The Law School & Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago, June 5-6, 2009
1111 E. 60th St, Chicago, IL

This conference is by invitation only.

Preliminary Schedule

Friday, June 5    

• 8:00 a.m. Van (Pontarelli Charter) leaves the Omni Chicago Hotel bound for the Law School
• 8:30-9:15 a.m.     Breakfast
• 9:15-9:30 a.m.    Welcome & Introductions
• 9:30-10:45 a.m.      Session 1
  • Paper: Daniel Ho, Stanford University - “Did Liberal Justices Invent the Standing Doctrine? An Empirical Study of the Evolution of Standing, 1921-2006”
  • Discussant: Adam Cox, University of Chicago
• 10:45-11:00 a.m.     Coffee Break
• 11:00-12:15 p.m.      Session 2
  • Paper: Sean Gailmard, UC Berkeley - “Congressional Development of the Institutional Presidency: Policy Advice under Separation of Powers”
  • Discussant: Dimitri Landa, New York University
• 12:15-1:30 p.m.     Lunch Break 
• 1:30-2:45 p.m.      Session 3
  • Paper: Anne Joseph O’Connell, UC Berkeley - “Vacant Offices: Delyas in Staffing Top Agency Positions”
  • Discussant: Matthew Stephenson, Harvard University
• 2:45-4:00 p.m.      Session 4
  • Paper: Leslie Johns, UCLA - “Strengthening International Courts: Compliance Begets Instability" 
  • Discussants - Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, University of Chicago 
• 4:00-4:15 p.m.     Coffee Break 
• 4:15-5:30 p.m.      Session 5
  • Paper: Christopher Berry, University of Chicago - “Making Courts Matter: Politics and the Implementation of State Supreme Court Decisions”
  • Discussant: Sanford Gordon, New York University 
• 6:00 p.m.      Van (Pontarelli Charter) leaves the Law School bound for May Street Market
• 6:45 p.m.     Dinner: May Street Market, 312.421.5547, 1132 W. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
• ~9:00 p.m.     Van (Pontarelli Charter) leaves May Street Market bound for the Omni Chicago Hotel

Saturday, June 6

• 8:00 a.m.     Van (Pontarelli Charter) leaves Omni Chicago Hotel bound for the Law School
• 8:30-9:15 a.m.    Breakfast
• 9:15-10:30 a.m.      Session 6
  • Paper: Stuart Jordan, University of Rochester - “Internal Disagreement and Incoherence in Bureaucracies” 
  • Discussant: David Lewis, Vanderbilt University
• 10:30-10:45 a.m.     Coffee Break 
• 10:45-12:00 p.m.      Session 7
  • Paper: Joshua Fischman, University of Virginia -“Do Standards of Review Matter? The Case of Federal Criminal Sentencing” 
  • Discussant: Tom Miles, University of Chicago
• 12:15-1:15 p.m.     Working Lunch Discussion
• 1:15 p.m. – Law School receptionist will call cabs for conference participants