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Public Interest Law Organizations and the Two-Tier System of Access to Justice in the United States by Albiston, Catherine, Li, Su, Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…Public interest law organizations (PILOs) are important institutions for providing access to justice in the United States. How have political, economic, and…”
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Race and Determinations of Discrimination: Vigilance, Cynicism, Skepticism, and Attitudes about Legal Mobilization in Employment Civil Rights by McElhattan, David, Nielsen, Laura Beth, Weinberg, Jill D.

“…What factors affect whether ordinary citizens believe that workplace decisions involving African-American employees rise to the level of discrimination? When…”
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Situated Justice: A Contextual Analysis of Fairness and Inequality in Employment Discrimination Litigation by Berrey, Ellen, Hoffman, Steve G., Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…A substantial body of sociolegal scholarship suggests that the legitimacy of the law crucially depends on the public's perception that legal processes are…”
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Situating Legal Consciousness: Experiences and Attitudes of Ordinary Citizens about Law and Street Harassment by Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…The legal consciousness of ordinary citizens concerning offensive public speech is a phenomenon whose legal status has been vigorously debated, but which has…”
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Relational rights: a vision for law and society scholarship by Nielsen, Laura Beth

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A Face-to-Face Approach to Preventing Campus Sexual Assault by Nielsen, Laura Beth

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Cops, Counsel, and Entrepreneurs: Constructing the Role of Inside Counsel in Large Corporations by Nelson, Robert L., Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…Inside counsel to major corporations have accrued more power and status within the legal profession, but continue to struggle for influence and legitimacy…”
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Rights of Inclusion: Integrating Identity at the Bottom of the Dispute Pyramid by Berrey, Ellen, Beth Nielsen, Laura

“…Berrey and Nielsen review Rights of Inclusion: Integrating Identity at the Bottom of the Dispute Pyramid by David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger…”
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Misunderstanding Law: Undergraduates’ Analysis of Campus Title IX Policies by Albrecht, Kat, Nielsen, Laura Beth, Wuorinen, Lydia

“…Colleges and universities are legally required to attempt to prevent and redress sexual violations on campus. Neo-institutional theory suggests that the…”
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The Exonerating “Guise of Brotherhood”: Intra-fraternal Sexual Violence Survivors’ Accounts of Illegibility and Impunity by Fishman, David, Nielsen, Laura Beth, Esthappan, Sino

“…Greek life in American colleges and universities is characterized by white hetero-masculine dominance. A large scholarship has documented Greek life’s…”
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Misgendering, Academic Freedom, the First Amendment, and Trans Students by Nielsen, Laura Beth, Kuo, Elsinore, Zhao, Evan

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Funding the Cause: How Public Interest Law Organizations Fund Their Activities and Why It Matters for Social Change by Albiston, Catherine R., Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…Most of the work of public interest law organizations does not make money. How do these organizations survive, given the economic realities of law practice?…”
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The Deserving Worker: Decisions about Workplace Accommodation by Judges and Laypeople by Weinberg, Jill D., Nielsen, Laura Beth, Albrecht, Kathryn

“…Employment civil rights laws require employers to make reasonable accommodations for certain workers so that they can perform their jobs. The “reasonableness”…”
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Thinking law: thinking law in motion by Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…This essay argues that one way to “think law” is to think “law in motion”. I will argue that a “law in motion” perspective embodies four core elements or…”
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Mechanisms and Consequences of Professional Marginality: The Case of Poverty Lawyers Revisited by Zaloznaya, Marina, Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…A partial replication of Jack Katzs (1982) Poor People's Lawyers in Transition, this article explores the manifestations and consequences of professional…”
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Individual Justice or Collective Legal Mobilization? Employment Discrimination Litigation in the Post Civil Rights United States by Nielsen, Laura Beth, Nelson, Robert L., Lancaster, Ryon

“…This article analyzes the outcomes of employment discrimination lawsuits filed in federal court from 1988 to 2003. It goes beyond previous research by…”
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Siding with Science: In Defense of ASA’s Dukes vs. Wal-Mart Amicus Brief by Nielsen, Laura Beth, Myrick, Amy, Weinberg, Jill

“…Comments on criticism of the American Sociological Association's amicus brief in Dukes v. Wal-Mart made by Gregory Mitchell, John Monahan, and Laurens Walker…”
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“Ahead of the Lawmen”: Law and Morality in Disney Animated Films 1960–1998 by Nielsen, Laura Beth, Patel, Nehal A., Rosner, Jacob

“…This article examines the relationship between law and morality in a selection of animated Disney movies released between 1960 and 1998. The authors analyze…”
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Siding with Science: In Defense of ASA's Dukes vs. Wal-Mart Amicus Brief: Wal-Mart: Social Science Methods in Class Actions by NIELSEN, Laura Beth, MYRICK, Amy, WEINBERG, Jill

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Subtle, Pervasive, Harmful: Racist and Sexist Remarks in Public as Hate Speech by Nielsen, Laura Beth

“…Using field observations and 100 in‐depth interviews with participants recruited from public places in Northern California, this article documents the…”
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