In the last few years, the legal academy has been paying much attention to the declining
numbers of law school applicants. 1 To be sure, the fact that fewer people are applying to …

The relationship between judicial inputs and outputs remains opaque. Conventional wisdom
is plentiful but useful evidence is not. This study examines civil appeals in three federal …

What characteristics reliably predict success? Why is it that some individuals accomplish
more than others of equal intelligence? Why do some make the most of their abilities while …

Juries are deeply enshrined by the US Constitution andfirmly embedded in our system of
justice. Thus, it is surprising that jurors do not yet have something akin to their own widely …

Most commentators agree that the vanishing plaintiff and the vanishing civil jury trial in
federal courts are primarily the result of the skyrocketing costs of litigation, especially …

This outcome-based text offers principles and skill-building experiences for the critical
competence of listening. It serves as an adaptable supplement for courses in communication …

This Article supplements scholarly commentary on the US Supreme Court's 2021 decision in
TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez by examining some critical issues that the underlying litigation …

Jury instructions–the rules for jury deliberation approved by the judge and read to the jury
during trial–are an important communication between judges, parties, jurors, and the public …

The 2003 box-office hit School of Rock is not just a musical comedy. It is also a movie about
the clash between old and new ways of teaching. Recently fired from his band and hard up …

The year past was an interregnum between two directorships. Dr. Richard A. Howard retired
from administrative duties June 30, 1978, after twenty-four eventful years. Dr. Peter S …