Anthony Taboni
@anthonytaboni.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at UT Austin | Judicial politics, American political institutions, Formal theory | Blessed to support the Bills, cursed to care about the Sabres | anthonytaboni.com
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Anthony Taboni
@anthonytaboni.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Now that the ink has dried, I'm excited to share than I'm head to @utaustin.bsky.social! I'll be spending 2025-2026 as a posdoc before joining the Department of Government as an assistant professor. I'm incredibly excited and very thankful to all who helped me get here.
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#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0
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#FirstView
The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0
- @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
#FirstView
September 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0
- @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
#FirstView
The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0
- @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
#FirstView
The strongest regional accent I've encountered in Austin so far has come from the blue jays outside my office
September 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The strongest regional accent I've encountered in Austin so far has come from the blue jays outside my office
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Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
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Jeff Staton presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles Cameron 🏆👏 Congratulations to Dr. Cameron on this well-deserved honor and thank you for your extraordinary contributions to our field!
September 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Jeff Staton presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles Cameron 🏆👏 Congratulations to Dr. Cameron on this well-deserved honor and thank you for your extraordinary contributions to our field!
The discussants at APSA this year look especially intimidating
September 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The discussants at APSA this year look especially intimidating
A bit of light in the dark. Elizabeth is finally free
Breaking News: Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton graduate student taken hostage in Iraq, has been freed after more than two years of captivity.
Elizabeth Tsurkov, Princeton Student, Is Released From Iraq, Trump Says
Iraq’s prime minister also confirmed the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli graduate student kidnapped in Iraq in 2023 by Kataib Hezbollah, a militant group.
nyti.ms
September 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A bit of light in the dark. Elizabeth is finally free
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🚨I'm on the job market! 🚨
My job market paper employs a formal model to examine the role of racial competency in shaping the behavior of Multiracial politicians. My broader dissertation examines how Multiracial Americans are a threat to racial solidarity. For more, visit www.isaiahcjohnson.com.
My job market paper employs a formal model to examine the role of racial competency in shaping the behavior of Multiracial politicians. My broader dissertation examines how Multiracial Americans are a threat to racial solidarity. For more, visit www.isaiahcjohnson.com.
September 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🚨I'm on the job market! 🚨
My job market paper employs a formal model to examine the role of racial competency in shaping the behavior of Multiracial politicians. My broader dissertation examines how Multiracial Americans are a threat to racial solidarity. For more, visit www.isaiahcjohnson.com.
My job market paper employs a formal model to examine the role of racial competency in shaping the behavior of Multiracial politicians. My broader dissertation examines how Multiracial Americans are a threat to racial solidarity. For more, visit www.isaiahcjohnson.com.
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godDAMN
Josh Allen had 251 pass yards in the 4th quarter, his most in any quarter in his career, per ESPN Research.
September 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
godDAMN
Well Austin is about to learn about how insufferable of a Bills fan I am
September 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Well Austin is about to learn about how insufferable of a Bills fan I am
Hark! A dirigible.
September 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hark! A dirigible.
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I'm on the 2025-26 academic job market in political science!
I recently completed my PhD and am now a postdoctoral researcher at the Comparative Constitutions Project. My research examines constitutional design, public participation, and Latin American politics using mixed methods.
mattjmartin.com
I recently completed my PhD and am now a postdoctoral researcher at the Comparative Constitutions Project. My research examines constitutional design, public participation, and Latin American politics using mixed methods.
mattjmartin.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I'm on the 2025-26 academic job market in political science!
I recently completed my PhD and am now a postdoctoral researcher at the Comparative Constitutions Project. My research examines constitutional design, public participation, and Latin American politics using mixed methods.
mattjmartin.com
I recently completed my PhD and am now a postdoctoral researcher at the Comparative Constitutions Project. My research examines constitutional design, public participation, and Latin American politics using mixed methods.
mattjmartin.com
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...
August 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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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This might be my favorite graph in "Making the Supreme Court," not least because it easily dispels the notion that BORK CHANGED EVERYTHING.
August 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This might be my favorite graph in "Making the Supreme Court," not least because it easily dispels the notion that BORK CHANGED EVERYTHING.
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New author achievement unlocked: Just saw an ad for a book with the tagline "Perfect for fans of Edward Ashton."
