Abby Matthews
@abbymatthews.bsky.social
Political scientist @University at Buffalo, lawyer, matriarch of 2 large dogs and average-sized human, unintentionally types and texts like Chuck Grassley.
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IMPORTANT EXTENSION!
The SPSA Neal Tate Best Paper Committee is extending the deadline to Nov 3, 5:00 pm EST.
The 2026 Neal Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Judicial Politics presented at the 2025 SPSA Annual Meeting.
Email papers to spsa.finance@spsa.net.
The SPSA Neal Tate Best Paper Committee is extending the deadline to Nov 3, 5:00 pm EST.
The 2026 Neal Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Judicial Politics presented at the 2025 SPSA Annual Meeting.
Email papers to spsa.finance@spsa.net.
October 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
IMPORTANT EXTENSION!
The SPSA Neal Tate Best Paper Committee is extending the deadline to Nov 3, 5:00 pm EST.
The 2026 Neal Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Judicial Politics presented at the 2025 SPSA Annual Meeting.
Email papers to spsa.finance@spsa.net.
The SPSA Neal Tate Best Paper Committee is extending the deadline to Nov 3, 5:00 pm EST.
The 2026 Neal Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Judicial Politics presented at the 2025 SPSA Annual Meeting.
Email papers to spsa.finance@spsa.net.
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It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
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wrote about last week's super interesting tribal sovereignty decision in Washington Supreme Court
one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Washington State Supreme Court Justice Condemns Federal Indian Law as Racist and Awful
"Each time a court cites a case that has as its foundation such racist fallacies, it is incumbent on us to call out that racism, even if just in a footnote."
ballsandstrikes.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
wrote about last week's super interesting tribal sovereignty decision in Washington Supreme Court
one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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NEW: Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era.
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.
Today, at Law Dork:
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.
Today, at Law Dork:
Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America. Also: More court pushback.
www.lawdork.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
NEW: Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era.
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.
Today, at Law Dork:
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.
Today, at Law Dork:
Publish or perish…but what exactly does it take to earn tenure in Law & Courts? 📈👩🏽⚖️ Our new article tracks 40+ years of tenure portfolios—spoiler: expectations are rising, collaborations are up, but inequities remain. 👇
@alyxmark.bsky.social @melineberger.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/jlc....
@alyxmark.bsky.social @melineberger.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/jlc....
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
www.cambridge.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Publish or perish…but what exactly does it take to earn tenure in Law & Courts? 📈👩🏽⚖️ Our new article tracks 40+ years of tenure portfolios—spoiler: expectations are rising, collaborations are up, but inequities remain. 👇
@alyxmark.bsky.social @melineberger.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/jlc....
@alyxmark.bsky.social @melineberger.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/jlc....
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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!)
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!)
September 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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!)
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!)
I know it may be shocking, but what if some of the Supreme Court justices were racist? Our findings show that litigant race, crime type, and justice ideology jointly shape judicial votes.
Out now at JREP with Liz Maltby. cup.org/46JFvjZ
#polisky #LawSky
Out now at JREP with Liz Maltby. cup.org/46JFvjZ
#polisky #LawSky
Supreme Prejudice: Examining the Supreme Court’s Racial & Criminal Biases | Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics | Cambridge Core
Supreme Prejudice: Examining the Supreme Court’s Racial & Criminal Biases
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August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I know it may be shocking, but what if some of the Supreme Court justices were racist? Our findings show that litigant race, crime type, and justice ideology jointly shape judicial votes.
Out now at JREP with Liz Maltby. cup.org/46JFvjZ
#polisky #LawSky
Out now at JREP with Liz Maltby. cup.org/46JFvjZ
#polisky #LawSky
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@abbymatthews.bsky.social & Rachael Hinkle's analysis of judicial citations demonstrates that diversity in race, gender, *and* partisanship plays a critical role in the evolution of legal doctrine, with judges sharing all 3 salient traits experiencing a 25% increase in citation probability.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
@abbymatthews.bsky.social & Rachael Hinkle's analysis of judicial citations demonstrates that diversity in race, gender, *and* partisanship plays a critical role in the evolution of legal doctrine, with judges sharing all 3 salient traits experiencing a 25% increase in citation probability.
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This will have to count as my Supreme Court term review.
I make that point that there's no point in reviewing what the Supreme Court has done because the rule of law is dead in this country anyway.
