Chicago & Wisconsin During the Eisenhower Years
In this post, NLR blogger Stewart Macaulay responds to Marc Galanter’s comments here (as Guest Blogger in January 2016) about the University of…
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Empirical Law in Canada: Lessons for U.S.
On Feb. 18-19, 2016, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto held a marvelous interdisciplinary law conference for graduate law students…
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Galanter on Karl,Soia,& UofC’s Realist Tradition
In this interview, NLR Conversations asked Marc Galanter to talk about his memories of Karl Llewellyn and Soia Mentschikoff during his time at…
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Fineman on Vulnerability and Law
In this provocative and fascinating post, Martha Albertson Fineman, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University Law School, provides a brief…
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Mertz on Studying Social Science Ethics
In recent months, prompted by media coverage of research by sociologist Alice Goffman, a number of law professors have stumbled upon a longstanding…
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LSA Meetings, CRN 28, and a Gathering!
The Law & Society Association Meetings are here! We’re sure all attendees will enjoy the intellectual conversations and beautiful surrounds of Seattle. An informal…
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Atuahene on NLR and South Africa
New Legal Realism Conversations is excited to welcome our newest blogger, Professor Bernadette Atuahene! Bernadette’s work exemplifies the NLR ideal three-part combination of work on law, social…
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“Reality” and Justice
“Reality” as a Claim for Justice — by Beth Mertz In these oddly jaded times within the social sciences, it is interesting how…
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Mission Matters: Tejani on For-Profit Legal Ed Exceptionalism
One important theme in New Legal Realism is the issue of legal educational reform, as seen in a number of past blog posts. …
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Additional Conversation: Hajjar and Mertz Respond to Margulies
Joe Margulies: I view this as a very curious thing. We all recognize that emotional attachments figure in the social construction of meaning, including in…
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