Dr. Adam Feldman

Which federal court of appeals has the most national influence. legalytics.substack.com/p/fe… This new measures looks at this question with data from the past 5 years. I wrote about it in this piece for Legalytics

From Newsom v. Trump to NetChoice and Anthropic, an analysis of 28 major federal appeals, their judicial coalitions, arguing attorneys, outcomes, and amici. legalytics.substack.com/p/th… The Most Important Federal Appeals of Fall 2026—and What They Reveal About the Courts

My new Legalytics article on the current states' positions on prediction markets legalytics.substack.com/p/pr…

What is the geographic reach of a law school student's prospective job market? legalytics.substack.com/p/ho… Within that which students place in larger vs. smaller law firms? Here is some new research on Legalytics.

Analytics on the first two weeks of SCOTUS oral arguments for the term (OT2026). legalytics.substack.com/p/wh… Do the data accord what you saw or read?

New data on MDLs. legalytics.substack.com/p/wh… Which attorneys are appointed? Where are the repeat players? I cover these aspects in my new Legalytics piece.

Who files the most briefs in the Supreme Court? legalytics.substack.com/p/al… As an aggregate amici do. Sometimes they group together, sometimes they file apart. Sometimes they author their own briefs, sometimes they outsource. What does the universe look like?

Has Trump been that much more successful than Biden on the emergency docket? legalytics.substack.com/p/th… Is the comparison apples to apples? I break it down in my latest for Legalytics (a freebie)

Who really wins for Big Law on appeal? legalytics.substack.com/p/th… My new on at Legalytics examines 73 firm-side results from 2025 appeals involving Gibson Dunn, Latham, Cravath, Quinn Emanuel & others. Does a partial victory count as a win? And who gets the credit?

Interested in the upcoming SCOTUS Term? I have the data here. Arguing advocates, amici, and all cases covered. legalytics.substack.com/p/wh…

Which law schools line up with which law firms? Where are certain schools more prominent with geographic links to firms? This and more in my latest at Legalytics: legalytics.substack.com/p/a-…

Where is AI copyright litigation headed? My new free on on Legalytics tracks the case data to plot out the moving trajectory. legalytics.substack.com/p/th…

SCOTUS is returning to oral arguments in a month. This article tracks strong signals sent to the justices for which cases to take up and profiles a few of these cases/petitions. legalytics.substack.com/p/an…

Situating Justice Scalia steeped in empirics. Get a feel for what drove his decision making. legalytics.substack.com/p/sc…

The DC Circuit is a unique appeals court with a small direct population but an oversized influence. legalytics.substack.com/p/th… This post goes under the hood of panel dynamics, workload, and decision timing.

The biggest volume litigation is often centered in mass torts. My new Legalytics article provides ways to measure these sets of cases relative to one another. legalytics.substack.com/p/sc…

Does judicial ideology play a greater role in close Supreme Court cases (5-4 and 6-3 votes). I analyzed this over that few SCOTUS terms. legalytics.substack.com/p/su…

Prediction markets have generated plenty of lawsuits. The bigger story is now in the appeals courts, where a handful of cases could reshape the industry’s regulatory map. I get into the data here: legalytics.substack.com/p/pr…