Anybody cooking some more 3-3-3 Court takes?

An underappreciated reason why Harris lost was flat real disposable income growth in the election year. RDI was above trend, but voters care about growth in the election year itself. Between Jan. and Nov. 2024, nothing happened.

If you’re shocked that American institutions turned out to be this defenseless against rapid authoritarian takeover, I hate to do a “we tried to warn you” but we really did vox.com/2015/3/2/81200…

Political scientists, please note: Princeton Politics postdoc to work with me on law and courts research in 2025-2026. If you know of someone who might be interested, please share with them. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply…

Bove learned from The Wire

My paper, "Mass Versus Donor Attitudes on the Importance of Supreme Court Nominations," (co-authored with Brandice Canes-Wrone and Nicolas Studen) is now available at American Political Science Review . cambridge.org/core/journals/…

#OpenAccess from American Political Science Review - Mass Versus Donor Attitudes on the Importance of Supreme Court Nominations - cup.org/4izcRFj - BRANDICE CANES-WRONE (Stanford University), John Kastellec & NICOLAS STUDEN (Stanford University) #FirstView

Just published on APSR First View: "Mass Versus Donor Attitudes on the Importance of Supreme Court Nominations" by Brandice Canes-Wrone, Jonathan Kastellec (@jkastellec), and Nicolas Studen. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Many progressives and political scientists hailed a new study, which supposedly found that moderation may hurt Democrats by depressing turnout. But its actual data shows no such thing. vox.com/politics/40609…

📢 The Law & Courts Section is thrilled to announce Professor Charles Cameron as the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award! His groundbreaking scholarship and mentorship have shaped the field and inspired generations. Join us in celebrating in Vancouver! #APSA2025

👏 Honorable Mention for Best Conference Paper goes to Anthony Taboni for “The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” His paper sheds light on how appellate judges handle legal uncertainty and circuit splits.⚖⚖️

Jack Kastellec and Nirvaan Geedipalli, students at Princeton Middle School, teamed up to win third place at the Middle School Nationals History Bowl in Orlando, Florida. tapinto.net/s/8968dd

Counter-point.

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