“Never compromise your principles,…unless of course your principles are Adolf Hitler’s, in which case you would be well advised to compromise them as much as you can.” —Justice Antonin Scalia, speaking at his granddaughter’s graduation.

“Nino Scalia, at one point, was hounded by me on one case and Ruth on another,” Sotomayor recounted. “And he looked at me and he said, ‘you know why I love you? You are a bulldog. You put your head… Continue reading

Jacob Gershman explores my SCOTUS celebrity index over at the WSJ law blog.

I spoke with KCRW’s Madeline Brand about my new study on reported public appearances of Supreme Court Justices, 1960-2014.

Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column on Justices’ appearances features my new research: The recent flurry of public appearances is part of a trend that has been decades in the making. As the court’s workload has dropped, the justices have found… Continue reading

I have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It is not your imagination. Supreme Court Justices are in the news more than ever, whether they are selling books, testifying before Congress, addressing a Federalist Society, or American… Continue reading

Read Dahlia Lithwick in Slate.

This morning Maureen Dowd reported for the NYT about a same-sex wedding she attended officiated by Justice Ginsburg: But the most glittering moment for the crowd came during the ceremony. With a sly look and special emphasis on the… Continue reading