Dr. Meghan Leonard
Associate Professor/Associate Chair
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 408C
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Current Courses
POL 325.001 Constitutional Law: Functions And Powers
POL 425.001 Constitutional Law: Functions and Powers
POL 400.003 Independent Study
POL 215.001 U.S. Courts
Teaching Interests & Areas
Judicial Process Judicial Decision-Making Constitutional Law Voting Rights
Research Interests & Areas
Judicial Politics State Courts Court Institutional Legitimacy Judicial Decision-Making
Ph D Political Science
University of Arizona
MA Political Science
University of Arizona
BA Political Science
Union College
NY
Grants and Contracts
Judicial Independence in the American States: Interbranch Conflict and State High Court Reactions to Constraints
Meghan E Leonard.
National Science Foundation. May 2017 - May 2019
Court-Curbing in the States: State Supreme Court Responsiveness
Meghan E Leonard.
American Political Science Association. 2015 - 2016
Ex Parte Milligan Conference Fiunding
Stewart L Winger, Meghan E Leonard.
Fell Trust. - September 2016
Book, Chapter
State high courts and horizontal constraints
Meghan E Leonard.
(2024), 201-211, 10.4337/9781035309320.00024, Research Handbook on Judicial Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing
Judicial Selection and Retention of State Court Judges
Meghan E Leonard, Laura Carlson.
(2013), Guide to State Politics and Policy, CQ Press
Studying State Judicial Races in a Transformed Electoral Environment
Laura Langer, Meghan E Leonard, Andrea Polk.
(2010), Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior
Journal Article
Democratic Backsliding in the American States: The Case of Judicial Independence
Meghan E Leonard.
Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 54 (3), 573-597, (2024), 10.1093/publius/pjae009
Gender Diversity, Women’s Leadership, and Consensus in State Supreme Courts
Meghan E Leonard, Joseph Ross.
Journal of Women, Politics, & Policy, (2020), 10.1080/1554477X.2019.1698213
State Legislatures, State High Courts, and Judicial Independence: An Examination of Court-Curbing Legislation in the States
Meghan E Leonard.
Justice System Journal, 37 (1), 53-62, (2016)
Understanding the Length of State Supreme Court Opinions
Meghan E Leonard, Joseph V. Ross.
American Politics Research, 44 (4), 710-733, (2016), 10.1177/1532673x15581655
Cooperation and Consensus on State Supreme Courts
Meghan E Leonard, Joseph V Ross.
State Politics and Policy Quarterly, (2014)
Elections and Decision-Making on State High Courts: Examining Legitimacy and Judicial Review
Meghan E Leonard.
Justice System Journal, 35 (1), 45-61, (2014)
Presentations
Trump v. Anderson: The Political Science and Legal Studies Perspective
Amelia Buragas, Meghan E Leonard.
Pre-Law March 20 Meeting, Normal, Illinois, March 20, 2024
Conference on Ex parte Milligan
Stewart L Winger, Meghan E Leonard.
University Club Discussion Hour, Normal, IL, September 9, 2016
Too Close for Discomfort? An Explanation of Perceived Institutional Legitimacy
Meghan E Leonard, Kerri Milita, Carl Palmer.
Department of Politics and Government, Normal, IL, April 1, 2015