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.

Richard Posner holding his cat. Priceless.

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/...

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.

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! 🙇‍♀️🌟

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...

👎 even though we knew it was coming

Doesn’t get much spicier than this from the AO.

Wow, such an honor for our book Supreme Bias: Gender and Race in U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings (w/ Collins and Ringhand; @stanfordpress.bsky.social) to be named among Choice Reviews 2024 Top 10 Outstanding Academic Titles! www.choice360.org/choice-pick/...

Confirmed: We’re not in Georgia any longer. ❄️🥶⛄️

US District Judge Max Cogburn in North Carolina, who had announced in 2022 that he planned to take senior status upon the confirmation of a successor, has revoked his decision to create a judicial vacancy, becoming the second US judge to do so after Trump's win reut.rs/4i8FCcl

From our new issue: "How the Trump Administration’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging" by Elise Blasingame, Christina Boyd, Roberto Carlos, and Joseph T. Ornstein. #ASPRNewIssue www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I wrote a book with Judge Jon Newman of the Second Circuit . . . “Written & Unwritten: The Rules, Internal Procedures, and Customs of the United States Courts of Appeals” . . . and it’s now out!

Falling into autumn. 🍂🍁🍂

How very cool to see this op-ed in @teenvogue.bsky.social by awesome @washu.bsky.social undergraduate student Amelia Letson! www.teenvogue.com/story/missou...

Happy @apsrjournal.bsky.social publication day for our very timely piece "How the Trump Administration’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging" (w/ @enblasingame.bsky.social, @robertocarlos.bsky.social, @joeornstein.bsky.social). Open access here: doi.org/10.1017/S000... 1/

There are far too many brilliant academics I follow on here to limit my list to 150 people, so this is regrettably small and a tad arbitrary, but here's my must-have expert list for scholars of law, history, and politics. go.bsky.app/V6whuQC

Do you have a smart student interested in political science, data science, or both? Send them to WashU to get a PhD! Students can apply to either (or both!) of the programs below: Political Science: polisci.wustl.edu/application-... Computational Data Science: datasciences.wustl.edu

"Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see" We bring WashU to the world, and the sky is the limit! Hello Bluesky family! ❤️👋💚

We're hiring! Clemson University is searching for a full-time lecturer in American Politics to start next fall. The position is open with respect to specialty within American politics, but the ability to offer public law classes is a plus. apply.interfolio.com/144002 #polisky

Such a high honor for me to receive UGA’s William A. Owens Creative Research Award this year, recognizing my body of scholarship on diversity in the courts. Incredibly grateful to the amazing internal and external supporters behind this! research.uga.edu/research-awa...

We (Paul, Lori, & I) are delighted to share “Gender, Race, and Interruptions at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings” w/ APSR (doi.org/10.1017/S000... ).   We find higher interruption rates of women & people of color during Supreme Court confirmation hearings (1939-2022). Let’s unpack it! 1/ 🧵

In new research, @enblasingame.bsky.social, @theclboyd.bsky.social, @robertocarlos.bsky.social, and @joeornstein.bsky.social explore how the Trump admin used a quota policy for immigration judges working under the DOJ purview to influence how they adjudicated cases. www.promarket.org/2024/02/21/h...

So much pink at UGA over the next couple of days!

Farewell, Justice O'Connor. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

❤️ THANKS Jessica! Really excited for our SPSA panel with you and these fellow fantastic friends! 🎉

LSU is hiring in Judicial Politics! Deadline is November 20. lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo... polisky

Are you a woman-identifying political scientist? If so, are you a member of the Midwest Women’s Caucus? @mpsa.bsky.social is giving us a booth to display our members’ books! (MPSA is getting the display copies for us, too!) Join or renew today, friends! 💜 mpsawomen.org/join.html

Polisky we @enblasingame.bsky.social, @theclboyd.bsky.social @robertocarlos.bsky.social @joeornstein.bsky.social are eager to share 'How the Trump Administration’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging' @APSR FirstView. The findings & implications are important. 1/10 doi.org/10.1017/S000...