The Rothermere American Institute at Oxford is recruiting for the Churchill Associate Professor of United States Politics, looking especially for a colleague with expertise in American political development. The application deadline is May 6. See the job listing here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

We treat emergency docket orders as data. But what if the public record doesn't reflect how the justices actually voted or why? My latest at @scotusblog.com www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/what...

Interested in access to justice, children's rights, or IR? Check out @andreavilan.bsky.social & @rjschoner.bsky.social's fantastic new work in the Journal of Human Rights "Children’s participation in international organizations: Individual petitions in the United Nations."🔥🔥 doi.org/10.1080/1475...

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/...

We see you with that SCOTUS pack on the interim/shadow docket, @tdunc17.bsky.social!

Spring Law and Courts Women's Writing Groups are a go! Link to sign up is below, due date for signing up is 1/30. Come join us! Good work across the law and courts subfield gets done here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Dream team strikes again! Congrats to @rachaelhouston.bsky.social, @christinecbird.bsky.social, and Marcy Shieh for being the 2025 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipients politicalsciencenow.com/meet-rachael...

What up, fellow (and award winning) #juniorswhojudicial? cc: @rachaelhouston.bsky.social, @christinecbird.bsky.social, and Marcy Shieh!

Reminder that it's nomination season. Get your nominations in!

LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!! #ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt

Friendly reminder that JLC is looking for a new editor! Applications due to the committee by 2/1/2026.

Hot off the presses @polbehavior.bsky.social with stellar coauthors: "Gender Stereotypes Across Electoral Contexts" asks whether and how candidates use feminine + masculine stereotypes differently across office type. More here: 👇

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...

IMPORTANT EXTENSION! The SPSA Neal Tate Best Paper Committee is extending the deadline to Nov 3, 5:00 pm EST. The 2026 Neal Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Judicial Politics presented at the 2025 SPSA Annual Meeting. Email papers to [email protected].

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...

It's a little difficult to overstate how important having information like this is, particularly in our weird (and lovely) subfield...thank you for your incredible work here, @abbymatthews.bsky.social, @alyxmark.bsky.social, and Monica! (and it's open access!) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Read It. Cite It. Syllabus It. And use for tenure letters! FANTASTIC WORK by @abbymatthews.bsky.social @alyxmark.bsky.social and Monica Lineberger! cc: @lawcourtsapsa.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚨 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.

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

Are you presenting at APSA? Tell us about it! Send us a DM or respond and we'll highlight your panel!

We're back, y'all! Hitting that #TenureTrackHustle hard, but finding time to support our fellow #JudicialWomen nonetheless! LET'S GO!!!!!!!!! (PS - follow @lawcourtsapsa.bsky.social for all your official APSA Law and Courts content) (PPS - We are not judges, please don't tag us to yell at them!)

If you're not following @lawcourtsapsa.bsky.social, you should be!

Oh hey, it's my, @elizabethlane.bsky.social, and @jamilscott.bsky.social's JOP getting some love from SPIA! spia.uga.edu/you-better-s...

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/...

Thanks to @proftracythomas.bsky.social for the opportunity to share our work on gender, judging, and legal influence! #polisky #gendersky #lawsky

I am always proud of my former graduate students. Today, @rachaelhouston.bsky.social just published this excellent commentary on the @lseusablog.bsky.social. Nice job my friend! @umnpolisci.bsky.social @judicialwomen.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social

Hot off the presses! @rachaelhouston.bsky.social drops some knowledge on us about the danger inherent to recent attacks on the judiciary. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Friendly reminder that it’s award season! Nominations for Law and Courts section awards are due 3/1! 🏆 Nominate yourself! Nominate good work! Nominate good people! In the famous words of Michael Scott via Wayne Gretzky - "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Take the shot!

🚨New paper alert from Francesca Parente: "The Price of Justice: Compliance and Damages Awarded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights," in Journal of Law & Courts doi.org/10.1017/jlc.... We saw this in writing group and it's 🔥. #ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt #polisky

📚📚New book by @cbambrick.bsky.social "Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere: A Comparative Inquiry" with @cambridgeup.bsky.social. The book examines when courts understand private actors, such as private individuals, businesses, schools, and hospitals, to be responsible for constitutional rights.

Hot off the presses! The new issue of American Politics Research features an article by @jessicaann87.bsky.social and Miles Armaly! Curious about how judicial friendship affects people's perceptions of the Supreme Court? Keep reading! (it's open access!) t.co/RijpfWaXEe #ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt

📚 Congratulations to @alyxmark.bsky.social for her new book about state courts! 🎊 In Courts Unmasked (what a great title!), she examines state courts' responses to the pandemic but she also speaks to broader questions of access to justice and access to courts. Learn more below & get your copy today.

It's that time yet again! Join our writing groups! If you (1) study law and courts; (2) identify as female or non-binary; and (3) are post-PhD/pre-tenure, come hang! The research is erudite, the conversation perfect, and the vibes immaculate :)

🏆🏆Congratulations to @rachaelhouston.bsky.social, @christinecbird.bsky.social and Marcy Shieh for winning the Neal Tate Award! #WomenWinAwards #WomenWhoJudicial

Congratulations, @thaliagerzso.bsky.social! 🏆x2⃣! #WomenWinAwards #JuniorsWhoJudicial

📚New book alert! 📚 Important and timely work from @kirstenwidner.bsky.social and @annagunderson.bsky.social #polisky

SLAY!!!! We love this piece! "280 Characters of Contention: Analyzing Partisan Behavior on Twitter During Supreme Court Confirmation Processes" by Maron W. Sorenson, @rachaelhouston.bsky.social & Amanda Savage. Now out at Journal of Law and Courts. t.co/bmbLle1qfY #polisky

The presidential election is days away. What are the consequences of the election for who chooses to appear before SCOTUS? @kirstenwidner.bsky.social and I's new book digs into this question. We are on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social chatting about it! megaphone.link/NBNK6866203115

A great opportunity for PhD students and early-career scholars studying access to justice. August 16 deadline ✅ american-bar-foundation.breezy.hr/p/477be7b8ad...

📣 📣 Here's another new article to check out and add to your syllabi. #WomenWhoJudicial #JuniorsWhoJudicial

🔥🔥 Congratulations to Jessica Schoenherr & Jonathan King for receiving an NSF grant to study judicial collegiality at SCOTUS. #polisky #WomenWhoJudicial #JuniorsWhoJudicial

🚨 Congrats to Andrea Barrick for her new coauthored article "Domestic Violence Survivors and the Intermediate Appellate Courts." They find IAC judges are primarily concerned with ensuring that the law protects women who have experienced harm from an intimate partner. doi.org/10.1007/s429...

Anyone else get the warm and fuzzies when they see *so many women* studying institutions?

There's no better inaugural post than celebrating award winners. 🏆🏆 Congratulations to @jessicaann87.bsky.social @kstauffer.bsky.social and Jonathan King for winning the C. Neal Tate Award for the best paper in judicial politics presented at the 2023 SPSA annual meeting! 🏆🏆