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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Washu Law is hiring multiple entry level & lateral positions this year! The hiring committee (chaired by me) will be looking broadly across subjects, along with hoping to fill curricular needs in torts, property, contracts, &/or evidence. Full details: law.washu.edu/news/washu-l...

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WashU Law Hiring Announcement | WashU Law

WashU Law invites applications from entry-level or lateral candidates for tenure-track and tenured positions

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This book is terrific—incredible new data, amazing and heart wrenching stories, and super timely. Highly recommended to those interested in American politics, political behavior, immigration, and law & society (and beyond).

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David H. Montgomery @dhmontgomery.com · 15/04/2026

A shocking new poll result: Many Americans somehow don't have a favorite dinosaur. And only 6% give the correct answer (triceratops). Check out YouGov's new polling on Americans and dinosaurs: yougovamerica.substack.com/p/whats-your...

A split bar chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Americans are most likely to say T. Rex is their favorite dinosaur, but many don't have a favorite."

The chart has the sub-headline: "Which of the following is your favorite dinosaur? (%)."

The chart has the note: "Note: "Other" includes responses of archaeopteryx, spinosaurus, plesiosaur, ankylosaurus, allosaurus, parasaurolophus, dilophosaurus, diplodocus, iguanadon, and pachycephalosaurus, as well as responses of "other." We know pterodactyls and plesiosaurs aren't dinosaurs. Opinion about dinosaurs comes from the question, "How much do you like or dislike dinosaurs?""

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Institute for Social Research (ISR) - University of Michigan @umisr.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Now on Bluesky: University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR)! We’re a leading social science research institution, with studies on politics, health, inequality, and economic behavior. Follow for research highlights, behind-the-scenes looks, and insights from our scholars! #Science

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

File this under "cool research" . . . In 2019, the NSF funded Wilford's CAREER grant "A system of pleas: Using a role-playing simulation to test plea decision models." 1/

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

After a little STL tornado delay...let's get back to highlighting some great NSF-sponsored projects. Today's highlight has significant STL connections and has made multiple generations of scholarship (and journalism and teaching) better: The U.S. Supreme Court Database (SCDB) 1/

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Today's NSF Funding Highlight: The many dissertation improvement grants (and equivalents) funded by the NSF. These grants are small in size but help launch research agendas & careers. These awards=a better dissertation in scope and design. #LowCostHighImpact

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Today's NSF Funding Highlight: In 2006, state tort reform was hugely salient, and that continues to endure. Avraham's "Database of State Tort Law Reforms" yielded a state-by-state database tracking state and DC laws. 1/

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Today's NSF Funded Research Highlight: 2021's "Science for Judges-Development of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, 4th Ed." by Mazza. Scientific evidence is everywhere in courts today. NSF funding of scientific evidence evaluation improves court processes & outcomes. 1/

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

NSF Funded Research Highlight of the Day: 2017's "Jurors' Use of Scientific Information" by Neal, Gervais, & Schweitzer. The project "addresses fundamental Qs about how humans reason w/ & make inferences & decisions based on the quality of relevant scientific data" w/ jurors. 1/

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

In the small way that I can--via posts on here in the coming weeks--I want to highlight/celebrate some important NSF-funded projects (& resulting societal knowledge) over the years. 1/

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Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Useful thread about the restructuring of NSF. Expertise out. Political priorities in. Our science will suffer.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

From the Supreme Court: Retired Justice David Souter died yesterday at the age of 85.

Supreme Qourt of the United States Washington, D. 4. 2054g
OFFICE OF
PUBLIC INFORMATION
For Immediate Release
May 9, 2025
For Further Information Contact:
Patricia McCabe (202) 479-3211
Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, David H. Souter, died peacefully yesterday at home in New Hampshire. He was 85 years old. Justice Souter was appointed to the Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, and retired in 2009, after serving more than 19 years on the Court.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. said of Justice Souter: "Justice David Souter served our Court with great distinction for nearly twenty years. He brought uncommon wisdom and kindness to a lifetime of public service. After retiring to his beloved New Hampshire in 2009, he continued to render significant service to our branch by sitting regularly on the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for more than a decade. He will be greatly missed."
Justice Souter was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on September 17, 1939. He graduated from Harvard College, from which he received his A.B. After two years as a Rhodes Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford, he received an A.B. in Jurisprudence from Oxford University and an M.A. in 1963. After receiving an LL.B. from Harvard Law School, he was an associate at Orr and Reno in Concord, New Hampshire, from 1966 to 1968, when he became an Assistant Attorney General of New Hampshire. In 1971, he became Deputy Attorney General and in 1976, Attorney General of New Hampshire. In 1978, he was named an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire, and was appointed to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire as an Associate Justice in 1983. He became a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on May 25, 1990.
In addition to hearing cases on the First Circuit, Justice Souter participated in civics education curriculum reform efforts in New Hampshire during his retirement.

