What does it take to be a top-ranked appellate attorney? I went through 71 attorney bios to pull the salient data along with SCOTUS argument counts to discuss all of the important data points. legalytics.substack.com/p/so-you-wan...

A new appellate cohort? New on Legalytics legalytics.substack.com/p/a-new-appe...

The relationship between oral arguments and opinion writing in the Supreme Court this term legalytics.substack.com/p/patterns-e...

Who is speaking at oral arguments this Supreme Court term, when, and how much? Answers here: legalytics.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

Curating Amicus Coalitions. Looking at the relationships between arguing attorneys and amici over the last several years. New on Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/curating-a...

Which justices were attorneys trying to sway in the tariff case? Strategic targeting is a thing. I wrote about it for Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/were-brief...

A fresh look at ideology in the current Supreme Court. New from me at Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/measuring-...

When appellate attorneys are swapped for Supreme Court elite practitioners. My new Legalytics piece: legalytics.substack.com/p/the-scotus...

My Legalytics take on the tariff decision legalytics.substack.com/p/learning-r...

Have you ever wished you had a Stat Pack for Supreme Court emergency applications like the one @dradamfeldman.bsky.social and @jaketruscott.bsky.social put together for the merits docket? Well now you do! Now live over on @scotusblog.com www.scotusblog.com/2026/01/intr...

I ranked the top cases from the previous Supreme Court term using a quantitative index. You can find it on my Substack legalytics.substack.com/p/measuring-...

Interested in judges' legacies and strategic retirement. Read my latest free post at Legalytics. legalytics.substack.com/p/former-jud...

Didn't have a chance to listen to all of the first two weeks of scotus oral args this term or want to know the details by the numbers? I have a deep dive. legalytics.substack.com/p/the-first-...

Circuit splits may signal the right type of cases for Supreme Court review but the Supreme Court only takes a limited amount of these. See which ones matter most recently and why in my latest post: open.substack.com/pub/legalyti...

Who really shapes the Supreme Court’s agenda? Tracked elite advocates (Blatt, Pincus, Geyser, Ho, Fisher, Shanmugam, Dvoretzky, Streett, Clement, Perry, Katyal, Unikowsky) across: Petition volume & conversion Defense Amicus Relists & timing Frequent foes. legalytics.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

Interested in Supreme Court clerk networks? I go through the similarities between the correlates of clerks across each justice, how long is the usual gap between law school and clerkships (in general, by justice, etc.) and more. legalytics.substack.com/p/clerks-cha...

The ultimate guide to SCOTUS clerkship pipelines. Now on Legalytics: learn the schools and lower court judges that feed most often to Supreme Court clerkships by justice since 2005 and then since 2020 (when Barrett joined the Court). legalytics.substack.com/p/the-ultima...

Want to know more about the Supreme Court's shadow docket: What types of cases are coming up and when do the justices dissent? Which attorneys are participating in high volumes of these cases...and more. legalytics.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

You might have read about the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket but do you know how the justices' vote in these cases? Now you can. Read my latest on Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

SCOTUS amicus filings are a hot topic for academics, interest groups, and politicians. This Substack post breaks down when amici aligned with the federal govt's positions over the past 3 years. legalytics.substack.com/p/friends-of...

The Supreme Court only takes a handful of cases each term. What are some of the signs that the justices may take a case? I lay them out in my latest substack post. legalytics.substack.com/p/the-front-...

I tracked law firms that litigated on behalf of Fortune 500 companies in major appeals over the first two months of 2025. This free article has the data and analyses legalytics.substack.com/p/beyond-big...

I measured and compared the tone of dissents from the past Supreme Court term for Legalytics. You can read the article here legalytics.substack.com/p/the-most-p...

Where should law students find the most satisfaction from their experience? Some are top ranked schools, others are perhaps more surprising. I break the data down in this piece. legalytics.substack.com/p/where-stud...

Measuring the justices' uses of modes of interpretation this past SCOTUS term. A free one on Legalytics legalytics.substack.com/p/measuring-...

As Chief Justice John Roberts closes out his 20th term, the Supreme Court has entered a new phase – less defined by volatility and more by entrenched ideological structure. www.scotusblog.com/2025/07/how-...

