The 31st annual Clifford Tort Symposium, “Social Science and Civil Justice,” was held at DePaul University College of Law on May 22-23, 2025.
The 2025 program examined how the insights and procedures of social scientists have influenced the civil justice system. Two dozen academics from around the country joined this year’s symposium to consider five key issues raised by social scientists, including what social science research teaches about decision-maker prejudice and bias, as well as how judges perform their assigned tasks.
Faculty members who participated included Michael Kang of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Jennifer Robbennolt of the University of Illinois College of Law, Valerie Hans of Cornell Law School, Robert Rabin of Stanford Law School, and Cass Sunstein of Harvard Law School. Stephan Landsman is the Robert A. Clifford Professor of Tort Law and Social Policy Emeritus at DePaul University College of Law.
The program offered attendees up to 10.5 hours of general CLE credit.
Members of the legal community attend the 31st Annual Clifford Tort Symposium on May 22-23, 2025. Photo courtesy of DePaul University College of Law.
Professor Russell Korobkin of UCLA speaks during his session on Legal Theory After the Behavioral Revolution. Photo courtesy of DePaul University College of Law.