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TOP 10 Papers for Law School Research Papers - Legal Studies

January 2, 1997 to November 21, 2009



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 7041 Cybercrime's Scope: Interpreting 'Access' and 'Authorization' in Computer Misuse Statutes
Orin S. Kerr,
George Washington University - Law School,
Date posted to database: February 18, 2004
Last Revised: February 10, 2005
2 6178 Internet Surveillance Law After the USA Patriot Act: The Big Brother That Isn't
Orin S. Kerr,
George Washington University - Law School,
Date posted to database: July 19, 2002
Last Revised: February 19, 2005
3 5574 The Promise and Perils of Credit Derivatives
David A. Skeel, Frank Partnoy,
University of Pennsylvania Law School, University of San Diego - School of Law,
Date posted to database: September 13, 2006
Last Revised: February 3, 2009
4 5449 Federalism In Cyberspace
Dan L. Burk,
University of California, Irvine - School of Law,
Date posted to database: February 1, 1997
Last Revised: June 5, 2008
5 4461 Corporate Governance in China: An Overview
Donald C. Clarke,
George Washington University Law School,
Date posted to database: August 14, 2003
Last Revised: March 29, 2005
6 4447 How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students
Orin S. Kerr,
George Washington University - Law School,
Date posted to database: July 16, 2008
Last Revised: August 13, 2008
7 4366 The Perfect Crime
Brian C. Kalt,
Michigan State University College of Law,
Date posted to database: March 25, 2005
Last Revised: December 26, 2007
8 4263 Spam Works: Evidence from Stock Touts and Corresponding Market Activity
Laura Frieder, Jonathan Zittrain,
Purdue University - Krannert School of Management, Harvard Law School,
Date posted to database: July 27, 2006
Last Revised: May 10, 2007
9 4199 Copyfraud
Jason Mazzone,
Brooklyn Law School,
Date posted to database: August 25, 2005
Last Revised: June 29, 2006
10 4129 Understanding the U.S. News Law School Rankings
Theodore P. Seto,
Loyola Law School Los Angeles,
Date posted to database: October 13, 2006
Last Revised: April 18, 2007

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days)
TOP 10 Papers for Law School Research Papers - Legal Studies

September 22, 2009 to November 21, 2009



Rank Downloads Paper Title
1 612 Heller, High Water(mark)? Lower Courts and the New Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Brannon P. Denning, Glenn Harlan Reynolds,
Cumberland School of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law,
Date posted to database: August 18, 2009
Last Revised: October 22, 2009
2 432 A Field Guide to Cancellation of Debt Income
Daniel L. Simmons, Martin J. McMahon,
University of California, Davis - School of Law, University of Florida - Levin College of Law,
Date posted to database: September 1, 2009
Last Revised: October 5, 2009
3 390 The Ethical Responsibility to Reduce Energy Consumption
John C. Dernbach, Donald A. Brown,
Widener University - School of Law, Pennsylvania State University,
Date posted to database: August 31, 2009
Last Revised: August 31, 2009
4 347 Underwater and Not Walking Away: Shame, Fear and the Social Management of the Housing Crisis
Brent T. White,
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law,
Date posted to database: October 27, 2009
Last Revised: November 16, 2009
5 323 H.L.A. Hart: A Twentieth-Century Oxford Political Philosopher
John Finnis,
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law,
Date posted to database: September 24, 2009
Last Revised: October 18, 2009
6 317 Agency Problems, Legal Strategies, and Enforcement
John Armour, Henry Hansmann, Reinier Kraakman,
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Yale Law School, Harvard Law School,
Date posted to database: July 21, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
7 316 Popular Election of the President: Using or Abusing the Electoral College?
Jennifer S. Hendricks,
University of Tennessee College of Law,
Date posted to database: November 17, 2007
Last Revised: October 28, 2009
8 221 Overcoming the 'Impossible Issue' of Nonobviousness in Design Patents
Janice M. Mueller, Daniel Harris Brean,
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law, The Webb Law Firm,
Date posted to database: November 14, 2009
Last Revised: November 18, 2009
9 193 Can You Talk Like a Lawyer and Still Think Like a Human Being?: Mertz’s the Language of Law School
John M. Conley,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - School of Law,
Date posted to database: September 16, 2009
Last Revised: October 11, 2009
10 182 E-Health Hazards: Provider Liability and Electronic Health Record Systems
Sharona Hoffman, Andy Podgurski,
Case Western Reserve University - School of Law, Case Western Reserve University,
Date posted to database: August 29, 2009
Last Revised: September 3, 2009



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