@BadasTweets

Political scientist studying judicial politics.

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Joined October 2013
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APSA@APSAtweetsOct 19
One week left to apply! Each fall, APSA’s Diversity Fellowship Program awards funded fellowships to students applying to doctoral programs in political science. Applications are due 10/25! Share this opportunity or apply here: buff.ly/jjyZY5b #APSADFP
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We're hiring in American Politics, open rank. Join us in Houston! Direct questions to chair of the search, @bjrottinghaus, or any of us on the faculty who will be happy to answer. careers.uh.edu/jobs/assistan…

Assistant or Associate Professor – American Politics - Houston, Texas, United States

Department: Political Science Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for two faculty positions in...

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Congratulations to Christine Bailey, Paul M. Collins Jr., Jesse H. Rhodes, and Douglas Rice, winners of the Best Journal Article Award for: buff.ly/B2md7nm , published in the APSR.
APSR abstract for "The Effect of Judicial Decisions on Issue Salience and Legal Consciousness in Media Serving the LGBTQ+ Community," by Christine M. Bailey, Paul M. Collins Jr., Jesse H. Rhodes, and Douglas Rice, Using an original database of LGBTQ+ magazine coverage of major court cases, the authors find that rulings like Lawrence v. Texas and Goodridge increased attention to same-sex marriage and shaped how LGBTQ+ media covered courts. Full abstract is available in linked article.

ALT APSR abstract for "The Effect of Judicial Decisions on Issue Salience and Legal Consciousness in Media Serving the LGBTQ+ Community," by Christine M. Bailey, Paul M. Collins Jr., Jesse H. Rhodes, and Douglas Rice, Using an original database of LGBTQ+ magazine coverage of major court cases, the authors find that rulings like Lawrence v. Texas and Goodridge increased attention to same-sex marriage and shaped how LGBTQ+ media covered courts. Full abstract is available in linked article.

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Alex Badas retweeted
Thalia Gerzso@thaliagrzSep 10
Our Fall 2026 lineup is here! 🎓 5 sessions on judicial politics — Sept 16 through Nov 11, Wednesdays 12–1pm ET. Join us! @SivCheruvu @marcyshieh
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Alex Badas retweeted
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Meet Lucia Lopez, 2026 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipient buff.ly/tzEowvP

Meet Lucia Lopez, 2026 Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars Recipient -

Meet Lucia Lopez, North Carolina State University Project Title: Race-Neutral Design?: Policy Design and the Racialization of Welfare Opinion Lucia Lopez is a licensed attorney and assistant profes...

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How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/po…

How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History

After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.

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📢New issue of #PAG22 is out! In "'You Reached Out to Me to Help'," Jonathan M. King, Jessica A. Schoenherr, and Katelyn E. Stauffer test whether attorney gender influences substantive and procedural legitimacy of anti-feminist interests. #OpenAccess cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Research article titled "'You Reached Out to Me to Help': Female Attorneys, Anti-Feminist Causes, and Their Effects on Symbolic Representation," by Jonathan M. King, Jessica A. Schoenherr, and Katelyn E. Stauffer.

ALT Research article titled "'You Reached Out to Me to Help': Female Attorneys, Anti-Feminist Causes, and Their Effects on Symbolic Representation," by Jonathan M. King, Jessica A. Schoenherr, and Katelyn E. Stauffer.

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Congratulations to Alex Badas on receiving an Honorable Mention for the 2026 APSA Law & Courts Best Journal Article Award for his article "Judicial Ambition and the Crafting of Law: How Promotion Potential Shapes Appellate Opinions."
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Siv Cheruvu@SivCheruvuAug 4
The Junior Law and Politics Research Community is accepting proposals for its fall seminar series on zoom! Submit by August 21 for full consideration. To apply to present or to get on our email list to attend our seminars see 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Junior Law and Politics community sign-up

The Junior Law and Politics research community and seminar series is a vibrant network of junior researchers (graduate students, post-docs, assistant professors, other non-tenured faculty) in the...

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average political scientist alerting you to a single specification in multiple tests where p<0.05
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Alex Badas retweeted
Alex Badas@BadasTweetsJun 16
My coauthored article with Eugenia Artabe, "Using Large Language Models to Measure the Ideology of Supreme Court Justices," is now available in the Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis. doi.org/10.1177/2755323X2614…

Using Large Language Models to Measure the Ideology of Supreme Court Justices - Eugenia Artabe,...

Ideology is central to understanding the behavior of U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The two most widely used measures of judicial ideology—Martin–Quinn and Segal–...

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My coauthored article with Eugenia Artabe, "Using Large Language Models to Measure the Ideology of Supreme Court Justices," is now available in the Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis. doi.org/10.1177/2755323X2614…

Using Large Language Models to Measure the Ideology of Supreme Court Justices - Eugenia Artabe,...

Ideology is central to understanding the behavior of U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The two most widely used measures of judicial ideology—Martin–Quinn and Segal–...

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In #FirstView by Miles T. Armaly, Christopher N. Krewson, and Elizabeth A. Lane: "Lifetime Appointments, Lasting Reactions: Partisanship and the Enduring Effect of Nominations on Supreme Court Approval" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Lifetime Appointments, Lasting Reactions: Partisanship and the Enduring Effect of Nominations on...

Supreme Court nominations culminate in nearly 24-7, multi-day coverage of the nominee and elected officials discussing the nominee’s views, qualifications, and ...

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John Kastellec@JKastellecJun 8
Pleased to announce that Eitan Sapiro-Gheiler and I have created the Comprehensive Courts of Appeals Database, which extends the Songer Database to the universe of published Courts of Appeals cases between 1892 and 2025. coadata.org/data/

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A machine-coded dataset of U.S. Courts of Appeals decisions, 1892–2025

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In #FirstView by Matthew E. Baker: "Thumb on the Scale: An Empirical Study of Judge Drafted Jury Instructions" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.….

Thumb on the Scale: An Empirical Study of Judge Drafted Jury Instructions - Matthew E. Baker, 2026

Jury instructions—the rules for jury deliberation approved by the judge and read to the jury during trial—are an important communication between judges, parties...

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In #FirstView by Rahul Hemrajani: "Trust in the (Measures of Legitimacy of) Courts" journals.sagepub.com/home/PR…

Political Research Quarterly: Sage Journals

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In #FirstView by Teena Wilhelm and David A. Hughes: "Judicial Institutions, Independence, and the Separation of Powers" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Judicial Institutions, Independence, and the Separation of Powers - Teena Wilhelm, David A. Hughes,...

We study the separation of powers between judicial and legislative institutions among the American states. Building upon previous studies, we consider how judic...

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Alex Badas retweeted
APSA@APSAtweetsMar 6
Call for Applications - due Sunday! The 2026-2027 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program's Spring Cycle offers the opportunity for first- and second-year political science PhD candidates to receive a $2000 grant. Submit by March 8, 2026. Apply Now! buff.ly/lgYJmFh
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Judges resolve many of the nation’s biggest political questions, but how do they participate in democracy as citizens? Do they vote more than others or less? Our exciting new project, "Judges as Voters (in Elections)," offers the empirical answer. 1/
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