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Legal history

The New Legal Realism: Authors: Elizabeth Mertz, University of Wisconsin Institute for Legal Studies, Emory University School of Law, Updated Jul 30, 2009; Lawyers and law professors frequently draw on social science, and there are many social scientists who devote their careers to studying legal institutions and processes. Yet despite their apparent…

After Tenure: Senior Status in the Legal Academy: Authors: Elizabeth Mertz, Katherine Barnes , Wamucii Njogu, Updated Sep 15, 2011; This is the first national study examining the post-tenure experiences of law professors in the United States. Tenured law professors shape many aspects of the institutional settings within law…
Is It Fair? Law Professors’ Perceptions of Tenure: Authors: Elizabeth Mertz, Katherine Barnes, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, Updated Apr 2, 2012; This paper presents initial data from a major empirical study of U.S. law professors conducted under the auspices of the American Bar Foundation with additional funding from the Law School Admission…