Alito is countering Sotomayor with a further statement from the bench.

🎉 New article in Journal of Law and Courts with @victorywu.bsky.social, my former Dartmouth student and now a PhD/JD student at Stanford. It began as his independent study at Dartmouth. 👏 We show that Supreme Court composition shapes how Americans evaluate nominees. DOI: doi.org/10.1017/jlc....

My coauthored article with Eugenia Artabe, "Using Large Language Models to Measure the Ideology of Supreme Court Justices," is now available in the Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis. doi.org/10.1177/2755...

My coauthored article with Eugenia Artabe, "Using Large Language Models to Measure the Ideology of Supreme Court Justices," is now available in the Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis. doi.org/10.1177/2755...

New work with Chris Krewson and Miles Armaly! We show that (1) nominee support (via shared presidential partisanship) has significant downstream effects on SCOTUS approval, and (2) it is enduring, lasting long after the confirmation process journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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I'm pleased to announce that Eitan Sapiro-Gheiler and I have created the Comprehensive Courts of Appeals Database, which extends the Songer Database to the universe of published Courts of Appeals cases between 1892 and 2025. coadata.org/data/

Two days left to apply! The APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation #research in #polisky. Learn more and submit #DDRIG applications here:

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#OpenAccess from @studiesapd.bsky.social - Voters, Ballot Measures, and Reforming State Courts of Last Resort, 1792–2024 - https://cup.org/49nSgl4 - Peverill Squire (University of Missouri) #FirstView

I did some quick analysis and oral arguments under the new round robin format were on average twenty minutes longer than the prior format.

Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Bonus content for SCOTUS nerds: In his remarks tonight, Roberts said the new oral argument format has "blown up" and is "too long" and the court might revisit it this summer.

All 16 pages of confidential memos were expected to remain secret for decades to come, but The New York Times has published them. See the documents here.

Read the Supreme Court’s Shadow Papers

Read 16 pages of internal deliberations from the Supreme Court that the New York Times has obtained, bringing the origins of the court’s “shadow docket” into the light.

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We offer some speculation on these surprising findings in the discussion section of the article, which is open access. This was a difficult project to undertake and began well before the sweeping pardons of all involved in the crimes of that day. With thanks to my amazing coauthors for their grit!

“Stop the Steal” Sentenced: An Analysis of Judge Appointment Effects on the Sentencing of January 6 Defendants - Ethan D. Boldt, Hayley Munir, Jason S. Byers, Michael C. Gizzi, 2026

This study examines whether the political appointment of federal judges influenced the sentencing of individuals charged in connection with the January 6, 2021,...

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New Cambridge Element, Supremely Polarizing, by Nicholas T. Davis and Matthew P. Hitt, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at https://cup.org/3NT9dfD

🎓 3 Full Scholarships funded by the Dept. of Social Sciences, the Juan Linz Institute & Banco Santander 📅 Deadline: April 30, 2026 Among them, the *IJL–Francisco Cantú* Scholarship, honoring an exceptional scholar and awarded to the top candidate among recipients Apply 👇 ijlinz.es/en/postgradu...

I had the best time on the New Books in Political Science podcast talking about The Politics of Perception. Check it out! newbooksnetwork.com/katelyn-e-st...

Coming at you in First View: a look at the changing SCOTUS media environment by Matt Cota (MSU), @rachaelhouston.bsky.social, @elizabethlane.bsky.social, and myself! 🧵👇🏼 with more details! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#OpenAccess from the Journal of Law and Courts - A Database of the United States Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket, 1993–2025 - https://cup.org/4pOXlbr - @jkastellec.bsky.social & Anthony R. Taboni #FirstView

Excited that "Race, Gender, and Nascent Political Ambition" is now out in @bjpols.bsky.social. W/ survey of white, Hispanic, and Black American respondents, we show primary gap in nascent political ambition is not between men and women but between white men and the majority of the polity.

