Supreme Discord: Identifying Aggressive Language in Judicial Opinions

• In Event: Courts and Communication

Brief Overview

We examine the rise in Supreme Court Justices' use of uncollegial language--that is, language targeting a colleague for their reasoning, motivation, or morals--in written opinions across the Roberts Court using a few-shot classification model.

Authors

• Susan Navarro Smelcer, Wake Forest University

• R. Joseph Griswell, Thomson Reuters

• Yaniv Heled, Georgia State University