Nathan Carrington

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Assistant Professor of Political Science at Saint Louis University. I study judicial politics, law and courts, American politics, political psychology, and free speech. Political Science Ph.D. from Syracuse University. B.S. from Southeast Missouri State University. Love cats and iced lattes. Mildly obsessed with Coldplay. #FirstGen
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Nathan CarringtonNov 19, 2022

In light of the Times article on lobbying efforts at SCOTUS (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/us/supreme-court-leak-abortion-roe-wade.html), Logan Strother and I have work showing that the public strongly dislikes justices attending lobbying meetings.

Moreover, many of the things outlined in the Times article (I.e., using vacation homes, dinners, etc.) are essentially the justices receiving gifts. We find the public dislikes that, too.

This paper is a work in progress. Any feedback welcomed! Draft found here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4100667

Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another Supreme Court Breach

Years before the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark contraception ruling was disclosed, according to a minister who led a secretive effort to influence justices.

The New York Times