James A. Rahl/Owen L. Coon Senior Research Program
The James A. Rahl/Owen L. Coon Senior Research Program gives third-year Northwestern Law students the opportunity to work closely with our renowned faculty exploring answers to challenging questions of doctrine and policy. Due to the generosity of the Owen L. Coon Foundation and other donors, there is a fund to support empirical research expenses of projects. Students are placed with supervising professors, experts in their field, to conduct research on the most pertinent current and historical legal issues.
Senior Research Rules (pdf)
Current Projects
2020-2021
| Supervising Faculty | Student | Project Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Ronald | Lawrence, William | TBD |
| Delaney, Erin | Mantegani, Joseph | Tribal Courts in Federalist Systems |
| Koppelman, Andrew | Kabe, Benjamin | The Process of Self-Government: Addressing the Tension Between Brandeisian Free Speech and Federalism |
| McGinnis, John | Barrett, James | Evidence of Specific Original Methods of Constitutional Interpretation |