Yes and no. Right now it is backwards looking but it wouldn't take much legwork to make it forward looking as well once cases were issue coded. Of course, one of the dilemmas is not knowing in advance when the vote split will be 5-4 or 6-3.
Intriguing! I am captivated by the idea of a “Barrett era”. (And when did Coney Barrett become just Barrett?) Seems five years is too short to define an era … but perhaps that’s a bit too nitpicky.
Just to add an irreverent note: I come from an era - the Sharp era? - in which “to swing” has an alternate meaning unbecoming of a court. ‘Nuff said.
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Can you use the model to predict the outcome of currently pending cases to test it?
Yes and no. Right now it is backwards looking but it wouldn't take much legwork to make it forward looking as well once cases were issue coded. Of course, one of the dilemmas is not knowing in advance when the vote split will be 5-4 or 6-3.
Intriguing! I am captivated by the idea of a “Barrett era”. (And when did Coney Barrett become just Barrett?) Seems five years is too short to define an era … but perhaps that’s a bit too nitpicky.
It's not a myth!
Can you use the model to predict the outcome of currently pending cases to test it?