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Emory Law hosts 18th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
More than 250 scholars from five different continents gathered at Emory Law in November 2024 for the 18th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (CELS). Professors and Society for Empirical Legal Studies co-presidents Tonja Jacobi, Jonathan Nash, and Joanna Shepherd were instrumental in bringing the conference to Emory.
Jacobi: SCOTUS sidestepped Constitution in ruling for Trump
Jacobi: The dead, embryos, now have more control over their bodies than women
Jacobi: SCOTUS statement on insulating Trump 'unusually frank'
Jacobi: Overturning Chevron would further ultraconservatives' deregulation agenda
Jacobi: SCOTUS is failing us in 3 essential ways
Jacobi on Trump trials, gag orders, free speech
Jacobi: Gag orders are valid for criminal defendants, including Trump
Jacobi's SCOTUS forecast for guns, gerrymandering, agencies, First Amendment
Jacobi: Roberts steers when SCOTUS justices interrupt each other
Jacobi: Holding Trump accountable even more important than jail time
Jacobi: Especially for judges, impartiality and optics matter
Jacobi on Jackson’s first term SCOTUS impact
Jacobi: Justice Jackson considers human impact of SCOTUS decisions
Jacobi: SCOTUS split in Moore v. Harper shows shift to right
Jacobi unpacks SCOTUS: oral arguments, subtext, and snark
Jacobi: Hold the champagne, SCOTUS isn't done yet
Jacobi on SCOTUS ethics, accountability, and appearances
Jacobi: How SCOTUS views ethics, power, and quid pro quo
Jacobi: Thomas' excuses for million-dollar vacations 'don't pass the smell test'
Jacobi: Female SCOTUS justices still interrupted more often, but Barrett less
Jacobi op-ed | Justices, heel thyself
Jacobi: SCOTUS judges should avoid appearance of partisanship
Emory to host 2024 Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Emory University will host the 2024 Conference on Empirical Legal Studies.
Jacobi: Alito/Dobbs opinion ‘elides the most difficult questions’
Jacobi: How abortion rights affect gender equality