This article with Shari Seidman Diamond examines how the jury selection process and jury size affect diversity.
In this article, Susan P. Shapiro investigates the role of ethics rules that insure fiduciary loyalty in the delivery of services in private legal practice.
This article, featuring Shari Seidman Diamond, turns to behavioral research on the jury and uses a set of real jury deliberations to consider the unanimity requirement in civil jury trials.
This article sheds light on the complexities of ethics, screening, and conflict-of-interest rules in the legal profession.
This article, featuring John Heinz, presents data on the characteristics of and relationships among lawyers affiliated with conservative organizations.
John Donohue III and Steven D. Levitt argue that legalized abortion has contributed significantly to recent crime reductions in this article.
In the last quarter of the twentieth century, urban law practice changed markedly. Using data from two surveys of Chicago lawyers, the first in 1975 and the second in 1995, the article argues that the most consequential development was the sheer increase in the size of firms.
This article with Nour J. Abdul-Razzak studies the consequences of lifting restrictions on funding of groups engaging in outside spending in elections.
Susan P. Shapiro explores conflict of interest in legal practice, focusing on the challenges and ethical implications of navigating conflicts in legal settings.
Susan P. Shapiro analyzes how newspaper fact-checkers exercise their craft and how stories change in this article.
