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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Margulies on LSA: Ruminations on Law, Legal Realism, and Emotional Attachments
Following the 50th Anniversary Law & Society Conference in Minneapolis, we at NLR Conversations had the idea of sharing some reactions to the…
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Happy Birthday to the Law & Society Association!
We at the New Legal Realism blog want to congratulate the Law & Society Association on the occasion of its 50th anniversary meetings. …
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MARGULIES RESPONDS TO KRISTOF: IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE!
As those who have been following New Legal Realism know, a core question for us is how best to translate social science for…
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2013 in review
Our yearly blog report is in and it shows that our web presence grew in 2013. We occupy a relatively quiet corner of…
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Aman on Lawyers, Social Science, and Globalization
What should social scientists know about lawyers’ views on globalization? In our previous post, Michele LaVigne argued that social scientists need to consult…
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Shedding Empirical Light on Indigent Defense
Often the new empiricism in law takes the form of advice from social scientists to lawyers. In this interesting post, Professor Michele LaVigne…
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Law in action and law on the books: A primer
We are pleased to welcome a guest blogger, Bill Clune, whose post gives us his “primer” on the concept of law-in-action, a concept…
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Tejani on Legal Ed Reform: Be Careful!
Beyond San Jose State: Legal Ed Innovation Should be Handled with Care By Riaz Tejani Educational “innovation” should be approached with care. In…
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Chambliss on Law School Socialization and Sorting
Remember The Paper Chase? Mr. Hart on the hot seat on his first day at Harvard Law School, commanded by Professor Kingsfield to “fill…
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