Emerson H. Tiller

Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

J. Landis Martin Professor of Law and Business

375 E. Chicago Ave

Chicago, IL 60611

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (25)

1.

What is Legal Doctrine?

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 31 May 2005
Emerson H. Tiller and Frank B. Cross
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Legal doctrine, law and positive political theory

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The Business Method Patent Myth

Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 18, Fall 2003
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 28 Jul 2003
John R. Allison and Emerson H. Tiller
University of Texas - McCombs School of Business and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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The Structure and Conduct of Corporate Lobbying: How Firms Lobby the Federal Communications Commission

NBER Working Paper No. w7726
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 02 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2022
John M. de Figueiredo and Emerson H. Tiller
Duke University School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Strategic Judging Under the United States Sentencing Guidelines: Positive Political Theory and Evidence

Northwestern University School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper Series, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Apr 2005
Max M. Schanzenbach and Emerson H. Tiller
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Law and positive political theory, judges, judicial hierarchy, law and politics, criminal sentencing, sentencing guidelines

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Citation 6

Legal Doctrine and Political Control

Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 05-11
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Jul 2005
Tonja Jacobi and Emerson H. Tiller
Emory University School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Positive Political Theory, Legal Doctrine, Judicial Hierarchy

Legal Doctrine and Political Control

The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Vol. 23, Issue 2, pp. 326-345, 2007
Posted: 23 Jun 2008
Tonja Jacobi and Emerson H. Tiller
Emory University School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

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Judicial decision-making, criminal law, sentencing, political science

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Citation 4

Patent Litigation and the Internet

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 22 Jan 2012
John R. Allison, Emerson H. Tiller and Samantha Zyontz
University of Texas - McCombs School of Business, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Patent Law, Litigation, Patent Infringement Litigation, Technology, Innovation

Patent Litigation and the Internet

Stanford Technology Law Review, Vol. 3, 2012
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Aug 2012
University of Texas - McCombs School of Business, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Patents, Patent litigation, Internet, Business Method Patents, Emerging technologies

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Judicial Citation to Legislative History: Contextual Theory and Empirical Analysis

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 May 2005
Michael Abramowicz and Emerson H. Tiller
George Washington University Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Legislative History, Contextual Theory, Law and Positive Political Theory, Empirical, Judicial Behavior

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Policing Politics at Sentencing

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 103, pp. 1371, 2009, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 08-37, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 08-29
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2009
Stephanos Bibas, Max M. Schanzenbach and Emerson H. Tiller
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criminal law and procedure, sentencing, guidelines, discretion

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The Political Evolution of Contract Law: A Theoretical and Emprical Analysis of Promissory Estoppel

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Aug 2009
Jason Snyder, Emerson H. Tiller and Margorie Anderson
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Contracts, Courts, Law and posititve political theory

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Private Securities Litigation and the Courts: Positive Political Theory and Evidence

1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Jul 2006
Emerson H. Tiller and Albert Yoon
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
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Positive Political Theory, judicial politics, judicial hierarchy, securities, fraud on the market, group pleading

Congress and the Political Expansion of the United States District Courts

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Apr 2000
Duke University School of Law, Auburn University - Department of Political Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Auburn University - Department of Political Science
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Congress and the Political Expansion of the United States District Courts

Posted: 18 Apr 2001
Duke University School of Law, Auburn University - Department of Political Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Auburn University - Department of Political Science

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Federal Circuit Patent Precedent: An Empirical Study of Institutional Authority and IP Ideology

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 10-12
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 May 2010
David R. Pekarek Krohn and Emerson H. Tiller
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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patents, intellectual property, positive political theory, citations, empirical legal studies, federal circuit, copyright, judges, politics, ideology

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Authorial Control of the Supreme Court

International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 67, 2021, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 17-12
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 09 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2021
Álvaro E. Bustos and Emerson H. Tiller
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Judicial Reputation, Supreme Court, Authorial Control, Chief Justice

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Citation to Legislative History: Empirical Evidence on Positive Political and Contextual Theories of Judicial Decision Making

Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2009, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-84, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2013-84
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Jun 2013
Michael Abramowicz and Emerson H. Tiller
George Washington University Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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citation, legislative history, judicial decision making, political context, empirical evidence, judicial hierarchy, judicial panels, judges, district courts, circuit courts, colleagues, strategic decision making

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Congress and the Political Expansion of the U.S. Districts Courts

Posted: 07 May 2005
Duke University School of Law, Auburn University - Department of Political Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Auburn University - Department of Political Science

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Congress and the Political Expansion of the U.S. Districts Courts

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 107-125, 2000
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Duke University School of Law, Auburn University - Department of Political Science, Auburn University - Department of Political Science and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

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Strategic Instruments: Legal Structure and Political Games in Administrative Law

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 15, No. 2, Summer 1999
Posted: 20 Jun 1999
Emerson H. Tiller and Pablo T. Spiller
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of California, Berkeley - Business & Public Policy Group

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Strategic Instruments: Legal Structure and Political Games in Administrative Law

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 349-377, 1999
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Emerson H. Tiller and Pablo T. Spiller
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of California, Berkeley - Business & Public Policy Group

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Controlling Policy by Controlling Process: Judicial Influence on Regulatory Decision Making

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 14, No. 1, Spring 1998
Posted: 25 Feb 1998
Emerson H. Tiller

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Decision Costs and the Strategic Design of Administrative Process and Judicial Review

in the Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 26, No. 6 (1997).
Posted: 17 Oct 1997
Pablo T. Spiller and Emerson H. Tiller
University of California, Berkeley - Business & Public Policy Group and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

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The Strategy of Judging: Evidence from Administrative Law

Posted: 03 Oct 1997
Joseph L. Smith and Emerson H. Tiller
Grand Valley State University - Department of Political Science and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

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The Strategy of Judging: Evidence from Administrative Law

Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 31, No. 1, Part 1
Posted: 26 Mar 2002
Emerson H. Tiller and Joseph L. Smith
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Grand Valley State University - Department of Political Science

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Strategic Instruments: Politics and Decision Costs in Administrative and Judicial Process

Posted: 19 Sep 1997
Emerson H. Tiller and Pablo T. Spiller
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of California, Berkeley - Business & Public Policy Group

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