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

✍️ David Bernstein/Scalia Law

📑 argues #LPE inflates #lawprofs influence, misreads modern #lawecon, ignores the ⬅️tilt of #publiclaw, and boosts #neoliberal weight. If US needs a ⬅️ward shift, #LPE makes 🚫 case

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“Law and Political Economy”: A Solution in Search of a Problem
Creating and implementing solutions to social problems requires a realistic assessment of the status quo. The authors of the Law and Political Economy Project m
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November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Today, Nov 4, #SCOTUS will hear No.24-724 #HainCelestialGrpVPalmquist

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November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Today, Nov 4, #SCOTUS will hear No.24-808 #ConeyIslandAutoPartsVBurton

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November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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@masonlec.bsky.social #EmergingLawPoliticalEconomy Author+Paper:

✍️ Phillip Magness / Independent Institute

📑 argues the #ThomasPiketty data on #risinginequality is exaggerated due to methodological errors, making #LawandPoliticalEconomy taxation push misguided

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The Problems with Piketty's Data
<p><span>The Law and Political Economy (LPE) movement frames itself as a legal retort to a “crisis” of rising inequality in the United States, and calls for cor
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October 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Panelists:
James Baehr / Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Mike Fragoso / Torridon Group PLLC
Melissa Landry, Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Michael Williams/ Solicitor General, West Virginia.

Moderator: donaldkochan.bsky.social / Antonin Scalia Law School & masonlec.bsky.social
Donald Kochan (@donaldkochan.bsky.social)
Professor of Law and Executive Director, Law & Economics Center, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
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October 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Panelists: John Beisner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates and Robert Peck of the Center for Constitutional Litigation. Moderated by
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of Antonin Scalia Law School &
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October 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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@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.

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September 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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@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

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September 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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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
September 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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@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.

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The Law and Political Economy Project: A Critical Analysis
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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September 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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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
September 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM