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Empirical Legal Studies
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CommentaryVol. 87 · Iss. 3
Closing the Legislative Experience Gap: How a Legislative Law Clerk Program Will Benefit the Legal Profession and Congress
In this gloomy hiring season there is at least one increasingly bright spark, one that may light the way to a new kind of…
Dakota S. Rudesill -
ArticleVol. 87 · Iss. 2
Shades of the American Dream
Federal tax policies such as the mortgage interest deduction do not generally encourage anyone to become a homeowner, yet they do increase the cost…
Dorothy A. Brown -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Judicial Recruitment and Promotion: Responses to Professors Ramseyer and Repeta
In this Article, the author comments on the issues addressed by law professors J. Mark Ramseyer and Lawrence Repeta about the appointment of judges…
Shin-ichi Nishikawa -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Do School Cliques Dominate Japanese Bureaucracies?: Evidence from Supreme Court Appointments
The Article presents a study which explores the impact of educational backgrounds on the appointment of judges in the Japanese Supreme Court. According to…
J. Mark Ramseyer -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Why Has Judicial Review Failed in Japan?
The Article examines the political and institutional explanations for the failure of judicial review in Japan. It outlines the law reforms on the judicial…
David S. Law -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 4
Rationalizing Costs in Investment Treaty Arbitration
International investment and related disputes are on the rise. With national courts generally unavailable and difficulties resolving disputes through diplomacy, investment treaties give investors…
Susan D. Franck -
ArticleVol. 94 · Iss. 4
Prisoners and Pleading
Last year, prisoners filed nearly 27,000 civil rights actions in federal court. More than 92 percent of those actions were filed pro se. Pro…
Richard H. Frankel & Alistair E. Newbern -
ArticleVol. 94 · Iss. 2
Testing Tarnishment in Trademark and Copyright Law: The Effect of Pornographic Versions of Protected Marks and Works
Federal and state law both provide a cause of action against inappropriate and unauthorized uses that “tarnish” a trademark. Copyright owners also articulate fears…
Wen Bu, Christopher Buccafusco & Paul J. Heald -
ArticleVol. 94 · Iss. 2
Activist Hedge Funds and the Corporation
The long-term effects of hedge fund activism are controversial. Some empirical studies document that activism is associated with increased long-term firm value, suggesting that…
Martijn Cremers, Saura Masconale & Simone M. Sepe -
ArticleVol. 94 · Iss. 1
The Contours of Constitutional Approval
Scholars and judges agree on the importance of constitutional approval—that is, people’s subjective support for their constitution. The Supreme Court has asserted that it…
Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos & Mila Versteeg -
ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 5
Congress in the Administrative State
In an era of increased concern over presidential power, congressional oversight of the executive branch constitutes a substantial—but underappreciated—means of influencing agency decision-making. Scholars…
Brian D. Feinstein -
ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 4
The Corporate Governance of National Security
At hundreds of companies, the government installs former spies and military officers to run the business without shareholder oversight, putting security before profits in…
Andrew Verstein