Lee Epstein

Epstein's research and teaching interests are in the fields of courts, law, and judicial politics. She is the author or coauthor of more than 70 articles and essays, as well as 12 books, including the Constitutional Law for a Changing America series (moving into its 5th edition; winner of the Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association), The Supreme Court Compendium (now in its 3rd edition; winner of a Special Recognition Honor from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association and an Outstanding Academic Book Award from Choice ), and The Choices Justices Make (winner of the Pritchett award for the Best Book on Law and Courts). Over the past decade she has received eight grants from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on various topics pertaining to law and courts, including interest group participation in litigation and strategic interaction among judges on collegial courts.