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Attracting Undue Scrutiny On Appeal: An Appellate Judge's Perspective, Marshall L. Davidson Iii
Attracting Undue Scrutiny On Appeal: An Appellate Judge's Perspective, Marshall L. Davidson Iii
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
No abstract provided.
Deciding Not To Decide: A Limited Defense Of The Silent Concurrence, Alexander I. Platt
Deciding Not To Decide: A Limited Defense Of The Silent Concurrence, Alexander I. Platt
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
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All Copying Is Not Created Equal: Borrowed Language In Supreme Court Opinions, Adam Feldman
All Copying Is Not Created Equal: Borrowed Language In Supreme Court Opinions, Adam Feldman
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
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Using The West Key Number System As A Data Collection And Coding Device For Empirical Legal Scholarship: Demonstrating The Method Via A Study Of Contract Interpretation, Joshua M. Silverstein
Using The West Key Number System As A Data Collection And Coding Device For Empirical Legal Scholarship: Demonstrating The Method Via A Study Of Contract Interpretation, Joshua M. Silverstein
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Empirical research is an increasingly important type of legal scholarship. Such research generally requires the collection and coding of large quantities of data. These tasks pose critical challenges for legal scholars. Most crucially, they are often resource-intensive. The primary purpose of this article is to explain how researchers can use the West Key Number System to dramatically streamline the process of data collection and coding. The article accomplishes this, in part, through a demonstration: it employs the Key Number System to conduct an empirical study of contract interpretation.
Contract interpretation is one of the most significant areas of commercial law. …