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Cert Petitions in Spring 2026: What the Data Shows
The analysis is based on a comprehensive tracker of 91 pending cert petitions across four categories noting the likelihood of a cert grant based on what…
Apr 13
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Adam Feldman
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After Argument: The Tenth Circuit and Limitations on What Can be Taught in Classrooms
This is an analysis of oral arguments from March 17, 2026. Panel: Judges Hartz, Phillips, Moritz. The Data Suggests Oklahoma Has the Better of This…
Apr 8
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Adam Feldman
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Opinion Breakdown: Why Kagan and Sotomayor Joined Chiles—and Why Jackson Didn’t
In one of the most fervent battles of the Supreme Court Term -- the unexpected happened -- two of the Court's more liberal justices joined the…
Apr 6
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Adam Feldman
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Argument Analysis: What the Transcript Data Reveal in Trump v. Barbara
The birthright citizenship argument was deeply originalist, doctrinally concentrated, and asymmetrically pressured — and the numbers confirm it.
Apr 2
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Adam Feldman
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March 2026
Data on Appeal: Oklahoma’s HB 1775, classroom speech, and the First Amendment in the Tenth Circuit
Oklahoma’s HB 1775 has been in federal court since 2021. The Tenth Circuit heard argument on March 17, 2026. Here is what the what the court has to…
Mar 30
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Adam Feldman
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A New Appellate Cohort? Trump Judges, Professional Formation, and the Style of Majority Opinions
This article compares Trump's appellate appointees' with their predecessors to examine what this new batch of judges is doing to redefine the federal…
Mar 26
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Adam Feldman
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Patterns Emerging from SCOTUS OT '25 Oral Arguments and Opinion Authorships
What signals who will author opinions for the Court? Details from this term start to provide tell tale signs.
Mar 23
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Adam Feldman
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The Supreme Court’s Biggest Arguments This Term Reveal Who is Driving the Conversation
A rundown of the numbers from Supreme Court oral arguments so far this term
Mar 18
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Adam Feldman
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Curating Amicus Coalitions
The Advocate–Amicus Ecosystem of the Supreme Court’s Argued Docket, OT2022–OT2025
Mar 12
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Adam Feldman
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Were Briefs in the Supreme Court Tariff Case Written with Specific Justices in Mind?
A trope among SCOTUS watchers concerns how seasoned attorneys try to garner specific justices' votes that may be decisive through strategic framing…
Mar 5
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Adam Feldman
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Measuring the Justices: An Portrait of Ideology on the Current Supreme Court
The justices' ideological preferences are a contested topic. This article discusses the costs and benefits of measuring the justices' ideologies at all…
Mar 2
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Adam Feldman
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February 2026
The SCOTUS Attorney Switcheroo: The Lawyer Who Argued Your Appeal Probably Isn’t the One Who Went to the Supreme Court
When cases travel from the appeals courts to SCOTUS, the attorneys often don’t make the trip with them. The pattern of who gets replaced, and when…
Feb 25
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Adam Feldman
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