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The Past, Present, And Future Of Empirical Legal Scholarship: Judicial Decision Making And The New Empiricism, Michael Heise Feb 2015

The Past, Present, And Future Of Empirical Legal Scholarship: Judicial Decision Making And The New Empiricism, Michael Heise

Michael Heise

Over the last century, empirical legal scholarship has joined the ranks of the mainstream within the legal academy. In this article, Professor Heise traces the history of legal empiricism and discusses its growing role within the legal academy. First, the article traces legal empiricism through the twentieth century from the legal empiricism movement of the early twentieth century, to post-World War II efforts to revive legal empiricism, including the Chicago Jury Project and large-scale foundational support for empirical legal research, through current support for legal empirical research from both the law schools and other research centers. The article then discusses …


Above The Rules: A Response To Epstein And King, Frank Cross, Michael Heise, Gregory C. Sisk Feb 2015

Above The Rules: A Response To Epstein And King, Frank Cross, Michael Heise, Gregory C. Sisk

Michael Heise

No abstract provided.


The Future Of Civil Justice Reform And Empirical Legal Scholarship: A Reply, Michael Heise Feb 2015

The Future Of Civil Justice Reform And Empirical Legal Scholarship: A Reply, Michael Heise

Michael Heise

No abstract provided.