Paul M. Collins, Jr. is a leading expert on judicial politics and the law. His research and commentary have appeared in a host of popular media outlets, including CNN, the New York Times, National Law Journal, National Public Radio, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, USA Today, Voice of America, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He has also authored articles in the New York Daily News, SCOTUSblog, Slate, The Conversation, and the Washington Post. Collins is available to comment on a variety of topics, including the following:
- Supreme Court decisions and decision making
- The Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process
- Gender and racial bias in the American legal system
- Presidential interactions with the courts
- Amicus curiae briefs
- Interest group litigation
- Civil rights and liberties
- Lower federal and state court decisions
The best way to reach him is via email at pmcollins@umass.edu.
Below, you can find links to some of Collins’ media appearances:
Print Media
Authored Contributions
The Conversation: Trump’s Latest Personal Attacks on Judges Could Further Weaken People’s Declining Trust in American Rule of Law
Washington Post: Why Have so Many Americans Come to Mistrust the Supreme Court?
The Conversation: After Roe’s Overturning, Americans are Demanding Supreme Court Term Limits
Washington Post: Justice Breyer Announced he will Retire. Here’s what Happens Next
The Conversation: The Moderate, Pragmatic legacy of Stephen Breyer
The Conversation: Stephen Breyer is Set to Retire – Should his Replacement on the Supreme Court have a Term Limit?
The Conversation: Should the Supreme Court have Term Limits?
The Conversation: How Conservative Groups will Advance their Agendas before a Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett
New York Daily News: Amy Coney Barrett was Next-level Evasive
Washington Post: Senators Treat Female Supreme Court Nominees Differently. Here’s the Evidence
Washington Post: Trump Attacked the Supreme Court Again. Here are 4 Things to Know
The Conversation: Interruptions at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Have Been Rising Since the 1980s
Washington Post: The ‘Ginsburg Rule’ is Not an Excuse to Avoid Answering the Senate’s Questions
Washington Post: Why Not Limit Neil Gorsuch — and All Supreme Court Justices — to 18-year Terms?
Slate: Gorsuch is Allowed to Answer Questions. He Should Start
SCOTUSBlog: The Evolution of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Slate: The Top Five Supreme Court Nomination Myths
The Conversation: What Two Legal Scholars Learned from Studying 70 Years of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Selected Interviews and Appearances
New York Times: Confirmation Hearings, Once Focused on Law, Are Now Mired in Politics
The New Yorker: Is Ginni Thomas a Threat to the Supreme Court?
New York Times: 18 Hours of Questions, Few Answers: What We Learned About Amy Coney Barrett
New York Times: Brett Kavanaugh’s Expert Evasions, Learned From Past Masters
Time: Democrats Held Kavanaugh’s Feet to the Fire. It Probably Won’t Matter
New York Times: How Will We Know What a Supreme Court Nominee Really Thinks?
USA Today: Bork Fight Still Haunts Supreme Court Confirmation Process
New York Times: Study Finds Questioning of Nominees to Be Useful
ABA Journal: It was another big term for amicus curiae briefs at the high court
Radio
The Public Morality with Byron Williams: Supreme Court Term Limits
The Lisa Dent Show (WGN): Will SCOTUS reject President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan?
The Public Morality with Byron Williams: The Future of the Supreme Court
Northeast Public Radio (WAMC): What to expect during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination hearing
Radio-Times (WHYY): What Have we learned about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan?
Television
WGBY: Connecting Point
CNN: Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin
Voice of America: Lengthy Legal Battle Looms Over Obama Immigration Order
McCuistion Program: Guns and the Second Amendment