#OpenAccess from the Journal of Law and Courts - Political Change and Federal Prosecutor Communications: Does Rhetoric Match Reality? - https://cup.org/42rqjVE - @mebakerlaw.bsky.social, @eboldtprof.bsky.social, Jason S. Byers & Hayley Munir #FirstView

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

NEW: Chief Justice John Roberts bemoans that Americans don't understand how the Supreme Court operates and see justices as "political actors". The court at times simply has to make "unpopular" decisions, he adds: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

(2/5) We provide a first-of-its-kind exploration of how strategic messaging by U.S. Attorneys changes during a partisan transition. We leverage original data from United States Attorney’s Office press releases that are used to inform the public about important case developments.

Really happy to share @eboldtprof.bsky.social, Jason Byers, Hayley Munir and I's article "Political Change and Federal Prosecutor Communications: Does Rhetoric Match Reality" will be published in the Journal of Law and Courts!

📖 New report out today Deportations up 5x, ICE street arrests jump 11x in first year of Trump administration, according new data released last month We break down why below & in the report 👇 deportationdata.org/analysis/imm...

Are Biden's judicial appointees akin to Merrick Garland in their treatment of Trump-aligned defendants? We studied the sentencing decisions of all Jan 6 insurrection defendants. To our surprise, we found that they were less likely to impose prison and gave shorter sentence lengths.

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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Our forthcoming article in PRQ explores partisan and individual presidential appointment effects on the sentencing of those who attacked the US Capitol on January 6. We find: There were no partisan differences between Republican and Democratic judges in length or probability of imprisonment. And...

Our forthcoming article in PRQ explores partisan and individual presidential appointment effects on the sentencing of those who attacked the US Capitol on January 6. We find: There were no partisan differences between Republican and Democratic judges in length or probability of imprisonment. And...