And male justices, perhaps not surprisingly, interrupt female justices far more often than the other way around. With Gorsuch entering the court, that’s going to reinforce that tendency.”Gender, the study concluded, plays an even larger role. By comparison, Justice Scalia interrupted Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, another liberal, at just 15 percent of the rate at which he interrupted Justice Breyer. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyI fear I interrupted Professor Jacobi to ask whether these trends tell us anything about how Justice Gorsuch is likely to act, given his mild and courteous manner. I see Gorsuch as somewhat similar in style to Roberts.”“I don’t think that a lot of men notice that they’re doing this,” Professor Jacobi said.

Source: New York Times April 17, 2017 09:00 UTC