My latest in @thenation.com
I make that point that there's no point in reviewing what the Supreme Court has done because the rule of law is dead in this country anyway.
My latest in @thenation.com
The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US
The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case.
www.thenation.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This will have to count as my Supreme Court term review.
I make that point that there's no point in reviewing what the Supreme Court has done because the rule of law is dead in this country anyway.
My latest in @thenation.com
I make that point that there's no point in reviewing what the Supreme Court has done because the rule of law is dead in this country anyway.
My latest in @thenation.com
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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
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Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
May 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
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Does a litigant’s race or gender influence public support for Supreme Court decisions?
Read more: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#JOP #SupremeCourt #PublicOpinion #PoliticalPerceptions
Authors:
@jamilscott.bsky.social
@elizabethlane.bsky.social
@jessicaann87.bsky.social
Read more: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#JOP #SupremeCourt #PublicOpinion #PoliticalPerceptions
Authors:
@jamilscott.bsky.social
@elizabethlane.bsky.social
@jessicaann87.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Does a litigant’s race or gender influence public support for Supreme Court decisions?
Read more: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#JOP #SupremeCourt #PublicOpinion #PoliticalPerceptions
Authors:
@jamilscott.bsky.social
@elizabethlane.bsky.social
@jessicaann87.bsky.social
Read more: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#JOP #SupremeCourt #PublicOpinion #PoliticalPerceptions
Authors:
@jamilscott.bsky.social
@elizabethlane.bsky.social
@jessicaann87.bsky.social
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It's student evaluations time.
As we ponder them, let's ponder how to fix them.
abovethelaw.com/2018/10/weap...
As we ponder them, let's ponder how to fix them.
abovethelaw.com/2018/10/weap...
Weaponizing Student Evaluations (Part III) - Above the Law
LawProfBlawg offers some ways to fix student evaluations.
abovethelaw.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
It's student evaluations time.
As we ponder them, let's ponder how to fix them.
abovethelaw.com/2018/10/weap...
As we ponder them, let's ponder how to fix them.
abovethelaw.com/2018/10/weap...
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Michigan has a new Supreme Court Justice, as of today.
Governor Whitmer appointed Noah Hood, a lower court judge, to the seat of a retiring Republican justice.
This means Democratic or Democratic-nominated justices now have a majority of 6-1 on this court.
Brief thread:
Governor Whitmer appointed Noah Hood, a lower court judge, to the seat of a retiring Republican justice.
This means Democratic or Democratic-nominated justices now have a majority of 6-1 on this court.
Brief thread:
April 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Michigan has a new Supreme Court Justice, as of today.
Governor Whitmer appointed Noah Hood, a lower court judge, to the seat of a retiring Republican justice.
This means Democratic or Democratic-nominated justices now have a majority of 6-1 on this court.
Brief thread:
Governor Whitmer appointed Noah Hood, a lower court judge, to the seat of a retiring Republican justice.
This means Democratic or Democratic-nominated justices now have a majority of 6-1 on this court.
Brief thread:
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I am always proud of my former graduate students. Today, @rachaelhouston.bsky.social just published this excellent commentary on the @lseusablog.bsky.social. Nice job my friend! @umnpolisci.bsky.social @judicialwomen.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
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April 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I am always proud of my former graduate students. Today, @rachaelhouston.bsky.social just published this excellent commentary on the @lseusablog.bsky.social. Nice job my friend! @umnpolisci.bsky.social @judicialwomen.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
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Friendly reminder that it’s award season! Nominations for Law and Courts section awards are due 3/1! 🏆
Nominate yourself! Nominate good work! Nominate good people!
In the famous words of Michael Scott via Wayne Gretzky - "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Take the shot!
Nominate yourself! Nominate good work! Nominate good people!
In the famous words of Michael Scott via Wayne Gretzky - "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Take the shot!
February 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Friendly reminder that it’s award season! Nominations for Law and Courts section awards are due 3/1! 🏆
Nominate yourself! Nominate good work! Nominate good people!
In the famous words of Michael Scott via Wayne Gretzky - "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Take the shot!
Nominate yourself! Nominate good work! Nominate good people!
In the famous words of Michael Scott via Wayne Gretzky - "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Take the shot!
