Events

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The Public Law, Economics, and Policy Institute was a three-day educational program that helped state Solicitors General improve their understanding of the basic economic principles often found at the heart of legal and public policy disputes. Through interactive, classroom-style lectures, Institute participants received a solid grounding in economic concepts and methods and learned how these … Continue reading “Public Law, Economics, & Policy Institute for Solicitors General”

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Our panel of experts, each with deep experience litigating before the US Supreme Court, will provide analysis on some of the most important decisions released by the Court across its past term.  The panelists will particularly focus on those cases decided by the Court that are most relevant for the future of civil justice, those … Continue reading “Civil Justice Review of the Supreme Court’s 2020-2021 Term”

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The Judicial Seminar on the Political Economy of Economic Freedom is a NEW 2021 offering from the Law & Economics Center at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. Against the backdrop of fundamental principles regarding the maintenance of economic freedom, the proper limits of government authority, and capitalism unhindered by arbitrary or expansive power, potential … Continue reading “Judicial Seminar on the Political Economy of Economic Freedom”

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Almost 51 years ago, on September 13, 1970, Milton Friedman published an essay in The New York Times with a title that captured his thesis that “The Social Responsibility Of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.”  This shareholder value maximization metric for evaluating the legal and financial fiduciary duties of corporate officers has served as … Continue reading “Business Roundtable v. Milton Friedman: Reflections on the Second Anniversary of “Redefining” the Purpose of the Corporation”

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The 11th Annual Henry G. Manne Faculty Forum is an annual Roundtable where junior tenure-track faculty at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School presented draft papers for comment, discussion, and critique by senior faculty at the law school. Each author also invited one other discussant of their choice to participate. Following the Forum, the … Continue reading “11th Annual Henry G. Manne Faculty Forum”

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Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism, with Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith  Cosponsored with the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy In the rush to solve complex emerging problems, there is always a risk of forgetting simple truths and fundamental insights from the past that are still critically relevant today. The Forum … Continue reading “Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism, with Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith; Cosponsored with the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy”

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The Law & Economics Center at the George Mason University Scalia Law School embarked on a unique new project—the “Capitalism and Rule of Law Project”— offering a comprehensive set of programs, across all of its divisions, to defend the economics and law of capitalism. The project aims to educate and awaken key legal and policy … Continue reading “Research Roundtable on Capitalism & the Rule of Law”

This webinar will explore civil justice issues in the US Supreme Court’s October Term 2021. With the Court starting to hear cases for the upcoming year on October 4, the LEC is convening a balanced panel of experts to preview some of the most interesting and potentially consequential cases for the coming year. In particular, … Continue reading “Civil Justice Preview of the Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 Term”