,685274,152
Two negative ties type 1390
Two negative ties type 230
Two negative ties type 3329
One negative-type 18941,578
One negative-type 28941,233
One negative-type 38941,413
All negative00

Counts of consistent and inconsistent triple types in the expanded signed network_

Consistent triples and triple countsInconsistent triples and triple counts
All positive247,152One negative- type 11,578
Two negative ties type 190One negative- type 21,233
Two negative ties type 20One negative- type 31,413
Two negative ties type 329All negative0
Total274,271Total4,224

The expected distribution of triple types based on simulations and the observed distribution_

Triple typeExpectedObserved
All positive275,808274,152
Two negative ties type 1390
Two negative ties type 230
Two negative ties type 3329
One negative-type 18911,578
One negative-type 28901,233
One negative-type 38941,413
All negative00
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/connections-2019-002 | Journal eISSN: 2816-4245 | Journal ISSN: 0226-1766
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 14
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2019
Published on: Apr 26, 2019
Published by: International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2019 Patrick Doreian, Andrej Mrvar, published by International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.