Twitter Meets the Justices: Public Sentiment during Supreme Court Confirmation Processes

• In Event: Supreme Court Nominations and Confirmation Hearings

Brief Overview

In this paper, we explore how the public participates in Supreme Court confirmations by studying the content of millions of tweets at various stages of Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation processes.

Authors

• Rachael B Houston, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Amanda Clare Bryan, Loyola University Chicago

• Maron Sorenson, Bowdoin College