The Economics Institute for Judges addressed fundamental issues that often are at the heart of legal disputes. Over a full week of intensive classroom lectures and discussions, judges were given a solid grounding in economics, finance, and statistics. The practical relevance of these disciplines was emphasized through the analysis of numerous cases. Agenda
Program Description: The two-day program began with a primer on administrative law and the various challenges states face in implementing legislation and agency regulations. The first day addressed rapidly evolving topics in administrative law, including judicial review of agency actions and the importance of statutory interpretation in administrative law. Sessions considered in-depth analysis of state involvement … Continue reading “Workshop on Administrative Law & the States”
Program Description: The LEC Public Policy Conference on Administration Unbound? Delegation, Deference, and Discretion featured panels on specialized topics, such as regulatory cost-benefit analysis, the judicial review of regulatory science, and the consequences of significant delegated discretion to administrative agencies. Speakers included the Honorable Douglas H. Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge, US Court of Appeals for the … Continue reading “Public Policy Conference on Administration Unbound? Delegation, Deference, and Discretion”
The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University School of Law was pleased to host the Tenth Annual Meeting of the American College of Business Court Judges in conjunction with the Judicial Symposium on the Economics and Law of Public Pension Reform. ACBCJ luncheon and annual meeting immediately followed the Symposium. In October 2005, a group of … Continue reading “Tenth Annual Meeting of the American College of Business Court Judges”
The Judicial Symposium on the Economics and Law of Public Pension Reform discussed the looming financial and structural crisis facing state pensions systems across the nation. With several dozen states adopting modest to major reforms, the economic impact on plan beneficiaries will be substantial, and at least twenty-five jurisdictions are facing lawsuits due to the reforms … Continue reading “Judicial Symposium on the Economics and Law of Public Pension Reform”
Program Description: Every year the United States Supreme Court makes many decisions that broadly influence our society and our way of life. Similarly broad impacts often affect the business community, particularly when the Court’s decisions involve energy and the environment. At this event, leading legal and economic scholars, as well as experienced advocates, previewed cases accepted … Continue reading “Supreme Court Preview: Energy and Environmental Issues in the 2014-2015 Term”
Program Description: The AGEP Economics Institute is a three and a half day program that addresses the fundamental issues often at the heart of legal disputes and provides Attorneys General and their staff with a solid grounding in economics, statistics, and the scientific method. The program includes the analysis of numerous court cases and emphasizes … Continue reading “AGEP Economics Institute”
Program Description: The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University School of Law was pleased to hold the LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law and Economics, October 1-3, 2014, in Arlington, VA. The goal of the Workshop was to provide law professors basic tools for understanding the Austrian school and a sense of … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law & Economics”
Program Description: The 2014 Supreme Court Preview focused on two cases accepted for review that are “litmus tests” for the Court, namely the problems associated with the administrative state and its regulatory overreach. These cases, in particular, are very important to the regulated community. Both Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association and Nickols v. Mortgage Bankers … Continue reading “2014 Supreme Court Preview: Enhancing Judicial Review of Regulatory Decisions”
With a curriculum designed by a committee of distinguished practitioners and scholars jointly selected by the ABA Section of Antitrust Law and the Mason JEP, the Antitrust Law & Economics Institute provided maximum practical value to generalist judges with no prior training in either antitrust law or antitrust economics. The Institute concluded with an in-depth … Continue reading “Antitrust Law & Economics Institute for Judges”
