After what felt like ages, very(!) excited to finally see this work in print with @joeornstein.bsky.social & @enblasingame.bsky.social Link: bit.ly/409THxY

scotustext(R) version 2 is updated and live — Improved functions for retrieving, cleaning, and parsing documents from the Supreme Court’s docket, oral arguments, and decisions. Enjoy! Install from remotes::install_github(“JakeTruscott/scotustext”) Link: jaketruscott.github.io/scotustext/

scotustext (R)Button Redirect

jaketruscott.github.io

My students rock

Scaramucci walked so Gaetz could run

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2y ago

BREAKING: Gaetz withdraws from consideration for attorney general.

Must read by @stevevladeck.bsky.social about his encounters at Fed Soc. www.stevevladeck.com/p/109-things...

109. Things Fall Apart

Some reflections on my disheartening exchange with Judge Jones at last Thursday's Federalist Society convention—and its ominous implications for the future of legal debate

stevevladeck.com

I’m teaching a specialized (upper division & honors) course on the Supreme Court in the Spring. Goal is to facilitate pragmatic discussions re: the Court using empirical social science, APD, and case law. Any suggestions for particular topics would be greatly appreciated!

Somewhere in the multiverse the folder is just @stevevladeck.bsky.social tweets about the Mets

KP@gokp.bsky.social · 2y ago

Not now sweetie, mommy’s busy watching Edith Jones of the Fifth Circuit act like she’s at a Real Housewives reunion, waiving around a MANILA FOLDER of @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s tweets that she’s collected and printed out.

The assumption that any honest discussion regarding questionable behaviors in the federal judiciary is invariably from a position of bad faith (and to stoke a legitimacy crisis) just belabors the point… And attacking the observer’s character directly is pathetic.

Steven Mazie@stevenmazie.bsky.social · 2y ago

Two Fifth Circuit judges—Jim Ho and, especially, Edith Jones—lashed out against @stevevladeck.bsky.social during this Fed Soc panel today. They characterized the attention Steve has called to judge-shopping in TX federal courts as nothing but personal attacks... www.youtube.com/live/-DBl0vU...

I had a chance to meet Ted when I worked in DC - Genuinely one of the nicest people I’d ever met.

JP Collins@profjpc.bsky.social · 2y ago

Former SG Ted Olson has died.

We live in such deeply unserious times

Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 2y ago

This does not seem anything like an actual government department www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

I see we’re back

For any folks working with SCOTUS Oral Arguments -- I've compiled transcripts of arguments between 1955 and 2023 (Up to Today) into .rdata Feel free to use!

Adam Feldman and I are providing SCOTUS stats for the 2023 Term (in lieu of SCOTUSBlog providing StatPacks) - Particularly re: Arguments and Decisions, as well as other noteworthy stats and analysis. For Raw Data: jaketruscott.github.io/scotuswatch/ For Breakdowns & Analysis: empiricalscotus.com

Bloomberg piece today raises interesting notions re: the composition of the lower Art. III Courts. Some additional figs below from the FJC's Art. III Directory -- Specif. focusing on appointment history to the District Courts (Note: Ideology Assigned Using JCS -- Missing JCS = President NOMINATE)

Because self-destructive business owners blaming their failures on the Jews has never caused any significant repercussions before. Oy vey…

Yay! “Good Place Twitter!”