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The Supreme Court's Long Shadow: Judicial Behavior on the Shadow Docket Between the 2010 and 2025 Terms
Using a dataset of decisions on the shadow docket with dissents between 2010 and 2025, this article presents of picture of coalitions and power…
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Adam Feldman
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Friends of the Court, Allies of the State? Interest Group Alignment with the Federal Government
This article analyzes 1,192 amicus briefs across 82 cases (OT 2022–OT 2024) where the federal government was a party and maps how named interest groups…
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Adam Feldman
The Front Door: Reading the Supreme Court’s Cert Tells
Want insight into the cert process? Using a modern dataset of paid petitions (2017–2024), this piece turns relists, pre-cert amici, calendar rhythms…
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Adam Feldman
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Setting the Stage: The Legal Landscape in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections
How will the Court rule in this case which will be argued in the coming term and what implications will that have on elections across the country?
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Adam Feldman
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Beyond BigLaw: Comparing Law Firm Performance in Fortune 500 Federal Appeals in the First Two Months of 2025
This article compares law firms most trusted by Fortune 500 companies for high-stakes federal appeals, using new empirical data to reveal who actually…
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Adam Feldman
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The Most Powerful Dissents in the 2024–2025 Supreme Court Term
This article goes beyond a close read of this Term's dissents by creating discreet comparisons of the language used in each to define the most critical…
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Adam Feldman
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SCOTUS Policy Implications: Berk v. Choy
Looking under the hood of a case that could impact the requirements for expert witnesses in federal court medical malpractice cases.
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Adam Feldman
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July 2025

Where Students Find (Or Should Find) the Most Satisfying Law School Experiences: A Data-Driven Look at the Numbers
You may know the most prestigious schools, but do these and should these schools yield the most satisfied students? See what the data show.
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Adam Feldman
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Disparate Ninth Circuit Takes on the Birthright Citizenship Order
Judges Gould and Bumatay come out on different sides of this issue. Who is right? Who is more consistent? The data paint the picture, but the truth is…
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Adam Feldman
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The District Court Factor: How Much Does Judge Predictability Shape Trump Policy Lawsuits?
When it comes to the courtroom fate of Trump’s most controversial executive orders, the odds may depend less on the law itself than on which federal…
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Adam Feldman
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Measuring the Modes
How did the Justices leverage modes of interpretation this past term? This article uses empirical measures to track just how much originalism…
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Adam Feldman
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Top Supreme Court Briefs in Six to Three Decisions (2025)
Each brief in the (11) six to three decisions are measured along four key dimensions to ascertain which had the greatest impact.
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Adam Feldman
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