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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 1d

Been a busy couple of weeks! Thanks to CESR at USC and the Arlin M. Adams Center at Susquehanna for the invites and letting me talk about the fun project Cody Drolc, Alison Merrill, and I are working on!

Added bonus that I actually got to *see* Alison!!!

Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 5d

100%!!!!

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 5d

Run, don’t walk. 100% would not have made it this far without the writing groups!

Law & Courts Women @judicialwomen.bsky.social · 5d

IT'S WRITING GROUP SEASON!!!!

L&C Women Writing Group has everything: erudite commentary, vast experience, bonding.

Evidence of success: Pick up the JOP. JLC. PRQ. P&G. SPPQ. Papers that went through our group are everywhere!

Deadline is tomorrow (10/3)!

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Law and Courts Women's Writing Group

Writing groups for the Fall 2025 semester

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Law & Courts Women @judicialwomen.bsky.social · 5d

IT'S WRITING GROUP SEASON!!!!

L&C Women Writing Group has everything: erudite commentary, vast experience, bonding.

Evidence of success: Pick up the JOP. JLC. PRQ. P&G. SPPQ. Papers that went through our group are everywhere!

Deadline is tomorrow (10/3)!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Law and Courts Women's Writing Group

Writing groups for the Fall 2025 semester

docs.google.com

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 12d

Today in CJ Admin…

Student: can they search the trunk?

Me: Not without a warrant or probable cause. Please see JayZ’s hit song 99 Problems for helpful rules. My glove compartment is locked, so is the trunk in the back, and I know my rights, so you’re going to need a warrant for that.

🤦🏻‍♀️

Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 19d

I wish I could (!!!) this in reaction!

Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 20d

It's a little difficult to overstate how important having information like this is, particularly in our weird (and lovely) subfield...thank you for your incredible work here, @abbymatthews.bsky.social, @alyxmark.bsky.social, and Monica! (and it's open access!)

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Publishing Public Law: Publication Trends in Law and Courts | Journal of Law and Courts | Cambridge Core

Publishing Public Law: Publication Trends in Law and Courts

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 20d

Are you telling me that more women in positions of power leads to more women in positions of support?

YES. YES WE ARE.

Elizabeth Lane @elizabethlane.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 New article with @jessicaann87.bsky.social in Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities🚨 SCOTUS gender composition is related to more women working at and appealing to the Court.

It’s Not What You Do, It’s the Way that You Do It: Increasing Women’s Presence at the Supreme Court

Despite occasional arguments that women deserved judicial representation, no woman sat on the nation’s highest court until 1981, and they are only now nearing parity on the bench. While women’s presen...

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 25d

a woman in a purple shirt is sitting in a chair and says amen and hallelujah to that !

ALT: a woman in a purple shirt is sitting in a chair and says amen and hallelujah to that !

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 25d

I had to do a twenty minute PRE class walk through of the orders issued this week and what they did and do not do...give us something to work with here, Professor Justice Barrett, we're getting smoked out there! 🫠

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 26d

"This is a case about Katz and dogs" -- opening line of a pending SCOTUS cert. petition about an allegedly unconstitutional search involving a police dog.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · 27d

Time for the #JuniorsWhoJudicial to shine!

Law & Courts Women @judicialwomen.bsky.social · 27d

We're back, y'all!

Hitting that #TenureTrackHustle hard, but finding time to support our fellow #JudicialWomen nonetheless!

LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!

(PS - follow @lawcourtsapsa.bsky.social for all your official APSA Law and Courts content)

(PPS - We are not judges, please don't tag us to yell at them!)

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Alex Badas @alexbadas.bsky.social · 28d

My article, "Judicial Ambition and the Crafting of Law: How Promotion Potential Shapes Appellate Opinions," is now published in Political Research Quarterly.

doi.org/10.1177/1065...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Sep 3

Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.

Using our database, you can search for organizations and people that have paid the justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.

Supreme Connections: Search Supreme Court Disclosures — ProPublica

Search Supreme Court financial disclosures for organizations and people that have paid justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.

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Michael Nelson @mjnelson.bsky.social · Aug 25

It is that time of year where the handout I made about how to read a social science article comes in useful for faculty and students. In case it is helpful for you: mjnelson.org/Teaching/How....

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Anthony Taboni @anthonytaboni.bsky.social · Aug 21

Really pleased to announce that my paper "The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Cases of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals" has been accepted at the APSR. The paper can be found here: anthonytaboni.com/wp-content/u...

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · Aug 22

100% the best art you can ask for!

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Aug 15

#OpenAccess from the Journal of Law and Courts -

The Influence of Federalist Society Affiliation on Senator Voting in Federal Judicial Nominations - cup.org/4meYp7l

- ‪@christinecbird.bsky.social, @jonathanmking.bsky.social & Zachary A. McGee

#FirstView

Banner for the "Journal of Law and Courts" featuring its title in white text alongside the hashtag "#OpenAccess" on a teal background with a decorative column element.

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Elizabeth C. Connors, PhD @elizabethcconnors.bsky.social · Aug 7

Can embarrassment of one's party dampen partisanship and polarization? One would think.

In a forthcoming paper at @poqjournal.bsky.social, Taylor Carlson, @stevenwwebster.bsky.social, and I examine what we call "partisan embarrassment," including looking at the ramifications of these feelings...

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Michael Nelson @mjnelson.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thrilled that this book, with Driscoll and Krehbiel, is out this week. Its topic that become surprisingly relevant: under what conditions does the public punish presidents who ignore court decisions?

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · Aug 2

We are hiring! UGA Political Science is looking for an Assistant Professor in American Politics (any subfield).

Ad is here:
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/443...

Deadline is 9/15.

I just got here BUT I already got to meet Hairy Dawg at orientation, so I can confirm it's a great place to work!

Assistant Professor

The Department of Political Science in the UGA School of Public and International Affairs seeks a new faculty colleague in American government/politics at the Assistant Professor level. We welcome can...

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · Jul 9

Super excited for my friend and colleague!!!! Yay Liz!!! So well earned!

Elizabeth C. Connors, PhD @elizabethcconnors.bsky.social · Jul 9

Around 11 years ago I had this wild dream to get my PhD and get a job in academia and maybe even get tenure?! It was wild.

But then it happened 🥰. Realizing dreams sometimes takes a while and a bit of grit and patience (and luck), but it sure is worth it.

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · Jul 7

Oh hey, it's my, @elizabethlane.bsky.social, and @jamilscott.bsky.social's JOP getting some love from SPIA!

spia.uga.edu/you-better-s...

You Better Shop Around: Litigant Characteristics and Supreme Court Support - SPIA

In a new article published in The Journal of Politics, Jessica A. Schoenherr, assistant professor of political science, and her co-authors explore how the race and gender of individuals who

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Jessica Schoenherr @jessicaann87.bsky.social · Jun 21

Who doesn't love a band with eight drummers? :)

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