The Seventeenth Meeting of the American College of Business Court Judges, presented by the Judicial Education Program of the Law & Economics Center at The Mansion in Glen Cove, New York. The American College of Business Court Judges (ACBCJ) was founded in 2005 to provide substantive continuing professional education programs designed to aid judges who navigate increasingly … Continue reading “Seventeenth Meeting of the American College of Business Court Judges”

    The antitrust frontier is set to change dramatically the way competition is regulated, and it is being shaped by a confluence of forces — including increased attention from Congress and state Attorneys General to antitrust issues and a renewed appreciation for the power antitrust laws can wield to control economic players; unconventional coalitions … Continue reading “Study Group on the Economics of Antitrust in Tech & Pharma”

Pacific Legal Foundation’s Center for the Separation of Powers, The Center for Growth and Opportunity, and George Mason University’s Law & Economics Center sought papers for a research roundtable on due process deficits in regulatory agencies’ enforcement and adjudication practices which was held in October 2022 at the Scalia Law School. A constellation of distinct … Continue reading “Research Roundtable: Due Process Deficits in Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication”

The Economics Institute for Judges is the LEC’s flagship program. It addressed fundamental economic issues that are often at the heart of legal disputes. Through intensive classroom lectures and discussions, judges were given a solid grounding in economics, finance, and statistics. The practical relevance of these disciplines is emphasized through the interactive analysis of numerous cases. … Continue reading “Economics Institute for Judges”

The Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School invited applications for the Research Roundtable on Regulating Privacy.  In the past year, Congress has considered sweeping national privacy legislation, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun the process to implement rulemaking to curtail so-called “commercial surveillance.”  Accordingly, we … Continue reading “Research Roundtable on Regulating Privacy”

The Inaugural Justices Scalia & Ginsburg Colloquium for State Supreme Court Justices was held from Saturday, January 21 to Friday, January 27, 2023 at The Royal Hawaiian Resort. The colloquium included three 75-minute sessions each morning from Sunday through Thursday. All sessions began with a 30 to 40-minute presentation by one of our dynamic speakers … Continue reading “Inaugural Justices Scalia & Ginsburg Colloquium for State Supreme Court Justices”

The Economics Institute for Judges is the LEC’s flagship program. It addressed fundamental economic issues that are often at the heart of legal disputes. Through intensive classroom lectures and discussions, judges were given a solid grounding in economics, finance, and statistics. The practical relevance of these disciplines were emphasized through the interactive analysis of numerous cases. … Continue reading “Economics Institute for Judges”