So, yeah, I guess Tabones and Maggie the Cat should probably grab themselves copies of that one. 😇
So, yeah, I guess Tabones and Maggie the Cat should probably grab themselves copies of that one. 😇
August 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
New author achievement unlocked: Just saw an ad for a book with the tagline "Perfect for fans of Edward Ashton."
So, yeah, I guess Tabones and Maggie the Cat should probably grab themselves copies of that one. 😇
So, yeah, I guess Tabones and Maggie the Cat should probably grab themselves copies of that one. 😇
Really excited to see my work with @jkastellec.bsky.social mentioned in the NYT. See the underlying data and the accompanying paper at shadowdocketdata.com
Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Really excited to see my work with @jkastellec.bsky.social mentioned in the NYT. See the underlying data and the accompanying paper at shadowdocketdata.com
I've officially moved to Austin. Please send your recommendations for coffee, food, things to do, and more food.
July 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I've officially moved to Austin. Please send your recommendations for coffee, food, things to do, and more food.
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This is just the kind of thing we need. Careful people collecting important data and building a public resource. Kudos! I suspect these data will get a lot of use.
Happy to announce that @anthonytaboni.bsky.social and I have created a new dataset of the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket actions from 1993-2025. A paper describing the data and a website with the data and documentation are here:
www.shadowdocketdata.com/s/kastellec_...
www.shadowdocketdata.com
www.shadowdocketdata.com/s/kastellec_...
www.shadowdocketdata.com
Supreme Court Shadow Docket Database
www.shadowdocketdata.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is just the kind of thing we need. Careful people collecting important data and building a public resource. Kudos! I suspect these data will get a lot of use.
Excited to share these data with the world!
Happy to announce that @anthonytaboni.bsky.social and I have created a new dataset of the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket actions from 1993-2025. A paper describing the data and a website with the data and documentation are here:
www.shadowdocketdata.com/s/kastellec_...
www.shadowdocketdata.com
www.shadowdocketdata.com/s/kastellec_...
www.shadowdocketdata.com
Supreme Court Shadow Docket Database
www.shadowdocketdata.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Excited to share these data with the world!
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The Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause does not protect everybody equally. Instead it upheld the Tennessee law that seeks to eradicate trans kids.
My latest in @thenation
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Supreme Court's Anti-Trans Decision Will Live In Infamy
In its bigotry and deceitfulness, US v. Skrmetti is destined to be seen alongside Plessy, Dobbs, Dred Scott, and all of the court's other most notorious decisions.
www.thenation.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause does not protect everybody equally. Instead it upheld the Tennessee law that seeks to eradicate trans kids.
My latest in @thenation
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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yeah, these people are seething with hatred, and momentary victories getting to stomp on some minority doesn't fix the howling void in their souls bsky.app/profile/mlro...
darkly funny that they probably won't be happy! just like the british transphobes when they won legal victories, their 'victory' turns to ash in their mouths because everyone decent only hates them more for it.
June 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
yeah, these people are seething with hatred, and momentary victories getting to stomp on some minority doesn't fix the howling void in their souls bsky.app/profile/mlro...
Why did no one prepare me for the tough times post graduation? (I have to purchase a month Mathematica license until I start my postdoc).
June 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Why did no one prepare me for the tough times post graduation? (I have to purchase a month Mathematica license until I start my postdoc).
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Congratulations to Anthony Taboni, who received Honorable Mention for @apsa.bsky.social's Best Conference Paper Award, Law and Courts Division for “The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Congratulations to Anthony Taboni, who received Honorable Mention for @apsa.bsky.social's Best Conference Paper Award, Law and Courts Division for “The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” @anthonytaboni.bsky.social
Life hack alert! If you spend six years in grad school and write a dissertation, they add three letters to your name!
May 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Life hack alert! If you spend six years in grad school and write a dissertation, they add three letters to your name!
The world is a lot but my cat fell into the shower this morning and got damp! (She is fine and got towel dried and treats)
April 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The world is a lot but my cat fell into the shower this morning and got damp! (She is fine and got towel dried and treats)
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stuck around just long enough for Easter and to tell J.D. Vance to repent his ways, and then peaced out.
Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
April 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
stuck around just long enough for Easter and to tell J.D. Vance to repent his ways, and then peaced out.