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Disclaimer: These working papers are published solely for the benefit of interested readers. Though created and compiled by past and present members of the Wake Forest Law Review, the studies' empirical data, textual content, and cited authorities have not gone through the Law Review's rigorous editorial processes and should not be relied upon as such.

2009

The Feds are Coming to Town, or Not: A Study of D.O.J. Strategy Regarding the Conduct of Law Enforcement Agencies under 42 USC §14141.

Patrick Gallagher & David Morgen


Shareholder Democracy and the Say on Pay Movement: Progress, But How Do You Define Success?

Regan Adamson & Daniel Lumm


Global Warming – The Inhumanity!: The Effect of Political Liberalization on CO2 Emissions

Benjamin S. Chesson & Thomas R. DeCesar


The Third Liability Crisis: The Impact of Recent Tort Reforms in Six States

Lindsey McCallister & Natalie Scruton

Appendix

Desegregation in and around Prince Edward County: A Look Back

Caroline Payseur & Nader Raja


Trapped in a Vicious Cycle: Forsyth County, North Carolina’s “Safe on Seven” Domestic Violence Program Proves That Judicial Intervention is Limited by Victim Reluctance

Jamie Meltzer & Jay Henderlite


The Codification of Niceness: The Violations of the First Amendment On Our Nation’s College Campuses

Shauna Moser


2008

“TRANSPARENT” SEEMS TRANSLUCENT: WHAT MUTUAL FUND FAMILIES ARE ACTUALLY DISCLOSING ABOUT THEIR PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Andrea Capellas and Meredith Jones

Appendix A | Appendix B


Age Discrimination: How Young Is Too Young for a Replacement Employee

M. Denae’ Laws and Leslie Wagner


Vacatur of Arbitration Awards under the Federal Arbitration Act in Delaware, New York, and North Carolina

Ben Austrin-Willis and Sarah Hall

Appendix


TO COMPETE OR NOT TO COMPETE: REASONABLENESS IS THE QUESTION

Adam Hocutt & David Freedman


AN EXPLORATORY LOOK AT CHILD CUSTODY CASES IN FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

Amy R. Holbrook and Corinne Berry Jones


Guantanamo Detainees: “Enemy Combatants” or “Wrong Place, Wrong Time”

Andrew Miller & Russell Johnson


SECURITIES CLASS ACTIONS AND SEC ENFORCEMENT, AN UPDATE TO PROFESSORS COX AND THOMAS’ EMPIRICAL STUDY

Clay Scheffel


2005

Unconscionability Never Really Works, Does It? An Empirical Study of How Courts Have Treated Unconscionability Under UCC Section 2-302

Alton L. Absher, III and Steven N. Baker


Recent Trends Surrounding the Responsiveness of Corporate Boards of Directors to Shareholder Proposals

Bradley S. Austin and C. Keith Taylor


Mutual Funds and Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures, and Records: Are Firms Disclosing?

David L. Bury and Kelly B. Richards
Data

2004

Measuring the Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Audit Committees

Patrick C. Gallagher and Anthony D. Lauro
Data

2003

The NASD, A Tough Cop on the Beat?

Jitendra Malik and Susan M. Young
2002 Data | 2001 Data | 2000 Data | 1999 Data


An Empirical Study of Search and Seizure in a Mid-Sized American Town

Romona Lampley and Cassandra Rich
Data