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Have I had my own disappointments at the Administrative Office and Judicial Conference not turning over data? Sure. But the solution is definitely not declaring them them part of the Executive Branch.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A @reuters.com investigation identified 11 judges whose families faced threats after they ruled against President Trump. Many have come after billionaire Elon Musk attacked them on his social media platform. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

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Roberto F. Carlos @robertocarlos.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

As I wrap up my last class of the semester, it feels appropriate to announce that I will be joining @umich.edu Political Science & @umisrcps.bsky.social this fall. While leaving my home state and my many wonderful colleagues is hard, I am super excited about what is in store in Ann Arbor. Go Blue!

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

A special hat tip to the incredible @dzobrien.bsky.social, @emilythorson.bsky.social, and Sarah Kreps for appearing on this North America list for high volume, impact, and top quality publications in our field! 🙇‍♀️🌟

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

This guy Paul Weiss is on the shortlist for a seat on SCOTUS, right?

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

What a special evening celebrating International Women's Day at WashULaw this week, hosted by the Women's Law Caucus. As she should always be, Lady Justice looms behind me, ever reminding of her presence. And did you know? WashU law has been admitting women law students since 1869!

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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 04/03/2025

Our new "PACER Pray and Pay Project" is launched! This project lets you "Pray" for PACER documents you want, and has a leader board where other people can "Pay" for the most-wanted items. When your prayer is granted, we let you know! Details below and here: www.courtlistener.com/help/pray-an...

An email.

Subject: "A document you requested is now on CourtListener"

Body headline: "Your Wish Has Been Granted!"

The remainder of the email then shows the details of the filing, including the name of the case, a link to the document, and closes with, "You requested it on March 3, 2025. 1 person was waiting for it. Somebody paid $0.20 to make it available to all of us."

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I'm sure this will be widely adopted 😏

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Alyx Mark @alyxmark.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

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/🧵

An image of the book cover for "Courts Unmasked: Civil Legal System Reform and Covid-19"

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

As we show in our recent article, Trump’s immigration judge quota policy in 2018 was an effective tool to constrain behavior. We, and many others, warned that efforts like Trump’s new moves to fire IJs and EOIR officials were a natural next step. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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How the Trump Administration’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

How the Trump Administration’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging - Volume 118 Issue 4

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

👎 even though we knew it was coming

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Doesn’t get much spicier than this from the AO.

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Wow, such an honor for our book Supreme Bias: Gender and Race in U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings (w/ Collins and Ringhand; @stanfordpress.bsky.social) to be named among Choice Reviews 2024 Top 10 Outstanding Academic Titles! www.choice360.org/choice-pick/...

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Outstanding Academic Titles 2024: Top 10 OAT Reviews Part One - Choice 360

Read the latest list snippets from the 2024 Outstanding Academic Titles from Choice 360 and Choice Magazine. This week Outstanding Academic Titles 2024: Top 10 OAT Reviews Part One

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Confirmed: We’re not in Georgia any longer. ❄️🥶⛄️

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 29/11/2024

US District Judge Max Cogburn in North Carolina, who had announced in 2022 that he planned to take senior status upon the confirmation of a successor, has revoked his decision to create a judicial vacancy, becoming the second US judge to do so after Trump's win reut.rs/4i8FCcl

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

From our new issue: "How the Trump Administration’s Quota Policy Transformed Immigration Judging" by Elise Blasingame, Christina Boyd, Roberto Carlos, and Joseph T. Ornstein. #ASPRNewIssue www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Marin K. Levy @marinklevy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I wrote a book with Judge Jon Newman of the Second Circuit . . . “Written & Unwritten: The Rules, Internal Procedures, and Customs of the United States Courts of Appeals” . . . and it’s now out!

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WashU @washu.edu · 15/11/2024

Falling into autumn. 🍂🍁🍂

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

There are far too many brilliant academics I follow on here to limit my list to 150 people, so this is regrettably small and a tad arbitrary, but here's my must-have expert list for scholars of law, history, and politics. go.bsky.app/V6whuQC

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Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Do you have a smart student interested in political science, data science, or both? Send them to WashU to get a PhD! Students can apply to either (or both!) of the programs below: Political Science: polisci.wustl.edu/application-... Computational Data Science: datasciences.wustl.edu

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Application FAQ

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WashU @washu.edu · 14/11/2024

"Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see" We bring WashU to the world, and the sky is the limit! Hello Bluesky family! ❤️👋💚

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Joe Ura @joeura.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

We're hiring! Clemson University is searching for a full-time lecturer in American Politics to start next fall. The position is open with respect to specialty within American politics, but the ability to offer public law classes is a plus. apply.interfolio.com/144002 #polisky

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

Such a high honor for me to receive UGA’s William A. Owens Creative Research Award this year, recognizing my body of scholarship on diversity in the courts. Incredibly grateful to the amazing internal and external supporters behind this! research.uga.edu/research-awa...

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

We (Paul, Lori, & I) are delighted to share “Gender, Race, and Interruptions at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings” w/ APSR (doi.org/10.1017/S000... ). We find higher interruption rates of women & people of color during Supreme Court confirmation hearings (1939-2022). Let’s unpack it! 1/ 🧵

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Christina L. Boyd @theclboyd.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

So much pink at UGA over the next couple of days!

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