Text Analysis and Law Conference
The increasing use and development of text analytics presents new opportunities in legal research. Analysis of textual data generated from judicial decisions, regulatory documents, court filings, congressional reports and bills, and the like offer new insights into how institutional actors strategize and make decisions. New research methods are being developed to facilitate the gathering and analysis of aggregated textual data. In addition to scholarship from Law, Political Science and Economics, other fields such as Linguistics, English, Computing, and History are helping to inform the research questions and techniques of legal text analysis.
This is an invitation-only conference of approximately 25-30 attendees from around the country in various fields.
April 4-5, 2019
Text Analysis and Law Conference
Wieboldt Hall,
340 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Contact
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Agenda
April 4 / Wieboldt Hall
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:00-2:45
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Working Papers
Eric Talley “A Computational Analysis of Constitutional Polarization” coauthored with David E. Pozen and Julian Nyarko Discussant: Jed Stiglitz Pamela Corley “Intra-Court Dialogue: The Impact of U.S. Supreme Court Dissents” coauthored with Artemus Ward Discussant: Rachael Hinkle Justin Wedeking “Covering the Court: Comparing Styles and Portrayals of SCOTUS in a New Media Environment” coauthored with Michael A. Zilis Discussant: Michael Kang |
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2:45-3:15
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Break
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3:15-4:00
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Works in Progress
Tonja Jacobi and Matthew Sag “Changing Linguistic Complexity at Supreme Court Oral Argument” coauthored with Ted Underwood Kellen Funk “The Making of Modern Law: Digital Computation and Anglo-American Legal History” coauthored with Lincoln A. Mullen Jonathan Nash “Filibuster Change and Judicial Appointments” |
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4:00-4:15
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Break
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4:15-5:00
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Group Discussion: Methods and Tools
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6:00
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Dinner
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April 5 / Wieboldt Hall
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7:45-8:30
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Continental Breakfast
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8:30-10:15
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Working Papers
Michael Livermore “Opinion Publication and the Study of Judicial Politics in the U.S. Appellate Courts" coauthored with Dan Rockmore and Keith Carlson Discussant: Corey Yung Matthew Jockers “Gendered Judges” coauthored with Rosamond Thalken Discussant: Jonathan Nash Julian Nyarko "Stickiness and Incomplete Contracts: Explaining the Lack of Forum Selection Clauses in Commercial Agreements” Discussant: Sarath Sanga |
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10:15-10:30
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Break
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10:30-11:15
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Works in Progress
Joseph Miller “IP Law’s Semantic Self-Portrait: A Co-Citation Analysis of U.S. Supreme Court IP Cases, 1822-2018” Jed Stiglitz "Observability and Reasoned Discourse" coauthored with Aviv Caspi Jonathan Shaub & Emerson Tiller “Linguistic Choice and Judicial Compromise on the Supreme Court” coauthored with Rachael Hinkle |
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11:20-12:00
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Group Discussion: Future Directions
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12:00-1:00
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Lunch and Follow-On Conversations
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Presenters
Pam Corley
Associate Professor
Director of Law and Legal Reasoning Minor
Southern Methodist University
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Director of Law and Legal Reasoning Minor
Southern Methodist University
Matt Jockers
English and Data Analytics Professor
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Washington State University
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Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Washington State University
Jonathan Shaub
Assistant Solicitor General for the State of Tennessee
Affiliation-Tennessee Attorney General's Office
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Affiliation-Tennessee Attorney General's Office
Jed Stiglitz
Associate Professor of Law
Jia Jonathan Zhu and Ruyin Ruby Ye Sesquicentennial Fellow
Cornell Law School
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Jia Jonathan Zhu and Ruyin Ruby Ye Sesquicentennial Fellow
Cornell Law School
Eric Talley
Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law
Co-Director, Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership
Columbia Law School
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Co-Director, Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership
Columbia Law School
Justin Wedeking
Professor
Associate Chair, Director of Graduate Studies
University of Kentucky
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Associate Chair, Director of Graduate Studies
University of Kentucky
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Logistics
Getting Here
Air
Major airlines fly into both O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. O’Hare Airport is approximately 45 minutes from Kellogg and Midway Airport is approximately 60 minutes from Kellogg, but you may want to allow more time for traffic.
Taxi
Taxi service from both airports can be arranged in advance of your visit for a reduced fare. Pre-arranged rides start at approximately $35 from O’Hare and $50 from Midway. For up-to-date fare information, please contact a taxi service directly.
Major airlines fly into both O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. O’Hare Airport is approximately 45 minutes from Kellogg and Midway Airport is approximately 60 minutes from Kellogg, but you may want to allow more time for traffic.
Taxi
Taxi service from both airports can be arranged in advance of your visit for a reduced fare. Pre-arranged rides start at approximately $35 from O’Hare and $50 from Midway. For up-to-date fare information, please contact a taxi service directly.
- Northshore Cab Company: 847.864.7500
- American Taxi: 847.255.9600