Books and Edited Volumes
Houston, Rachael B., Timothy R. Johnson, and Eve Ringsmuth. 2023. SCOTUS and COVID: How the Media Reacted to the Livestreaming of Supreme Court Oral Arguments. ISBN: 9781538172612. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 134 pages.
Articles and Chapters
Bird, Christine, Rachael Houston, and Mary Shieh. 2025. “Ad-Dressing the Bench: The Impact of Interest Group Ads on Partisan Perceptions of Supreme Court Confirmations.” Interest Groups & Advocacy.
Houston, Rachael and Stephen Earnest. 2025. “Defining the Modern Public Square: A Study of Federal Judicial Interpretations.” University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Houston, Rachael and Eve Ringsmuth. 2024. “Case of the Mondays: Examining Media Coverage of Oral Arguments Based on Weekday Selection.” Journal of Law and Courts.
Sorenson, Maron, Rachael Houston, and Amanda Bryan. 2024. “280 Characters of Contention: Analyzing Partisan Behavior on Twitter During Supreme Court Confirmation Processes.” Journal of Law and Courts.
Bird, Christine, Rachael Houston, and Mary Shieh. 2024. “From Ads to Action: The Influence of Interest Group Supreme Court Confirmation Advertisements on Political Engagement.” Political Research Quarterly.
Houston, Rachael. 2024. “A World Outside the Classroom: Evaluating Faculty Attitudes Toward Civic Learning and Engagement.” Journal of Political Science Education.
Houston, Rachael. 2023. “Sounding the Legitimacy Alarm Bell: How Media Outlets Frame the Legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.” Touro Law Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity.
Houston, Rachael and Timothy R. Johnson. 2023. “Does Greater Transparency Increase Viewership and Engagement? An Analysis of C-SPAN’s Live Audio Broadcasts of Supreme Court Oral Argument.” The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research.
Houston, Rachael. 2023. “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?: How the US Supreme Court Defines “Time” Using the Purcell Principle.” Nevada Law Journal, 23(3), 5.
Houston, Rachael, Siyu Li, and Timothy R. Johnson. 2021. “Learning to Speak Up: Acclimation Effects and Supreme Court Oral Argument.” Justice System Journal. Vol. 42. #1 (February): 1-19.
Bryan, Amanda C., Rachael Houston, and Timothy R. Johnson. 2020. “Taking Note: Justice Harry A. Blackmun’s Observations from Oral Argument about Life, Law, and the U.S. Supreme Court.” Journal of Supreme Court History. Vol 45 #1 (Spring): 44-65.
Encyclopedia Entries, Book Reviews, and Commentary
Johnson, Timothy R., Grace Hertzog, and Rachael Houston. 2025. “To avoid irrelevancy, the US Supreme Court must now speak with the full voice of its constitutional authority.” London School of Economics’ Phelan United States Centre. May 8.
Houston, Rachael. 2025. “Why Trump’s recent attack on the legitimacy of the federal judiciary is so dangerous.” London School of Economics’ Phelan United States Centre. April 10.
Houston, Rachael. 2024. “Review of Rationing the Constitution by Andrew Coan.” Law and Politics Book Review.
Ringsmuth, Eve, Rachael Houston, Timothy R. Johnson 2023. “Supreme Court has not committed to a major innovation in transparency it started during the pandemic.” The Conversation. June 23.
Houston, Rachael 2022. “A Reflection on Teaching Political Participation Using TikTok.” Political Science Educator Newsletter. Volume 26, Issue 1.
Houston, Rachael and Timothy R. Johnson. 2022. “The Supreme Court and the Incorporation Doctrine.” In LeMay, Michael and Al Mariam. The Judicial System. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
Houston, Rachael 2022. “Review of Political Science Is for Everybody: An Introduction to Political Science.” Journal of Political Science Education. DOI: 10.1080/15512169.2022.2078216
Johnson, Timothy and Rachael Houston. “The Fourteenth Amendment, Incorporation Doctrine, and the U.S. Mexico Border States.” 2021. In LeMay, Michael and Al Mariam. The U.S. Mexico Border: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
Houston, Rachael. 2021. “Constant Change at the Wisconsin Ballot Box: Voting Rights at Issue in Luft v. Evers.” Justice System Journal. Vol. 42 (1): 110-112
Houston, Rachael. “How Faculty Can Continue to Keep Students Democratically Engaged.” 2021. American Political Science Association’s Raise the Vote Campaign (Blog Post). January 12.
Houston, Rachael. “A Roadmap for Engaging College Students in Our Nation’s Elections.” 2020. American Political Science Association’s Raise the Vote Campaign (Blog Post). March 18.
