Christopher Schmidt explores the historical and conceptual divide between civil rights and civil liberties in the U.S., highlighting their different origins, strategies, and goals.
This article explores the role of the courts in the civil rights movement, focusing on the sit-ins and their impact on American law and society.
This edition presents findings from the Fellows Research Seminar: “Communities in Crisis: The Effects of Immigration Law and Politics on American Communities”.
This edition presents highlights from the ABF’s Fellows Research Seminar on race, communities, and policing in 21st-century America.
Featuring Anna Reosti, this article illustrates the lack of empirical evidence of a relationship between a criminal record and an unsuccessful tenancy.
This edition of Researching Law presents Bernadette Atuahene’s book, We Want What’s Ours: Learning from South Africa’s Land Restoration Program, which draws on the experiences of South Africans who went through the land restitution process.
By Susan P. Shapiro, this book chapter delves into the world of white-collar crime, its characteristics, and how it differs from other types of criminal activity.
This report contains data for Wave III of After the JD, completed in 2014. The third wave examined effects of the economic collapse on the legal profession.
This edition of Researching Law introduces a new article studying the American public’s civil justice experiences, written by Rebecca Sandefur.
Ajay K. Mehrotra uncovers the contested roots and paradoxical consequences of a fundamental shift from a regressive to a progressive tax system in America.
