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masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 2d

On today’s docket #SCOTUS will be hearing #BerkvChoy

Watch @masonlec.bsky.social case preview with 🗣️

John Beisner #SkaddenArps
Robert Peck #CenterforConstitutionalLitigation
Moderator @donaldkochan.bsky.social #ScaliaLaw

📽️ youtu.be/DnbQ3k55rRU?...

Links to 📜 case provided in YouTube description

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 5d

Panelists: John Beisner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates and Robert Peck of the Center for Constitutional Litigation. Moderated by
donaldkochan.bsky.social
of Antonin Scalia Law School &
@masonlec.bsky.social

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 5d

#SCOTUS opens October Term Monday—watch or listen this weekend for a preview of key civil justice cases.

▶️ Youtube: youtu.be/DnbQ3k55rRU

🔊 Marketplace of Ideas Podcast: masonlec.org/podcast/

#civiljustice
#lawandeconomics
#SupremeCourt

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masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 8d

@masonlec.bsky.social #EmergingLawPoliticalEconomy
Authors: Peter Boettke & Rosolino Candela @georgemasonu.bsky.social Mercatus Center

📑 Looks at conflation of #lawandecon processes with outcomes of #econanalysisoflaw and lessons from #VirginiaSchool of #politicaleconomy.

🔗 tinyurl.com/2v3f4pkn

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masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 13d

@masonlec.bsky.social #EmergingLawPoliticalEconomy Author+Comment:

✍️ Paul G. Mahoney – Interim President of UVA and @uvalaw.bsky.social Professor

📑 President Mahoney comments on the previous post’s paper by Prof. Todd Zywicki of Antonin Scalia Law

Read the paper🔗 tinyurl.com/dma5m28j

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masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 21d

Panelists: James Baehr, Pelican Institute for Public Policy; Mike Fragoso, Torridon Group PLLC; Melissa Landry, Pelican Institute for Public Policy, and Michael Williams, Solicitor General, West Virginia. Moderator: donaldkochan.bsky.social of Antonin Scalia Law School & masonlec.bsky.social

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 21d

‼️ 🖥️ Register: bit.ly/47GNoHC
Info: masonlec.org?p=6928
Louisiana’s coast. 43 cases vs. energy producers. New #SCOTUS case: Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish. Join our webinar for analysis on topics including scope of tort law, federal preemption, due process, government litigators’ roles, and more.

The Law and Political Economy Project: A Critical Analysis

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 23d

@masonlec.bsky.social #EmergingLawPoliticalEconomy Author+Paper:

✍️ Prof. Todd Zywicki Antonin Scalia Law

📑 This paper contends that the shift away from the #PostWar prosperity was driven by stagflation, global competition, and Cold War costs.

Read the paper🔗 bit.ly/3VIWuMA

The Yale Law and Political Economy (“LPE”) Project began in 2017 following the surprising election of Donald Trump as President. In that time, LPE has increasin

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masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · 23d

🚀 For #50years, @masonlec.bsky.social has been driving timely, relevant, high-quality research at the intersection of #lawandeconomics.

Next Up #EmergingLawPoliticalEconomy authors+papers supported by the LEC process: presentation ➡️ peer review ➡️ publication.
masonlec.org?p=5733/#LPE

Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economics 2024 – Law & Economics Center

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masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Sep 4

This panel will feature John Beisner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates and Robert Peck of the Center for Constitutional Litigation. Moderated by @donaldkochan.bsky.social of Antonin Scalia Law School & @masonlec.bsky.social

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Sep 4

‼️🏛️Register to Attend: bit.ly/3JKmzZb
Sign Up to Watch: bit.ly/3V32KyD
More Info: bit.ly/3UX3q8L

Join us in-person or virtually Wednesday, September 24 for our "Civil Justice Preview of the Supreme Court's 2025 – 2026 Term"!

#civiljustice #LEC #lawandeconomics #USSupremeCourt

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Aug 12

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #14:

🎓Prof. @donaldkochan.bsky.social of Antonin Scalia Law & @masonlec.bsky.social demonstrates how economic thinking has always been embedded in human cooperation.

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/early-...

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Aug 4

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #13:

🎓Prof. @donaldkochan.bsky.social of Antonin Scalia Law & @masonlec.bsky.social uses a step-stool #productliability case to illustrate how #lawandecon can reveal the unintended consequences of judicial decisions.

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/evalua...

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jul 30

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #12:

🎓Prof. @donaldkochan.bsky.social of Antonin Scalia Law & @masonlec.bsky.social shows how #economics, at its core, is about everyday #humandecisionmaking, as we constantly weigh #costsandbenefits in our daily lives.

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/why-do...

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jul 22

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #11:

🎓Prof. @donaldkochan.bsky.social of Antonin Scalia Law & @masonlec.bsky.social explores the #economicconcept of #opportunitycost and its implications for legal decision-making.

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/what-a...

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jul 15

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #10:

🎓Prof. Todd Zywicki of Antonin Scalia Law & @masonlec.bsky.social explores how rational patterns of #consumerbehavior should inform regulatory approaches, rather than assuming irrationality.

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/the-ec...

#consumercredit

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jul 10

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #9:

🎓Prof. Todd Zywicki of Antonin Scalia Law & @masonlec.bsky.social explains how #PublicChoiceTheory challenges idealized views of #governmentregulation by analyzing the real incentives of political & regulatory actors.

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/public...

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David Gindis @dgindis.bsky.social · Jun 29

Interested in the early history of @masonlec.bsky.social? Check out my "Law and Economics Under the Palms: Henry Manne at the University of Miami, 1974–1980" ssrn.com/abstract=356...

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masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jul 8

The LEC's Henry G. Manne Program has issued a Call for Proposals for our Research Roundtable on Law and the Allocation of Risk, taking place in Nashville, Tennessee in October 2025!

Apply now at: cvent.me/YMPQYE

Full details here: masonlec.org/events/resea...

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masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jul 1

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #8:

🎓 Prof. Todd Zywicki of Antonin Scalia Law and @masonlec.bsky.social uses an old concept #InterestGroupTheory to explain how organized groups wield outsized influence in politics

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/the-ro...

#FederalistPapers #CitizenUnited

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jun 24

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #7:

🎓 Prof. Todd Zywicki of Antonin Scalia Law and @masonlec.bsky.social breaks down #CoaseTheorem from the 1960's revolutionary #LawAndEconomics paper by #RHCoase “The Problem of Social Cost.”

🎧 Listen then 🎯 "I get it!"
no86.fedsoc.org/posts/the-co...

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jun 17

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #6:

Judge Doug Ginsburg of DC Circuit Court, Antonin Scalia Law, @masonlec.bsky.social explains how #economicconcepts support complex #legaldecisions and create effective laws

🧠What does #pricingtheory have to do with ☕️?

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/econom...

masonlec.bsky.social @masonlec.bsky.social · Jun 11

Federalist Society No.86 #LawAndEcon Video #5:

Judge Doug Ginsburg of DC Circuit Court, Antonin Scalia Law, @masonlec.bsky.social explains how #economicanalysis can support #riskregulation and protect #publichealth

🎧 no86.fedsoc.org/posts/how-is...