Houston, Rachael B., Timothy R. Johnson, and Eve Ringsmuth. 2023. SCOTUS and COVID: How the Media Reacted to the Livestreaming of Supreme Court Oral Arguments. ISBN: 9781538172612. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 134 pages.
Articles and Chapters
Bird, Christine, Rachael Houston, and Mary Shieh. 2025. “Ad-Dressing the Bench: The Impact of Interest Group Ads on Partisan Perceptions of Supreme Court Confirmations.” Interest Groups & Advocacy.
Houston, Rachael and Stephen Earnest. 2025. “Defining the Modern Public Square: A Study of Federal Judicial Interpretations.” University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Houston, Rachael and Eve Ringsmuth. 2024. “Case of the Mondays: Examining Media Coverage of Oral Arguments Based on Weekday Selection.” Journal of Law and Courts.
Sorenson, Maron, Rachael Houston, and Amanda Bryan. 2024. “280 Characters of Contention: Analyzing Partisan Behavior on Twitter During Supreme Court Confirmation Processes.” Journal of Law and Courts.
Bird, Christine, Rachael Houston, and Mary Shieh. 2024. “From Ads to Action: The Influence of Interest Group Supreme Court Confirmation Advertisements on Political Engagement.” Political Research Quarterly.
Houston, Rachael. 2024. “A World Outside the Classroom: Evaluating Faculty Attitudes Toward Civic Learning and Engagement.” Journal of Political Science Education.
Houston, Rachael. 2023. “Sounding the Legitimacy Alarm Bell: How Media Outlets Frame the Legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.” Touro Law Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity.
Houston, Rachael and Timothy R. Johnson. 2023. “Does Greater Transparency Increase Viewership and Engagement? An Analysis of C-SPAN’s Live Audio Broadcasts of Supreme Court Oral Argument.” The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research.
Houston, Rachael. 2023. “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?: How the US Supreme Court Defines “Time” Using the Purcell Principle.” Nevada Law Journal, 23(3), 5.
Houston, Rachael, Siyu Li, and Timothy R. Johnson. 2021. “Learning to Speak Up: Acclimation Effects and Supreme Court Oral Argument.” Justice System Journal. Vol. 42. #1 (February): 1-19.
Bryan, Amanda C., Rachael Houston, and Timothy R. Johnson. 2020. “Taking Note: Justice Harry A. Blackmun’s Observations from Oral Argument about Life, Law, and the U.S. Supreme Court.” Journal of Supreme Court History. Vol 45 #1 (Spring): 44-65.
Encyclopedia Entries, Book Reviews, and Commentary
Johnson, Timothy R., Grace Hertzog, and Rachael Houston. 2025. “To avoid irrelevancy, the US Supreme Court must now speak with the full voice of its constitutional authority.” London School of Economics’ Phelan United States Centre. May 8.
Houston, Rachael. 2025. “Why Trump’s recent attack on the legitimacy of the federal judiciary is so dangerous.” London School of Economics’ Phelan United States Centre. April 10.
Houston, Rachael. 2024. “Review of Rationing the Constitution by Andrew Coan.” Law and Politics Book Review.
Ringsmuth, Eve, Rachael Houston, Timothy R. Johnson 2023. “Supreme Court has not committed to a major innovation in transparency it started during the pandemic.” The Conversation. June 23.
Houston, Rachael 2022. “A Reflection on Teaching Political Participation Using TikTok.” Political Science Educator Newsletter. Volume 26, Issue 1.
Houston, Rachael and Timothy R. Johnson. 2022. “The Supreme Court and the Incorporation Doctrine.” In LeMay, Michael and Al Mariam. The Judicial System. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
Houston, Rachael 2022. “Review of Political Science Is for Everybody: An Introduction to Political Science.” Journal of Political Science Education. DOI: 10.1080/15512169.2022.2078216
Johnson, Timothy and Rachael Houston. “The Fourteenth Amendment, Incorporation Doctrine, and the U.S. Mexico Border States.” 2021. In LeMay, Michael and Al Mariam. The U.S. Mexico Border: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
Houston, Rachael. 2021. “Constant Change at the Wisconsin Ballot Box: Voting Rights at Issue in Luft v. Evers.” Justice System Journal. Vol. 42 (1): 110-112
Houston, Rachael. “How Faculty Can Continue to Keep Students Democratically Engaged.” 2021. American Political Science Association’s Raise the Vote Campaign (Blog Post). January 12.
Houston, Rachael. “A Roadmap for Engaging College Students in Our Nation’s Elections.” 2020. American Political Science Association’s Raise the Vote Campaign (Blog Post). March 18.