2001-02 Projects

The senior research program at Northwestern Law is made possible through the generosity of the Owen L. Coon Foundation and other donors, who provide funds to cover expenses of empirical research projects. Below is a list of the most recent projects and faculty supervisors:

2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09

2001-02 Senior Research Projects

Supervising Faculty	Student	Project Topic
Bennett	Braunstein, Meir	Reconciling Barnett's Necessary & Proper Theory
Brooks	Thompson, Karen	Building Faith: Housing and the New Power of the Black Church
Burns	Torabian-Bashardoust, Roxanne	Cases and Codes of Ethics/Professional Responsibility in Different States
Calabresi	Gauthier, Michelle	Unitary Executive from 1887 - 1949
Calabresi	Kaplan, Margaret	United States vs Morrison, An Originalist Interpretation of the 14th Amendment
Cassel	Heckman, Jeremy	Privacy Enforcement in the U.S.
Cassel	Lee, Kyunghee	The Future of Affirmative Action/Equality and Affirmative Action
Dana	Setrini, Alice	Global Environmental Justice, Not in My Hemisphere: An Examination of the Exportation of Low Radioactive Waster to the Developing South
Diamond	Sibert, Julia	Determining the Admissibility of Syndrome Evidence: What Factors are Really Influencing the Courts?
Drizin	Kalbacher, Coleen	The Teenage Brain and Adolescent Capability
Francis	Buxton, Edwin	Legal Issues a Business Faces When Expanding Internationally Through Internet
Graves	Charles, Shannon	Zero Tolerance and It's Impact on the Juvenile Justice System
Huestis	Moser, Sandra	Comparative Decision-making: Drug Sentencing in State and Federal Courts
Hughes	Jordan, Michelle	Suspension or Revocation of Passports
Koppelman	Patt, Jodi	The Inevitability of Viewpoint Discrimination in Arts Funding
Merrill	Mackay, Aimee	Empirical Research Regarding the Correlation of Citation to the Chevron Principle in Government Briefs to Success at the Court of Appeals Level
Postlewaite	Hayes, Richard	Research Code 736 of the Internal Revenue Code
Raudabaugh	Gold, Avitai	Developments in U.S. Labor Law
Redish	Chan, Linus	The Relation Between Plant and AEDPA & Prison Litigation Reform Act
Redish	Olson, Elizabeth	State Action and the Warren Court
Roberts	Frazier, Carolyn	Race, Class, Abortion, and Crime: Chicago at the Turn of the 20th Century
Roberts	Kunkle, Kathleen	Extra Two or Three Years Off: More Forced Choices for Women
Rosenblum	Lee, Tiana	Cause and Fairness of Increased Allegations of EMTALA Violations
Rubinowitz	Gerlach, Cathy	Community Development Issues in Rogers Park
Rubinowitz	Lee, Craig	In-depth Look of the Cabrini-Green Neighborhood and the Effects of the Change on its Residents
Rubinowitz	Lawrence, Eloise	Is the Displacement of Cabrini-Green Residents Legal?
Rubinowitz	Rusche, Todd	Private Development of Public Housing