(image via The Atlantic) One of the most anticipated decisions of the current Supreme Court Term is forthcoming in the case Zubik v. Burwell. Zubik follows in the footsteps of another recent case: Hobby Lobby v. Burwell, 134 S.Ct. 2751 (2014). Both cases deal with First Amendment challenges under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to…
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Opinion Stats: Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.
In this new series I look at Supreme Court opinions to provide a sense of the opinion’s writing quality and content. Although there is no consensus measure for writing quality, I have used StyleWriter 4 in past papers (e.g. Counting on Quality) and it does a good job of tailoring linguistic analyses to legal content…
Mining the Majority Opinion in Lockhart
Yesterday’s opinions in Lockhart showcased some unusual themes for the Court. Between the majority and dissenting opinions the Justices referenced the Kansas City Royals and the movies Star Wars and Zoolander. Atypical to say the least. Here is take a deeper look at the language of Lockhart’s majority opinion using a few text mining and analysis…
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