Introduce students to the empirical research on courts and the legal process.  Train
students to be consumers and producers of research in law & courts.  Provide students
with the opportunity to work on academic research and writing.  Provide students with
the opportunity to work on presentation and peer review skills.

Legal and Attitudinal Models of Decision Making
Strategic, Institutional and Integrated Models
Internal and External Influences
Judicial Agenda Setting
Judicial Relations, Opinion Assignment, and Coalition
Trial Court Policy Making
Individual Presentation/Consultation on Research Papers
Litigation and Access to Courts
Judicial Legitimacy, Authority, and Impact
Presentation of Papers and Discussant Activities

All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty."  
Students are responsible for informing themselves about these standards before 
performing academic work.  The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and 
ignorance is not an acceptable defense.  Also note that the course syllabus is a 
general plan for the course and that deviations announced to the class by the 
instructor may be necessary.  (www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/academic_honesty.htm).