I just need this out in the world before one more person slanders my people: We, the people who proudly call Michigan home, cannot explain Haley Stevens’s accent. It is not the accent of *any* of our people. Maybe it’s changed since she moved to DC (mine has!), but it is not a Michigan accent.

Re-upping this with a link to the updated CSI data! Please use (and cite the paper) with abandon! matthewtcota.com/files/CSI_20...

Jessica Schoenherr@jessicaann87.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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...

cc: @rachaelhouston.bsky.social @elizabethlane.bsky.social

PS: Political Science & Politics@pspolisci.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Now on FirstView ft. @jessicaann87.bsky.social "If the media environment is evolving & the changing environment in turn affects where people obtain news about the Supreme Court.. then scholars must consider its variety when studying the relationship b/w the public and the Court" shorturl.at/yAXy4

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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Relevantly, @elizabethlane.bsky.social and I have a JOP coming out on this very topic, where we examine 34 years of citation data to address attorney targeting of justices. TLDR: yes, they do it and yes, it works. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Cite and Sway? Attorneys, Briefs, and Persuasion at the U.S. Supreme Court | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja

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Dr. Adam Feldman@dradamfeldman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Which justices were attorneys trying to sway in the tariff case? Strategic targeting is a thing. I wrote about it for Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/were-brief...

If you are interested in the U.S. Supreme Court, but have never seen the justices in action, onthedocket.org provides a step in the right direction. We combine authentic audio with AI-generated video to show you the justices announcing opinions in some of the highest profile cases they decide!

On The Docket - Experience the Supreme Court Like Never Before

We transform audio recordings into compelling video narratives using AI technology.

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It is always amazing to chat with @ninatotenberg.bsky.social. My group (Jerry Goldman, @spoolerfm.bsky.social, and Francesco d'Alcontres) are thrilled to open up SCOTUS just a bit more to a world wide audience.

NPR@npr.org · 6mo ago

Like it or not, the justices are about to see AI versions of themselves, speaking words that they spoke in court but that were not heard contemporaneously by anyone except those in the courtroom. n.pr/3O3sWJn

Writing this paper with these people was a ton of fun! And be on the lookout for Matt, who is an incredible up-and-coming judicial politics scholar coming out of MSU!

Enter us! We examine how coverage has changed over time in major papers and online outlets, and put out a call to arms to scholars to rethink the media-SCOTUS-public opinion connection. And, yes, we updated Collins and Cooper’s Case Salience Index (many thanks to them for the help and support!).

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...

Powell goes full Schattschneider 🤓! Expand the scope of conflict, get audience off the sidelines & into the game. Gambit to rally political support for Fed & put Trump on defensive. Reminder that Fed depends on political support (from lawmakers, markets, judges, POTUS) to secure its “independence”

Federal Reserve@federalreserve.gov · 7mo ago

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

These folks stand on their own but can’t help but note they are all MSU PhDs. So proud.

American Journal of Political Science (AJPS)@ajpseditor.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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

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

New article out in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social with @jonathanmking.bsky.social and @kstauffer.bsky.social! We look at harassers' decisions to employ female attorneys to fortify their arguments. Fun fact: people do not respond positively to these strategic moves. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Better late than never! NCSU Dept of Political Science is hiring in political behavior at the assistant level. We are particularly interested in scholars who specialize in group or identity politics but are also open to other areas. I am on the committee and happy to answer any questions!

🚨Job Alert🚨 NCSU’s School of Public and International Affairs is seeking a scholar in East Asian politics at the assistant level. I am not on this committee but I am happy to answer any questions!

One of the best programs at my university, the Migrant Student Services program just lost their federal funding. These are some of the most incredible, hardworking, amazing students you could imagine. The program needs financial help if you are able (link in reply). Thanks. mss.msu.edu/camp/

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Are you telling me that more women in positions of power leads to more women in positions of support? YES. YES WE ARE.

Elizabeth Lane@elizabethlane.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 New article with @jessicaann87.bsky.social in Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities🚨 SCOTUS gender composition is related to more women working at and appealing to the Court.

🚨 New article with @jessicaann87.bsky.social in Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities🚨 SCOTUS gender composition is related to more women working at and appealing to the Court.

Who wants to tell him? 🤔

Chief Justice John Roberts is wary of entering political fray, his top adviser says

But Roberts has on occasion responded to partisan criticism of federal judges.

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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Federal judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court has got to do a better job of explaining emergency rulings, with frequent decisions in favor of Trump at least appearing to validate harsh criticism of the judiciary at a time of rising threats: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases

Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

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Cite each other. Cite your friends. Cite your friends' friends. Cite each others' students. Cite the paper you like at that conference last year. Cite the person you met who's going up for tenure next year. Our bibliographies should push the limits of every journal's page limits.

Justin Zimmerman@jztidecat.bsky.social · 11mo ago

If you cite me, just know I appreciate you, because there are times when I'm like, "WHY AM I WRITING A BOOK? WHO IS GOING TO READ THIS THING?" So, you are helping me keep going when I would rather take a nap.

“If only we had been nicer to Robert Bork”

David Noll@david.noll.org · 12mo ago

thanks to the New Yorker

New findings from Miles Armaly, Christopher Krewson & Elizabeth Lane shows that descriptive representation shapes not just views of judicial nominees, but trust in the Court itself. #SCOTUS #DescriptiveRepresentation #RaceandPolitics Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Influence of Descriptive Representation on Support for Judicial Nominees and the US Supreme Court - Political Behavior

We argue that characteristics of unelected officials directly influence individuals’ perceptions and evaluations of them. These evaluations then have indirect, downstream consequences on evaluations o...

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Political science suggests liberals are more tolerant of the Supreme Court when it makes decisions they don't like. Kathryn Haglin, Soren Jordan, Alison Higgins Merrill and @joeura.bsky.social ask: does that still hold up with the new-look Court? Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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From May 2025 - Gendered Expectations: Do Voters Reward Women for Supporting Women’s Interests? - cup.org/3YTHTQJ - Nichole M. Bauer, @annagunderson.bsky.social, @jeonghyunkim.bsky.social, @elizabethlane.bsky.social, Belinda Davis & @kesearles.bsky.social #OpenAccess

New publication alert! @elizabethlane.bsky.social and I examine how the institutional interests of the Office of the Solicitor General shape its positions and the justices' reactions to them 1/3 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Mixed Signals? Rethinking How Ideology and Institutional Motivations Shape the Solicitor General’s Positions - Kirsten Widner, Elizabeth A. Lane, 2025

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) wins more cases before the US Supreme Court than any other party. Recent scholarship shows that justices are most like...

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Does a litigant’s race or gender influence public support for Supreme Court decisions? Read more: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #JOP #SupremeCourt #PublicOpinion #PoliticalPerceptions Authors: @jamilscott.bsky.social @elizabethlane.bsky.social @jessicaann87.bsky.social