Washu Law is hiring multiple entry level & lateral positions this year! The hiring committee (chaired by me) will be looking broadly across subjects, along with hoping to fill curricular needs in torts, property, contracts, &/or evidence. Full details: law.washu.edu/news/washu-l...

WashU Law Hiring Announcement | WashU Law

WashU Law invites applications from entry-level or lateral candidates for tenure-track and tenured positions

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This book is terrific—incredible new data, amazing and heart wrenching stories, and super timely. Highly recommended to those interested in American politics, political behavior, immigration, and law & society (and beyond).

Roberto F. Carlos@robertocarlos.bsky.social · last mo.

Excited to share that my book, "Information Brokers" @uchicagopress.bsky.social is out this Friday (July 3)! I will share endorsements the next three days, so please forgive the overposting. Also, please consider engaging with it. Order the book here : press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

A shocking new poll result: Many Americans somehow don't have a favorite dinosaur. And only 6% give the correct answer (triceratops). Check out YouGov's new polling on Americans and dinosaurs: yougovamerica.substack.com/p/whats-your...

Now on Bluesky: University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR)! We’re a leading social science research institution, with studies on politics, health, inequality, and economic behavior. Follow for research highlights, behind-the-scenes looks, and insights from our scholars! #Science

File this under "cool research" . . . In 2019, the NSF funded Wilford's CAREER grant "A system of pleas: Using a role-playing simulation to test plea decision models." 1/

After a little STL tornado delay...let's get back to highlighting some great NSF-sponsored projects. Today's highlight has significant STL connections and has made multiple generations of scholarship (and journalism and teaching) better: The U.S. Supreme Court Database (SCDB) 1/

Today's NSF Funding Highlight: The many dissertation improvement grants (and equivalents) funded by the NSF. These grants are small in size but help launch research agendas & careers. These awards=a better dissertation in scope and design. #LowCostHighImpact

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Today's NSF Funding Highlight: In 2006, state tort reform was hugely salient, and that continues to endure. Avraham's "Database of State Tort Law Reforms" yielded a state-by-state database tracking state and DC laws. 1/

Today's NSF Funded Research Highlight: 2021's "Science for Judges-Development of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, 4th Ed." by Mazza. Scientific evidence is everywhere in courts today. NSF funding of scientific evidence evaluation improves court processes & outcomes. 1/

NSF Funded Research Highlight of the Day: 2017's "Jurors' Use of Scientific Information" by Neal, Gervais, & Schweitzer. The project "addresses fundamental Qs about how humans reason w/ & make inferences & decisions based on the quality of relevant scientific data" w/ jurors. 1/

In the small way that I can--via posts on here in the coming weeks--I want to highlight/celebrate some important NSF-funded projects (& resulting societal knowledge) over the years. 1/

Useful thread about the restructuring of NSF. Expertise out. Political priorities in. Our science will suffer.

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · last yr.

1. After getting some further insight into changes at NSF (thanks to those who reached out), I deleted a previous post where I tried to make sense of Cheatham's memo as reported in the Science story below.

From the Supreme Court: Retired Justice David Souter died yesterday at the age of 85.

The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants. www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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Have I had my own disappointments at the Administrative Office and Judicial Conference not turning over data? Sure. But the solution is definitely not declaring them them part of the Executive Branch.

Robert Maguire@robertmaguire.bsky.social · last yr.

Think tank founded by Stephen Miller is suing to Chief Justice Roberts and the office that administers the judiciary, asking a judge to give the White House control over much of the federal court system.

A @reuters.com investigation identified 11 judges whose families faced threats after they ruled against President Trump. Many have come after billionaire Elon Musk attacked them on his social media platform. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

As I wrap up my last class of the semester, it feels appropriate to announce that I will be joining @umich.edu Political Science & @umisrcps.bsky.social this fall. While leaving my home state and my many wonderful colleagues is hard, I am super excited about what is in store in Ann Arbor. Go Blue!

A special hat tip to the incredible @dzobrien.bsky.social, @emilythorson.bsky.social, and Sarah Kreps for appearing on this North America list for high volume, impact, and top quality publications in our field! 🙇‍♀️🌟

PS: Political Science & Politics@pspolisci.bsky.social · last yr.

Now online! "Our data suggest...increased geographic diversity in the generation of research output, revealing a movement toward a more balanced representation between North American and European departments..." doi.org/10.1017/S104...

This guy Paul Weiss is on the shortlist for a seat on SCOTUS, right?

What a special evening celebrating International Women's Day at WashULaw this week, hosted by the Women's Law Caucus. As she should always be, Lady Justice looms behind me, ever reminding of her presence. And did you know? WashU law has been admitting women law students since 1869!

Friday night in St. Louis

Really pleased that my @annualreviews.bsky.social on "Gender and Leadership in Executive Branch Politics" w/ @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social is now out! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Our new "PACER Pray and Pay Project" is launched! This project lets you "Pray" for PACER documents you want, and has a leader board where other people can "Pay" for the most-wanted items. When your prayer is granted, we let you know! Details below and here: www.courtlistener.com/help/pray-an...

I'm sure this will be widely adopted 😏

Today is the official @apsrjournal.bsky.social publication day for our article (w/ Collins & Ringhand) “Gender, Race, and Interruptions at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings” Open access @ doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Hi Bluesky friends! I thought I’d use my first-ever post to announce that it’s publication day for my book, Courts Unmasked: Civil Legal System Reform and COVID-19 with @univpressofkansas.bsky.social 🎉🎉 1/🧵

As we show in our recent article, Trump’s immigration judge quota policy in 2018 was an effective tool to constrain behavior. We, and many others, warned that efforts like Trump’s new moves to fire IJs and EOIR officials were a natural next step. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Hamed Aleaziz@haleaziz.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our story on the stunning firings at the U.S. immigration court: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

👎 even though we knew it was coming

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 2y ago

President Biden vetoed the JUDGES Act, a bipartisan bill to create 60+ new federal judges. Biden's veto message said the bill "fails to resolve key questions" about the allocation of judges and senior status judges: www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo... Background: