Ryan C. Black is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University where he teaches about the federal judiciary, with a particular emphasis on the United States Supreme Court and the United States Courts of Appeals. His work has been published in the Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, American Politics Research, Presidential Studies Quarterly, the Justice System Journal, Law and Social Inquiry and a variety of law reviews. He is also a co-author of Oral Arguments and Coalition Formation on