Introduction While few people would argue against the proposition that the Supreme Court Justices are some of the most intelligent legal luminaries in the United States, these luminaries often rule in opposing directions. The number of the Court’s split decisions often outnumber the number of unanimous decisions. During the 2021 Term, the number of 6-3…
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Measuring Oral Arguments in the 2023/2024 Term
Some things from this year’s oral arguments are clear. We know for instance, who is talking more and less. These intricacies follow from what we saw last term. Justice Jackson is the most active justice in arguments. Thomas is the least. There are several aspects of oral argument that are below this playing field surface….
O’Connor & The Court: Breaking the Supreme Court’s Glass Ceiling
By Adam Feldman and Jake Truscott The Supreme Court stood as a monolithic institution for almost its first two centuries with it’s all male (predominately white male) composition. Confirmed in 1981 as the nation’s 104th Supreme Court justice and its first female, Sandra Day O’Connor truly broke through the glass ceiling. From her many years…
Empirical SCOTUS 