Putting this Roberts court term in historical context legalytics.substack.com/p/the-2024-2...

The @scotusblog.com StatPack put together by yours truly and @jaketruscott.bsky.social is now up for all of your data dives. Come by and check it out. www.scotusblog.com/stat-pack-20...

Unpacking Harvard Law Review memos released by the Washington Free Beacon. The first part in a series on Legalytics is now up: legalytics.substack.com/p/behind-the...

New this evening. A romp through judicial ideology, anchoring in the recent SCOTUS Skrmetti decision, and applying to six courts of appeals judges (three from Biden and three from Trump). A true deep dive: legalytics.substack.com/p/judicial-i...

Which law reviews have the justices cited most frequently since Barrett joined the Court? I break down the numbers relating to the justices, journals, and article authors in my latest for Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/scotus-law...

Interested in who Trump may nominate to SCOTUS if given another opportunity to do so? I have a unique mainly textual (opinion-based) analysis now up on Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/ranking-tr...

What kind of impact are the newest Supreme Court advocates making (argued this term and either their first or second argument)? Who has performed strongest at oral argument? I cover these and more in my latest for Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/the-new-cl...

Is there a current swing justice on the Supreme Court. If so who? I provide answers to these question and more in my latest for Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...

Six cases. One central question: How far can presidential power go? From birthright citizenship to $20B grant clawbacks, this week’s court rulings and arguments show a judiciary wrestling with executive limits. Dive in here: legalytics.substack.com/p/executive-...

Which attorneys have the greatest impact in the federal appeals? I break down the numbers across five high stakes cases in my latest for Legalytics legalytics.substack.com/p/assessing-...

NEW Justice By Design w/ Kimberly Atkins Stohr “The NERDIEST SCOTUS Pod…Ever with Adam Feldman” OK nerds this one is for you !! @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social & @dradamfeldman.bsky.social discuss the U.S. judiciary, focusing on the religion docket, First Amendment jurisprudence, amicus briefs.

Ever wondered which law school clinics are actually shaping real-world legal outcomes? In my latest for Legalytics, I analyzed every court opinion over the past year that mentioned a law school clinic —and the findings are both surprising and inspiring. legalytics.substack.com/p/breaking-d...

Ever wondered which law school clinics are actually shaping real-world legal outcomes? In my latest for Legalytics, I analyzed every court opinion over the past year that mentioned a law school clinic —and the findings are both surprising and inspiring. legalytics.substack.com/p/breaking-d...

Four Supreme Court giants reveal how story, steel-edged brevity, and relentless clarity can make—or break—your next brief. legalytics.substack.com/p/pens-preci...

Interested in what happened in today's OK religious charter school SCOTUS oral argument or in the ADA school case argued the other day with a data emphasis. Read my latest on Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/faith-fund...

Want to know the top merots briefs in SCOTUS' first ten decisions this term. I cover this in my latest deep dive for Legalytics. legalytics.substack.com/p/top-merits...

Data and thoughts on the Taylor oral argument and Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi SCOTUS opinion today, now on Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/scotus-tod...

The Supreme Court heard arguments relating to healthcare and criminal appeals today. How were the arguments? Who is likely to win? I have this and more in my analysis for Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/healthcare...

Former Republican SG Paul Clement signed on to defend WilmerHale's interests in a suit against the Trump Administration. I discuss why this decision is potentially a game changer in my latest for Legalytics. legalytics.substack.com/p/blueprints...

Chief Justice Roberts often authors the most significant executive power decisions. What will he do moving forward? legalytics.substack.com/p/chief-just...

My new Legalytics column analyzing opinion and oral arguments in recent days legalytics.substack.com/p/legalytics...

I examined all law review citations across courts for October - the end of December 2024. Here is what I found [Now on Legalytics]: legalytics.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

Everything you might want to know about arguments in the SCOTUS Catholic Charities case today. Plus some outcome prediction legalytics.substack.com

Lots of federal court of appeals judges dissent but who does it the most and why? I have the data since the beginning of 2024 and I ran several analyses in this article: legalytics.substack.com/p/judicial-r...