Workshop on Judicial Behavior

2010-2011 Academic Year

Frank H. Easterbrook
Lee Epstein
William M. Landes
James Lindgren
Richard A. Posner

We will base your grades on class attendance/participation and the quality of your research paper.

For the research paper, we expect you to produce an original, empirical study suitable for publication in a social science or law journal. At the first class session, we'll explain what we mean by "original" and "empirical."

Deadlines are as follows:

  • November 17, 2010: one-page topic proposal

  • March 9, 2011: first draft of paper

  • April 20, 2011: second draft of paper