Jake Truscott, PhD
@jaketruscott.bsky.social
Assistant Professor • University of Florida • UGA PhD • Political Science • Sometimes Writing About SCOTUS & Data • Eternally Miserable NY Mets Fan
After what felt like ages, very(!) excited to finally see this work in print with @joeornstein.bsky.social & @enblasingame.bsky.social
Link: bit.ly/409THxY
Link: bit.ly/409THxY
How to train your stochastic parrot: large language models for political texts | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
How to train your stochastic parrot: large language models for political texts
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January 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
After what felt like ages, very(!) excited to finally see this work in print with @joeornstein.bsky.social & @enblasingame.bsky.social
Link: bit.ly/409THxY
Link: bit.ly/409THxY
scotustext(R) version 2 is updated and live — Improved functions for retrieving, cleaning, and parsing documents from the Supreme Court’s docket, oral arguments, and decisions. Enjoy!
Install from remotes::install_github(“JakeTruscott/scotustext”)
Link: jaketruscott.github.io/scotustext/
Install from remotes::install_github(“JakeTruscott/scotustext”)
Link: jaketruscott.github.io/scotustext/
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jaketruscott.github.io
December 19, 2024 at 4:24 PM
scotustext(R) version 2 is updated and live — Improved functions for retrieving, cleaning, and parsing documents from the Supreme Court’s docket, oral arguments, and decisions. Enjoy!
Install from remotes::install_github(“JakeTruscott/scotustext”)
Link: jaketruscott.github.io/scotustext/
Install from remotes::install_github(“JakeTruscott/scotustext”)
Link: jaketruscott.github.io/scotustext/
My students rock
December 13, 2024 at 8:08 PM
My students rock
Scaramucci walked so Gaetz could run
BREAKING: Gaetz withdraws from consideration for attorney general.
November 21, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Scaramucci walked so Gaetz could run
Reposted by Jake Truscott, PhD
Must read by @stevevladeck.bsky.social about his encounters at Fed Soc. www.stevevladeck.com/p/109-things...
109. Things Fall Apart
Some reflections on my disheartening exchange with Judge Jones at last Thursday's Federalist Society convention—and its ominous implications for the future of legal debate
www.stevevladeck.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Must read by @stevevladeck.bsky.social about his encounters at Fed Soc. www.stevevladeck.com/p/109-things...
I’m teaching a specialized (upper division & honors) course on the Supreme Court in the Spring.
Goal is to facilitate pragmatic discussions re: the Court using empirical social science, APD, and case law.
Any suggestions for particular topics would be greatly appreciated!
Goal is to facilitate pragmatic discussions re: the Court using empirical social science, APD, and case law.
Any suggestions for particular topics would be greatly appreciated!
November 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I’m teaching a specialized (upper division & honors) course on the Supreme Court in the Spring.
Goal is to facilitate pragmatic discussions re: the Court using empirical social science, APD, and case law.
Any suggestions for particular topics would be greatly appreciated!
Goal is to facilitate pragmatic discussions re: the Court using empirical social science, APD, and case law.
Any suggestions for particular topics would be greatly appreciated!
Somewhere in the multiverse the folder is just @stevevladeck.bsky.social tweets about the Mets
Not now sweetie, mommy’s busy watching Edith Jones of the Fifth Circuit act like she’s at a Real Housewives reunion, waiving around a MANILA FOLDER of @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s tweets that she’s collected and printed out.
November 15, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Somewhere in the multiverse the folder is just @stevevladeck.bsky.social tweets about the Mets
The assumption that any honest discussion regarding questionable behaviors in the federal judiciary is invariably from a position of bad faith (and to stoke a legitimacy crisis) just belabors the point…
And attacking the observer’s character directly is pathetic.
And attacking the observer’s character directly is pathetic.
Two Fifth Circuit judges—Jim Ho and, especially, Edith Jones—lashed out against @stevevladeck.bsky.social during this Fed Soc panel today. They characterized the attention Steve has called to judge-shopping in TX federal courts as nothing but personal attacks... www.youtube.com/live/-DBl0vU...
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November 15, 2024 at 12:01 AM
The assumption that any honest discussion regarding questionable behaviors in the federal judiciary is invariably from a position of bad faith (and to stoke a legitimacy crisis) just belabors the point…
And attacking the observer’s character directly is pathetic.
And attacking the observer’s character directly is pathetic.
I had a chance to meet Ted when I worked in DC - Genuinely one of the nicest people I’d ever met.
November 13, 2024 at 2:25 PM
I had a chance to meet Ted when I worked in DC - Genuinely one of the nicest people I’d ever met.
We live in such deeply unserious times
This does not seem anything like an actual government department
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Trump says Elon Musk will lead Department of Government Efficiency with Vivek Ramaswamy
Trump made the announcement on social media, fulfilling a promise during the campaign to give Musk sweeping oversight of federal spending.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2024 at 1:23 AM
We live in such deeply unserious times
I see we’re back
November 11, 2024 at 2:47 AM
I see we’re back
For any folks working with SCOTUS Oral Arguments -- I've compiled transcripts of arguments between 1955 and 2023 (Up to Today) into .rdata
Feel free to use!
Feel free to use!
Jake S. Truscott, Ph.D
jaketruscott.github.io
November 7, 2023 at 9:49 PM
For any folks working with SCOTUS Oral Arguments -- I've compiled transcripts of arguments between 1955 and 2023 (Up to Today) into .rdata
Feel free to use!
Feel free to use!
Adam Feldman and I are providing SCOTUS stats for the 2023 Term (in lieu of SCOTUSBlog providing StatPacks) - Particularly re: Arguments and Decisions, as well as other noteworthy stats and analysis.
For Raw Data: jaketruscott.github.io/scotuswatch/
For Breakdowns & Analysis: empiricalscotus.com
For Raw Data: jaketruscott.github.io/scotuswatch/
For Breakdowns & Analysis: empiricalscotus.com
Jake S. Truscott, Ph.D
jaketruscott.github.io
October 3, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Adam Feldman and I are providing SCOTUS stats for the 2023 Term (in lieu of SCOTUSBlog providing StatPacks) - Particularly re: Arguments and Decisions, as well as other noteworthy stats and analysis.
For Raw Data: jaketruscott.github.io/scotuswatch/
For Breakdowns & Analysis: empiricalscotus.com
For Raw Data: jaketruscott.github.io/scotuswatch/
For Breakdowns & Analysis: empiricalscotus.com
Bloomberg piece today raises interesting notions re: the composition of the lower Art. III Courts. Some additional figs below from the FJC's Art. III Directory -- Specif. focusing on appointment history to the District Courts
(Note: Ideology Assigned Using JCS -- Missing JCS = President NOMINATE)
(Note: Ideology Assigned Using JCS -- Missing JCS = President NOMINATE)
September 5, 2023 at 8:10 PM
Bloomberg piece today raises interesting notions re: the composition of the lower Art. III Courts. Some additional figs below from the FJC's Art. III Directory -- Specif. focusing on appointment history to the District Courts
(Note: Ideology Assigned Using JCS -- Missing JCS = President NOMINATE)
(Note: Ideology Assigned Using JCS -- Missing JCS = President NOMINATE)
Because self-destructive business owners blaming their failures on the Jews has never caused any significant repercussions before.
Oy vey…
Oy vey…
September 5, 2023 at 7:29 PM
Because self-destructive business owners blaming their failures on the Jews has never caused any significant repercussions before.
Oy vey…
Oy vey…
Yay! “Good Place Twitter!”
August 25, 2023 at 11:46 AM
Yay! “Good Place Twitter!”