Divorce Research Summary
September 10, 2017

From Business Insider: In 2015, the US divorce rate hit a 40-year low. According to data from Bowling Green State University,...

Examining the Empirical Case for Discovery Reform in Texas
August 20, 2017

This Article is the first part of a two-part project to examine proposed changes that are being considered by the Texas Supreme...

Great Bibliography of Recent Empirical Research on ADR
August 10, 2017

Beginning in summer 2013, Donna Steinstra and I have co-edited Research Insights, a regular column in the American Bar Association’s...

Bobadilla-Suarez, Sunstein, & Sharo on the Intrinsic Value of Choice
August 7, 2017

Sebastian Bobadilla-Suarez, Cass R. Sunstein, & Tali Sharot have posted The intrinsic value of choice: The propensity...

How To Use Voice Pitch To Influence Others In Seconds
July 11, 2017

There is something about the voice which is effective in communicating status. Lowering the pitch of your voice in the first few seconds of an interaction can help you influence others, new research finds. Those who lowered their voice were also seen as more prestigious and admirable by their peers in the study.

New Research Explains Why Overthinking Can Hinder Creativity
July 8, 2017

Researchers in the UK have discovered that using a targeted electric current to temporarily suppress a particular region of the frontal lobes called the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) helps to break the mental constraints linked to “rut-like thinking.” This process also increased creativity. The findings from researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Goldsmiths University of London were published June 7 online ahead of print in the journal Scientific Reports. The...

Empirically Judging Judges
July 6, 2017

Assessing judicial outcomes and judicial decisionmaking not surprisingly endure as attractive topics for researchers. Indeed,...

Bringing Data to Theories of USSC Review
June 18, 2017

In Why Does the Supreme Court Uphold so Many Laws?, the authors, Ben Johnson (Princeton--Politics) and Keith Whittington...

Assignment Power & Appellate Decisions
June 7, 2017

Daniel Jacob Hemel and Kyle Rozema (University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law)...

Empirical Evidence on the Efficacy of Pre-Employment Criminal Background Checks
May 31, 2017

Dylan Minor (Northwestern-Kellogg), Nicola Persico (same), and Deborah M. Weiss (Northwestern Law) have just posted on SSRN...