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 8mo ago

NEW - Race, Gender, and Nascent Political Ambition - https://cup.org/4s4ZzFT - Andrea Junqueira, @dzobrien.bsky.social, @mhayes.bsky.social, Jongwoo Jeong, Brian Crisp & Matthew Gabel #OpenAccess

An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court by Miles T. Armaly, Jonathan M. King, Elizabeth A. Lane, and Jessica A. Schoenherr is now available in Early View. @jonathanmking.bsky.social @elizabethlane.bsky.social @jessicaann87.bsky.social t.co/lE9STMjDNk

It's annual con law meme time, from my undergraduates

Friendly reminder that JLC is looking for a new editor! Applications due to the committee by 2/1/2026.

APSA Law & Courts Section@lawcourtsapsa.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The APSA Law & Courts Section is searching for the next Editor of the Journal of Law and Courts (starting Jan. 2027). Apply by Feb. 1, 2026. Questions? Contact the Search Committee: K. Randazzo, A. Badas, D. Hughes, J. Schoenherr.

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In "'You Reached Out to Me to Help'", @jonathanmking.bsky.social, @jessicaann87.bsky.social & @kstauffer.bsky.social use a survey experiment to test how views on courts and anti-woman outcomes are shaped by attorney gender. 🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 buff.ly/dibwmO3

The APSA Law & Courts Section is searching for the next Editor of the Journal of Law and Courts (starting Jan. 2027). Apply by Feb. 1, 2026. Questions? Contact the Search Committee: K. Randazzo, A. Badas, D. Hughes, J. Schoenherr.

My article "The Partisan Foundations of Attitudes Towards State Supreme Courts," co-authored with Eugenia Artabe and Lucia Lopez, is now available online at Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065...

The Partisan Foundations of Attitudes Towards State Supreme Courts - Eugenia Artabe, Alex Badas, Lucia Lopez, 2025

State supreme courts have become increasingly salient as the U.S. Supreme Court has deferred more politically contentious questions to the states. Yet, despite ...

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My article "The Partisan Foundations of Attitudes Towards State Supreme Courts," co-authored with Eugenia Artabe and Lucia Lopez, is now available online at Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065...

The Partisan Foundations of Attitudes Towards State Supreme Courts - Eugenia Artabe, Alex Badas, Lucia Lopez, 2025

State supreme courts have become increasingly salient as the U.S. Supreme Court has deferred more politically contentious questions to the states. Yet, despite ...

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🚨If you are an early-career scholar who researches civil justice topics -- please consider applying to join our next cohort! Participants join an awesome community of A2J scholars (& receive a research stipend!). Applications due November 24 (bit.ly/abfecw) @abfresearch.bsky.social

ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative Early-Career Workshop at American Bar Foundation

ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative Early-Career Workshop Deadline: Monday, November 24, 2025 About the ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative The American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice ...

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Our next candidate is Lucia Lopez. Lucia’s research explains how public opinion and public policy intersect, particularly in the domain of welfare. Her work is funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Rapoport Family Foundation. Find out more at Lucia-Lopez.com.

Great opportunity for graduate students. The Law and Society Association is seeking applications for its new student fellows program. lawandsociety.site-ym.com/page/LSAStud...

IT'S WRITING GROUP SEASON!!!! L&C Women Writing Group has everything: erudite commentary, vast experience, bonding. Evidence of success: Pick up the JOP. JLC. PRQ. P&G. SPPQ. Papers that went through our group are everywhere! Deadline is tomorrow (10/3)! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Law and Courts Women's Writing Group

Writing groups for the Fall 2025 semester

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For public policy scholars: JPIPE published our article that uses machine learning to code the universe of congressional and state legislative data since 2009 by the Comparative Agenda Project policy codes. That's 1.68 million bills. OPEN-ACCESS here: www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...

The University of Houston is looking to hire a political theorist specializing in American political thought. Full details are available here: careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - American Political Thought - Houston, Texas, United States

Department: Political Science Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for an open rank position of ...

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