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🚨New paper alert from Francesca Parente: "The Price of Justice: Compliance and Damages Awarded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights," in Journal of Law & Courts doi.org/10.1017/jlc.... We saw this in writing group and it's 🔥. #ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt #polisky
February 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🚨New paper alert from Francesca Parente: "The Price of Justice: Compliance and Damages Awarded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights," in Journal of Law & Courts doi.org/10.1017/jlc.... We saw this in writing group and it's 🔥. #ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt #polisky
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📚📚New book by @cbambrick.bsky.social "Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere: A Comparative Inquiry" with @cambridgeup.bsky.social. The book examines when courts understand private actors, such as private individuals, businesses, schools, and hospitals, to be responsible for constitutional rights.
Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere
Cambridge Core - Constitutional and Administrative Law - Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere
www.cambridge.org
February 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
📚📚New book by @cbambrick.bsky.social "Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere: A Comparative Inquiry" with @cambridgeup.bsky.social. The book examines when courts understand private actors, such as private individuals, businesses, schools, and hospitals, to be responsible for constitutional rights.
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Hot off the presses! The new issue of American Politics Research features an article by @jessicaann87.bsky.social and
Miles Armaly!
Curious about how judicial friendship affects people's perceptions of the Supreme Court? Keep reading! (it's open access!) t.co/RijpfWaXEe
#ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt
Miles Armaly!
Curious about how judicial friendship affects people's perceptions of the Supreme Court? Keep reading! (it's open access!) t.co/RijpfWaXEe
#ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt
January 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hot off the presses! The new issue of American Politics Research features an article by @jessicaann87.bsky.social and
Miles Armaly!
Curious about how judicial friendship affects people's perceptions of the Supreme Court? Keep reading! (it's open access!) t.co/RijpfWaXEe
#ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt
Miles Armaly!
Curious about how judicial friendship affects people's perceptions of the Supreme Court? Keep reading! (it's open access!) t.co/RijpfWaXEe
#ReadItCiteItSyllabusIt
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📚 Congratulations to @alyxmark.bsky.social for her new book about state courts! 🎊 In Courts Unmasked (what a great title!), she examines state courts' responses to the pandemic but she also speaks to broader questions of access to justice and access to courts. Learn more below & get your copy today.
Hi Bluesky friends! I thought I’d use my first-ever post to announce that it’s publication day for my book, Courts Unmasked: Civil Legal System Reform and COVID-19 with @univpressofkansas.bsky.social 🎉🎉 1/🧵
January 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
📚 Congratulations to @alyxmark.bsky.social for her new book about state courts! 🎊 In Courts Unmasked (what a great title!), she examines state courts' responses to the pandemic but she also speaks to broader questions of access to justice and access to courts. Learn more below & get your copy today.
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It's that time yet again!
Join our writing groups! If you (1) study law and courts; (2) identify as female or non-binary; and (3) are post-PhD/pre-tenure, come hang!
The research is erudite, the conversation perfect, and the vibes immaculate :)
Join our writing groups! If you (1) study law and courts; (2) identify as female or non-binary; and (3) are post-PhD/pre-tenure, come hang!
The research is erudite, the conversation perfect, and the vibes immaculate :)
a man is taking a picture of himself with a cell phone and the words `` guess who 's back ... back again '' .
Alt: a man is taking a picture of himself with a cell phone and the words `` guess who 's back ... back again '' .
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January 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It's that time yet again!
Join our writing groups! If you (1) study law and courts; (2) identify as female or non-binary; and (3) are post-PhD/pre-tenure, come hang!
The research is erudite, the conversation perfect, and the vibes immaculate :)
Join our writing groups! If you (1) study law and courts; (2) identify as female or non-binary; and (3) are post-PhD/pre-tenure, come hang!
The research is erudite, the conversation perfect, and the vibes immaculate :)
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one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.
January 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.
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🏆🏆Congratulations to @rachaelhouston.bsky.social, @christinecbird.bsky.social and Marcy Shieh for winning the Neal Tate Award!
#WomenWinAwards #WomenWhoJudicial
#WomenWinAwards #WomenWhoJudicial
Congratulations to Christine Bird, Rachael Houston, and Marcy Shieh, the recipients of the Neal Tate Award for their paper “From Ads to Action: Exploring the Impact of Interest Group Supreme Court Confirmation Advertisements” at #SPSA2025!
January 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🏆🏆Congratulations to @rachaelhouston.bsky.social, @christinecbird.bsky.social and Marcy Shieh for winning the Neal Tate Award!
#WomenWinAwards #WomenWhoJudicial
#WomenWinAwards #WomenWhoJudicial