Robin Taboni @robintaboni.bsky.social · 04/12/2025We've added a couple of new variables to the data. We now include information about the litigants involved in the dispute, their respective counsel, and whether the government is a party to the dispute. 2/🧵 100 0
Robin Taboni @robintaboni.bsky.social · 04/12/2025We use this info to look at the frequency with which Presidents have filed emergency applications over time. We find that in just the first 10 months of 2025, the Trump administration has set a new record in emergency application filings---beating their previous record in 2020. 3/🧵 100 0
Robin Taboni @robintaboni.bsky.social · 04/12/2025We also explore whether the justice’s behavior on the shadow docket mirrors their actions on merits cases. Using non-unanimous decisions, we estimate ideal points for justice between 1994 and 2024. We find that these estimates are highly correlated with Martin-Quinn scores. 4/🧵 100 0
