Jonathan Nash

Emory Law School Professor specializing in the study of courts & judges, federal courts & jurisdiction, and environmental law

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

And Dan Klerman presented our coauthored paper, "Diversity Jurisdiction and Out-of-State Bias: Experimental Evidence".

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

It was wonderful to return to @UChicagoLaw last week for the 2026 meeting of the American Law & Economics Association @AmericanLawEcon #ALEA. I presented "Judicial Geography" (coauthored with @KevinLynnCope & @ccotropia).

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

On a separate panel, Cherie Metcalf presented our coauthored paper on "Communicating Risk Across the Political Divide: Assessing Institutional Trust Over Time".

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

It was great last month to return to the Palmer House Chicago for the Midwestern Political Science Association conference. I presented the paper (coauthored with Charlotte Alexander), "District Court Referral Practices to Magistrate Judges".

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

My presentation was as part of a panel on "Judicial Behavior and Institutional Design" that it was my fortune and honor to chair. @AlisonHMerrill and Mariliz Kastberg-Leonard provided excellent comments on the papers (including ours)!

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

Last week I attended the second Conference on Constitutional Law and Economics at @UVALaw. I got great feedback on my project with Dan Klerman on "Diversity Jurisdiction and Out-of-State Bias: Experimental Evidence". Thanks to Michael Gilbert & @Maxwell_Stearns for organizing.

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

I had a great visit last week to @uarizonalaw. I am grateful for the opportunity to present my paper on "The Determinants of Bilateral Litigant Forum Choice" and for the valuable feedback that I received.

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

The Conference on Empirical Legal Studies at @GeorgetownLaw this past weekend was a great forum to present the project "Judicial Geography" (coauthored with @KevinLynnCope and @ccotropia).

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

I attended the 25th annual Midwestern Law & Economics Association conference this past weekend at @IUIndianapolis McKinney School of Law. I received valuable feedback on my project with @cjbuccafusco & @Dave_Fagundes on "Human v. AI Intermediation and Authorship: An Experiment".

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

I'm back from another excellent meeting of the Canadian Law & Economics Association hosted by @UofTLaw. Kevin Davis delivered a wonderful public lecture. And I got great feedback on my project with Charlotte Alexander on "District Judge Referral Practices to Magistrate Judges".

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

I spent a wonderful Friday at @TAMULawSchool's Center on the Structural Constitution's inaugural Fundamentals & Frontiers of Federalism Conference, co-sponsored by @GeorgetownLaw's @GUConstitution. I got great feedback on my paper "Federal Prosecution of State Court Judges".

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

Very happy to have my paper with @prgugliuzza & @IowaPatentLaw "Expertise, Ideology, and Dissent" in print in the annual Federal Circuit issue of the @AmULRev. https://t.co/ME05KyKDGo

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

I am delighted to see my essay on "Chevron Stare Decisis in a Post-Loper Bright World" in the @IowaLawReview Online. https://t.co/HfjF6CurSp

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

I'm delighted to see my article on "Federal Officer Criminal Case Removal" in print in the @WFULawReview. https://t.co/eNkDuRny0z

[Lawrence Solum @lsolum]

Nash on Loper Bright, Chevron, and Stare Decisis, https://t.co/AgvsBPrKyw

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

Many thanks to @EmoryLaw for sponsoring and hosting, to our co-sponsors @QuanTMEmory @EmoryCLSS & @EmoryPolisci, to everyone who provided us with support, and of course to the presenters and discussants!

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

It took a lot of work for my co-Presidents @TonjaJacobi, Joanna Shepherd & me to put together the 2024 Conference on Empirical Legal Studies at @EmoryLaw @EmoryUniversity -- but it was worth it!

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

It was great to attend the 2024 meeting of the Canadian Law & Economics Association at @UofTLaw. Lee Fennell (@UChicagoLaw) delivered an excellent keynote, and I got valuable feedback on the Judges' Chambers project I'm undertaking with @KevinLynnCope & @ccotropia.

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

It was great to attend the Midwestern Law & Economics Association annual meeting @kulawschool last week. Thanks to everyone for the great feedback on the Judges' Chambers project (coauthored with @KevinLynnCope & @ccotropia).

[Jonathan Nash @JonathanRNash]

High-profile defendants--such as Donald Trump and Mark Meadows--have tried to remove state criminal prosecutions to federal court. See my take on some open questions under the statute: "Federal Officer Criminal Case Removal", forthcoming @WFULawReview: https://t.co/UtWwikE0Pq