Assistant Prof of Political Science @SusquehannaU, judicial decision-making, separation of powers, agenda-setting @SCOTUS, new mom to a tiny human + 🐶 🐶 mom
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Alison Merrill, PhD retweeted
Driscoll , Krehbiel, and I have been polling with @YouGov
about Americans' support for defying the judiciary since the start of Covid. Overall story has been stasis.
But, since July, a 12% increase among Dems in support for presidents obeying courts and a 17% drop among Rs.
This is such an interesting and timely article by two great scholars!
Read it! Cite it! Add it to your syllabi!
My article "Social Imagery and Subjective Ideological Proximity to the Supreme Court: Evidence From Evangelical Christians," co-authored with Eric Schmidt (@eschmidtpolisci), is now online at @PRQjournal.
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So excited for this article by an amazing groups of scholars!
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My article with John Szmer and Megan Bird, "When the Courtiers Return to the Marble Palace: The Impact of U.S. Supreme Court Lawyers’ Prior Appellate Clerkship Experiences," is available with open access on @JLawAndCourts doi.org/10.1017/jlc.2025.3
Alison Merrill, PhD retweeted
Check out @KirstenWidner and I’s new OPEN ACCESS book!! Hot off the (digital) presses, it takes a look at the effect of Trump justices on litigant and amicus behavior 👇
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Alison Merrill, PhD retweeted
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 @BaileyKSanders and @k_stauffer, is now online at @JLawAndCourts.
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A great and super interesting piece by a fantastic group of scholars! Read it! Cite it! Add it to your syllabi!
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Amazing new work by some brilliant scholars! Read it! Cite it! Add it to your syllabi!
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Alison Merrill, PhD retweeted
I'm happy to announce that the Supreme Court Database is now at Penn State. The database is an important resource for research, teaching, and reporting on the Court. Check out the website (which draws visual inspiration from the Court's architecture): scdb.la.psu.edu/
Very excited for this! Read in! Cite it! Add it to your syllabi! Christina is a wonderful scholar who writes so clearly and effectively that her book will be an amazing resource!
Alison Merrill, PhD retweeted
Research Handbook on Judicial Politics edited by @mpfix1 & @Stangmeister
Contributors incl @rasurri @obakiner @mjnelson7 @KatePuddister @marcyshieh @JenniferBowie9 @GbemendeJ @ellenmkey @ProfLeonard_ISU
Out now e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/978103…
🆓 Read Chapter 1 doi.org/10.4337/978103530932…
ALT This timely Research Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of judicial politics, both in the US and across the globe. Taking a broad view of the judiciary in all levels of the court, it examines the present state of the field and raises new questions for future scholarly exploration.
Such a cool and important piece enhancing our understanding of the implications of gender diversity!
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🚨New Forthcoming Paper @PRQjournal🚨
With the twitterless Jessica Schoenherr (@UofSC_PoliSci) and Ian Ostrander (@MSU_poli_sci), we examine the partisan dynamics of nominating women to the federal bench as well as how female senators influence judicial gender diversity (1/5)
Such a great piece written by three amazing scholars! Read it! Cite it! Add it to your syllabi!
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We know our grad students are doing awesome work, so please send along your nominations for Best Graduate Student Paper!
Friendly reminder that it is award season, Law and Courters!
Of particular interest to some of our followers, don't forget that nominations for the Best Graduate Student Paper are due on March 1st! Email Matthew Montgomery ([email protected]) with your nominations!
Couldn’t be more excited for these awesome scholars and friends who are about to generate some incredible research and resources on judicial collegiality! #JuniorsWhoJudicial
Since it's now official... Jessica Schoenherr (@UofSC_PoliSci) and I (@WVUPOLS) are beyond excited to announce that we received a National Science Foundation grant to study judicial collegiality!
Want to know more? See the the thread below!
Thanks to the incredible Jessica Schoenherr and @CodyDrolc for their wonderful hospitality these past few days during our co-author writing retreat! Even more excited for this project and beyond grateful for co-authors who make writing fun!
One of my favorite things as a professor is seeing my students’ hard work pay off! So many are getting into their top choice law schools and I couldn’t be happier for them! And I love that they are so excited to tell me their good news!
Hire Jake! He’s a wonderful person doing really cool & important work!
We are highlighting our brilliant PhD candidates across various fields who are on the job market. Today, we are recognizing soon-to-be grad Jake Truscott. Learn more about Jake and the rest of #UGASPIA's PhD candidates at spia.uga.edu/graduate/hire-a…
