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.

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.

📣 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...

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...

🚨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

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...

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...

🔎 Job Market Spotlight: Meet Lucia Lopez, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Houston and licensed attorney. Her research explores access to justice, legitimacy of state legal institutions and social policy. Learn more: www.lucia-lopez.com

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...

colleagues in political science. the formal update to the Garand and Giles journal ranking survey is now live. many of you will receive an email momentarily inviting you to participate. in the event you do NOT receive an invitation, please see this website to self-enroll. thanks! sharing = caring!

My article, "Judicial Ambition and the Crafting of Law: How Promotion Potential Shapes Appellate Opinions," is now published in Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065...

Check out this cool new work! As senators work through hundreds of nominees/Congress (in addition to all their other work), we argue nominees FedSoc affiliation serves as an important cue for senators when voting on judicial nominees.

Congratulations to @llopez.bsky.social on being named a 2025–2026 @epovb.bsky.social Early-Career Fellow! This fellowship recognizes outstanding scholarship and potential in the field of Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior.

According to PlanScore, the new Texas congressional map would have a +17% pro-Republican efficiency gap, which is more skewed than 97% of congressional maps over the past 50 years. planscore.org/plan.html?20...

Congratulations to Lucia Lopez on receiving a Russell Sage Foundation Dissertation Research Grant! 🎉 Lucia will be on the academic job market this year. You can learn more about her research at www.lucia-lopez.com. www.russellsage.org/awarded-proj...

Apply by 6/15! The 2025 APSA Fund for #Latino Scholarship awards grants to initiatives that provide professional development opportunities and financial assistance to Latino/a #graduatestudents in #polisci programs. buff.ly/2yyA9LT

The Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social) invites research proposals from post-prospectus PhD students for its Experimental Research Early-Career Fellowship program. Share this post! @apsa.bsky.social, @poscresearch.bsky.social

I'm excited to share my latest article, Policy, Position-Taking, and Congressional Voting under Judicial Review, at American Politics Research coauthored with McKinzie Craig. Come for the separation of powers theory, stay for the analysis of 1989 Senate flag burning votes! doi.org/10.1177/1532...

Heading your way in the July edition of the JOP! @jamilscott.bsky.social, @elizabethlane.bsky.social, and I started it as grad students. Seven years, multiple surveys, countless hours of work…we are delighted (and in mild disbelief) to see it in print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.

My article "Social Imagery and Subjective Ideological Proximity to the Supreme Court: Evidence From Evangelical Christians," co-authored with Eric Schmidt, is now online at Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065...

Political scientists, please note: Princeton Politics postdoc to work with me on law and courts research in 2025-2026. If you know of someone who might be interested, please share with them. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

The committee for the C. Herman Pritchett Award committee is soliciting nominations. The award is given to the best book on law and courts. More information is provided in the call for nominations below.

The committee for the C. Herman Pritchett Award committee is soliciting nominations. The award is given to the best book on law and courts. More information is provided in the call for nominations below.

Are you a junior scholar studying law and politics looking for a friendly place to receive feedback on your work? Apply to present at the Junior Law and Politics Research Community's spring seminar series! Submit by January 24 for full consideration: tinyurl.com/16ixldoz

Congratulations to Allison Archer and her co-author Erik Peterson. Their article "The Fragility of the Local News Trust Advantage: Evidence from Republican Attacks on Local News" was published in Political Science and Politics. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

As Dems reelect a spritely 74-year-old Chuck Schumer as Senate Leader, this is a reminder that U.S. politicians are the oldest of any democracy, despite the U.S. having one of the youngest populations.

My article "Measuring Ideological Polarization on the Circuit Courts of Appeals 1953-2022" is now up at Journal of Law and Courts. doi.org/10.1017/jlc....

My article "The Role of Judge Gender And Ideology in Hiring The Role of Judge Gender and Ideology in Hiring Female Law Clerks," co-authored with Bailey Sanders and Katelyn Stauffer, is now online at the Journal of Law and Courts. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Katelyn E. Stauffer and co-authors demonstrate that more than the descriptive representation of women is needed to support foreign aid that promotes humanitarian goals in 'The Missing Fingerprints' polisky gendersky #IWD2024 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

My and Jonathan King's forthcoming piece in the Journal of Law and Courts is up! We use experiments to see if the justices' use of an "unexpected" opinion author influences support for a decision. The answer is "not really, but it can mitigate negative feelings." doi.org/10.1017/jlc....

POLS major Alicia Lartigue presented her research on how the gender composition of judicial panels influences how people respond to judicial decisions today at the CLASS undergraduate research showcase.

Getting ready for a promotion? Join our panelists tomorrow for a discussion of their experiences and advice prepping your P&T file. On Zoom on Jan 19 at 2pm ET. Register in advance for the link: docs.google.com/form... Polisky

Alex Badas spoke to US News about how the Supreme Court might influence the 2024 presidential election. www.usnews.com/news/politic...

In Persuading the Supreme Court (Kansas), we found that sustained messaging in the briefs shapes the Supreme Court's opinions. These networks matter! kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700633630/ politi.co/4801lgB

My article "Millionaire Justice and Attitudes towards the Supreme Court" with Billy Justus is now published in Political Behavior. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey work? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Dec. 22. More info: www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant

Please share and apply to the APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, an annual, intensive 5-wk program designed to introduce the world of doctoral study in political science to undergrad students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups. Deadline: Jan. 22 politicalsciencenow.com/call-for-app...

Started today by seeing my new article at Politics and Gender as Online first! Briefly, the shift to teleconference arguments changes the way gender norms shape attorney success and makes it harder for female attorneys to navigate the double bind. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...