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Empirical Legal Studies

Empirical Legal Studies

Covers emerging empirical legal scholarship, conference updates and empirical claims. Edited by Professors Michael Heise, Theodore Eisenberg, William Ford, Sara Benesh, William Henderson, Frank Cross, Carolyn Shapiro, anbd Christopher Zorn

http://www.elsblog.org/the_empirical_legal_studi/
  • Jun 13

    UCLA's Outstanding Stats Resource

    UCLA's Outstanding Stats Resource
    Those looking for either introductory or mid-level instructional on-line resources should visit UCLA's idre site. The site's resources are both deep and wide. Particularly helpful is an array of on-line classes and workshops (some with…
  • Jun 10

    When Independent Variables Reverse Sign

    When Independent Variables Reverse Sign
    Andrew Gelman (Columbia--Statistics) has an interesting post about a nettlesome little topic -- How to make sense of an independent variable that "flips" signs (that is, goes from negative to positive or vice-versa) across model…
  • Jun 3

    Helpful SPSS Resource

    Helpful SPSS Resource
    Though most of our stats software package-related posts skew towards Stata, we remain mindful that folks' tastes vary across the most popular packages (e.g., Stata, SPSS, R, SAS). With this in mind, we recently stumbled across a helpful and…
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Nahmod Law

Nahmod Law

Covers 42 USC Section 1983 and constitutional law. By Professor Sheldon Nahmod.

http://nahmodlaw.com
  • Jun 17

    A Section 1983 Primer (10): Statutes of Limitations and Accrual After Heck v. Humphrey

    A Section 1983 Primer (10): Statutes of Limitations and Accrual After Heck v. Humphrey
    In my post of October 27, 2011,  entitled A Section 1983 Primer (5): Statutes of Limitations, I blogged about statutes of limitations in section 1983 cases. There I briefly discussed the complicated issues of (1) choosing the right state…
  • Jun 6

    DeShaney in the Circuits (IV): The Seventh Circuit’s Reformulation

    DeShaney in the Circuits (IV): The Seventh Circuit’s Reformulation
    My last post was on DeShaney v. Winnebago County Dept. of Social Services, 489 U.S. 189 (1989), and the Fifth Circuit‘s restrained approach to affirmative duties. So I thought it might also be useful to mention the Seventh…
  • May 20

    DeShaney in the Circuits (III): The Fifth Circuit En Banc Holds the Line

    DeShaney in the Circuits (III): The Fifth Circuit En Banc Holds the Line
    Affirmative Duty Issues After DeShaney v. Winnebago County, 489 U.S. 189 (1989) I have blogged twice previously about DeShaney affirmative due process duty issues in the circuits. The first time was on August 22, 2011, and the second time was…
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Mootness: The Moot Court Blog

Mootness: The Moot Court Blog

Provides competition results & news, resources & commentary about interscholastic appellate advocacy. By Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Kent Streseman.

http://mootness.typepad.com/mootness/
  • Mar 31

    In which Mootness acknowledges its obsolescence....

    In which Mootness acknowledges its obsolescence....
    You have, I'm sure, heard the chill winds blowing through the dusty streets of the Mootness blog. Noted the tumbleweeds rolling by. Heard the cockroaches scurry over the floorboards of a place where good people once laughed and loved. Seen…
  • Feb 13

    Michigan Peeps: Help Me

    Michigan Peeps: Help Me
    Does anyone have results for the 2007 State of Michigan Moot Court Competition? I've got some info regarding previous competitions, but not the most recent one.
  • Jan 31

    Live from the National Moot Court Competition

    Live from the National Moot Court Competition
    A quick & dirty post on a just-completed tournament: Winner & Best Oral Advocate: Chicago-Kent College of LawRunner-up & 2nd-Best Oral Advocate: University of ColoradoBest Brief: University of California, Davis The other semifinalist teams…
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The Gov Docs Guy

The Gov Docs Guy

Highlighting newsworthy government documents, from the Library of the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

http://govdocsblog.kentlaw.edu/wordpress
  • Nov 20

    “Modern societies need current, detailed social and economic statistics; the U.S. is losing them.”

    “Modern societies need current, detailed social and economic statistics; the U.S. is losing them.”
    On May 9, 2012, the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the appropriations bill to eliminate the American Community Survey (ACS).
  • Jul 30

    Proclaiming the value of the Federal Depository Library Program

    Proclaiming the value of the Federal Depository Library Program
    The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is now several months into the development of a national plan for the future of the more than century-old partnership between FDLP libraries and the Government Printing Office (GPO). As planning…
  • May 10

    This blog is moving!

    This blog is moving!
    This blog will soon be rolling out to library.kentlaw.iit.edu/blogs/govdocs. So update your bookmarks and RSS feeds, tell your friends and neighbors, and look here for updates on the migration date.
Rank this Week: 2679

Chicago-Kent Corporate Law Society…

Chicago-Kent Corporate Law Society Blog

Covers corporate and business law news.

http://corporatelawsociety.wordpress.com
  • Mar 6

    The Law of Non-Existent Market

    The Law of Non-Existent Market
    International borders are increasingly blending together in the corporate world, so it would seem natural that this would also be the case in corporate law. However, this is frequently far from reality, as securities regulations across the…
  • Feb 25

    The Global Regulation of Financial Market

    The Global Regulation of Financial Market
  • Oct 31

    Is it time we allowed non-lawyer equity investment in law firms in the United States?

    Is it time we allowed non-lawyer equity investment in law firms in the United States?
    The American Bar Association (ABA) toyed with a contentious idea earlier this year: non-lawyer equity investment in law firms.  As it stands today in the U.S., ethics rules prevent lawyers from sharing their profits with non-lawyers,…
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