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Professor Gregory Keating’s latest book wins 2024 Civil Justice Scholarship Award, recognizing its impact in U.S. justice system.

September 16, 2024

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Trailblazers in Empirical Law

Trailblazers in Empirical Law

An intrepid pair of USC Gould constitutional scholars are generating deep insights into patterns of jurisprudence

August 12, 2024

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New journal launched by USC Gould faculty aims for 'sweet spot' in empirical legal studies

New journal launched by USC Gould faculty aims for 'sweet spot' in empirical legal studies

Lee Epstein, Dan Klerman are co-editors of open access, peer-reviewed Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis

June 4, 2024

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Scott Altman

Virginia S. and Fred H. Bice Professor of Law

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Rebecca Brown

The Rader Family Trustee Chair in Law

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Felipe Jiménez

Associate Professor of Law and Philosophy

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Gregory Keating

William T. Dalessi Professor of Law and Philosophy

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Daniel Klerman

Edward G. Lewis Chair in Law and History, and Director, Center of Law & Social Science (CLASS)

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Erin Miller

Associate Professor of Law and Philosophy

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Alison Renteln

Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, Public Policy, and Law

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Camille Gear Rich

Dorothy W. Nelson Professor of Law and Sociology

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Dan Simon

Richard L. and Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Law and Psychology

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Nomi Stolzenberg

Nathan and Lilly Shapell Chair in Law

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Adam Zimmerman

Robert Kingsley Professor of Law

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Tomer Kenneth

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Adam Zimmerman

SCOTUS' Purdue Pharma decision with Professors Bob Rasmussen and Adam Zimmerman

Debtwire's Legal Lens Podcast

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Daniel Klerman

USC Gould faculty launches new journal focused on empirical legal studies

India Education Diary

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International Jurist

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Scott Altman

"Are Parents Fiduciaries," 42 Law and Philosophy 431 (2023).

September 11, 2023
Felipe Jiménez

"On Legal Expertise," Michigan Law School, Experimental Jurisprudence Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI, October 2022.

November 4, 2022
Felipe Jiménez

"Legal Positivism for Legal Officials," Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence.

September 7, 2022

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