Janice Nadler

Research Professor
- 750 N. Lake Shore Drive
- 4th Floor
- Chicago, IL 60611
Joint appointment
Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
Education
Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Illinois; J.D., University of California, Berkeley
Curriculum vitae
Bio
Janice Nadler is Research Professor at the American Bar
Foundation, and Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law. She
received a J.D. from the University of
California at…
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Research focus
Compliance with the law; perceptions of responsibility and fairness; and negotiation and conflict.
Projects
- Moral Judgment and the Psychology of Legal Blame
- Latest finding: Jun 7, 2011
- In this project, I propose to conduct a series of experiments to map the contours ofpsychological blame, as it is influenced by the wrongdoer’s motive, the wrongdoer’s character, and…
- Expressive Law
- Latest finding: Jan 23, 2008, with Richard McAdams
- This project seeks to understand empirically the effects that law has apart from sanctions that it imposes. It tests experimentally the theory that law influences behavior in coordination games with…
- Condemn-Nation: The Social Psychological Foundations of the Kelo Backlash
- Latest finding: Jan 23, 2008, with Shari Seidman Diamond
- This project seeks to understand and explain the extreme public reaction to the Kelo case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that governments are permitted to force the sale of private property…
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Commentary
Oct 8, 2008
Serving up a bailout, with a side of justice
Chicago Tribune, October 3, 2008
By Kenworthey Bilz and Janice NadlerJust after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's original proposal was made public, an…
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Publications
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Moral Character, Motive, and the Psychology of Blame
- Cornell Law Review
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"The Language of Consent in Police Encounters"
- Oxford Handbook of Linguistics and Law
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Eminent Domain and the Psychology of Property Rights: Proposed Use, Subjective Attachment, and Taker Identity
- Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
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Presentations
- Harm, Character, and Moral Emotion
- May 2011
- Moral Character, Motive, and the Psychology of Blame
- Mar 2011
- Criminal Liability and the Role of Moral Character
- Oct 2010
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Professional Service & Recognition
- Co-Editor, Analyzing Law's Reach: Empirical Research on Law and Society (ABA Publishing, forthcoming,)
- Member, Executive Board, Dispute Resolution Research Center, Northwestern University