Empirical Legal Studies

Empirical Legal Studies is a blog published by the organization of the same name that focuses on the application of empirical methods to legal questions. It covers topics such as the analysis of legal institutions, judicial behavior, law enforcement, and the impact of laws and policies using data-driven research. The blog discusses developments in empirical research methodologies within the legal field and explores how quantitative and qualitative data can inform legal theory and practice. It serves as a resource for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers interested in evidence-based legal analysis and the intersection of law and social science.

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As guilty pleas continue to largely define the criminal adjudication context, given judges’ latitude when it comes to sentencing a deeper understanding of how mitigation efforts might vary across defendants becomes important. While prior empirical work on this question implies

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At the request of the CELS 2025 conference co-organizers, David Hyman, Neel Sukhatme, and Josh Teitelbaum, I am delighted to pass along the following information: Conference on Empirical Legal Studies 24-25 October 2025 Call For papers The 2025 Conference on

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