26: Law and Courts

Brandon Bartels, George Washington University, bartels@gwu.edu

The Law and Courts division invites outstanding proposals from all areas of law and courts research, including judicial decision making, judicial selection, comparative judicial politics, public perceptions of courts, implementation and impact, intercourt interactions, separation of powers, legal doctrine, the role of race and gender in judging, judicial independence, methodological issues in law and courts research, and beyond. The division especially encourages proposals that are consistent with this year's conference theme, "Representation and Renewal." Full panels, author-meets-critics panels, and roundtables on compelling topics of interest to a broad audience are also encouraged. Finally, the section encourages proposals on topics that cross traditional subfield boundaries, particularly those that could be cosponsored with another division.