Frustrated

It's not that I think a law and economics approach doesn't have something to bring to the table when settling legal disputes. But in a classroom setting, especially as a 1L, I am bothered by the total lack of statistical evidence used to support what seem to be essentially ideological assertions. Maybe it is a problem exasperated by the adversarial nature of the American legal system, and yes, statistics can be twisted into the service of any argument. Still though, if you are going to argue something from an efficiency standpoint, some numbers to back that argument up would be nice.