University of Virginia Legal Working Paper Series
University of Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Working Paper Series
This series presents working papers by Virginia faculty in the areas of public law and legal theory.
Papers from 2008
Interrogation after 9/11: The Law on the Books and the Law on the Ground, Barbara E. Armacost (August 20, 2008)
Proportional Mens Rea, Stephen F. Smith (August 7, 2008)
KNOTS IN THE LAW SCHOOL PIPELINE FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR: The LSAT Is Not the Problem and Affirmative Action Is Not the Answer, Alex M. Johnson Jr. (August 7, 2008)
Temporary-Effect Legislation, Political Accountability, and Fiscal Restraint, George K. Yin (August 5, 2008)
Interrogation Stories, Anne M. Coughlin (June 11, 2008)
A Justification Theory of Police Violence, Rachel A. Harmon (June 11, 2008)
Contextual Evidence of Gender Discrimination: The Ascendance of "Social Frameworks", John Monahan, Laurens Walker, and Gregory Mitchell (June 11, 2008)
Why Precedent in Law (and Elsewhere) Is Not Totally (or Even Substantially) About Analogy, Frederick Schauer (June 11, 2008)
Authority and Authorities, Frederick Schauer (June 11, 2008)
A Critical Guide to Vehicles in the Park, Frederick Schauer (June 11, 2008)
Neglected Justices: Discounting For History, G. Edward White (June 11, 2008)
Delegation and Due Process: The Historical Connection, Ann Woolhandler (June 11, 2008)
Cities, Economic Development, and the Free Trade Constitution, Richard C. Schragger (February 6, 2008)
Claiming Innocence, Brandon L. Garrett (February 5, 2008)
Temporary Accidents?, Elizabeth Magill (February 5, 2008)
Eight Myths about Immigration Enforcement, David A. Martin (February 5, 2008)
The Public Network, Thomas B. Nachbar (February 5, 2008)
Public Employees, Free Expression and the First Amendment, George Rutherglen (February 5, 2008)
Papers from 2007
Panetti v. Quarterman: Mental Illness, the Death Penalty, and Human Dignity, Richard J. Bonnie (October 1, 2007)
The Suspension Clause: English Text, Imperial Contexts, and American Implications, Paul Halliday and G. Edward White (October 1, 2007)
The Marshall Court, Michael J. Klarman (October 1, 2007)
Jim Crow, Michael J. Klarman (October 1, 2007)
School Desegregation, Michael J. Klarman (October 1, 2007)
The Road to Brown, Michael J. Klarman (October 1, 2007)
The First Word, Elizabeth Magill (October 1, 2007)
State Action and the Thirteenth Amendment, George Rutherglen (October 1, 2007)
The Future of School Finance Litigation, James E. Ryan (October 1, 2007)
The Supreme Court and the Politics of Death, Stephen F. Smith (October 1, 2007)
Judicial Review and the MCA: On Striking the Right Balance, David A. Martin (June 5, 2007)
Patents and Technological Innovation: Issues and Opportunities, Margo Bagley (June 4, 2007)
Ruling Out the Rule of Law, Kim Forde-Mazrui (June 4, 2007)
Law and Proximity, Adam Hirsch and Gregory Mitchell (June 4, 2007)
The Badges and Incidents of Slavery and the Power of Congress to Enforce the Thirteenth Amendment, George Rutherglen (June 4, 2007)
The Principle of Judicial Sincerity, Micah Schwartzman (June 4, 2007)
Immigration Law and the Regulation of Marriage, Kerry Abrams (February 12, 2007)
A Global Controversy: The Role of Morality in Biotechnology Patent Law, Margo A. Bagley (February 12, 2007)
A Critique of the Odious Debt Doctrine, Albert H. Choi and Eric Posner (February 12, 2007)
Jurisdictional Exceptionalism, Michael G. Collins (February 12, 2007)
Antidiscrimination Law and the Perils of Mindreading, Gregory Mitchell and Philip E. Tetlock (February 12, 2007)
Tarasoff at Thirty: How Developments in Science and Policy Shape the Common Law, John T. Monahan (February 12, 2007)
Sampling Evidence at the Crossroads, Laurens Walker and John Monahan (February 12, 2007)
Structural Reform Revisited, John C. Jeffries Jr. and George A. Rutherglen (February 12, 2007)
San Antonio v. Rodriguez and the Legal Geography of School Finance Reform , Richard Schragger (February 12, 2007)
Papers from 2006
Making Sense of the Intellectual Property Clause: Promotion of Progress as a Limitation on Congress's Intellectual Property Power, Dotan Oliar (October 18, 2006)
Structural Reform Prosecution, Brandon L. Garrett (October 17, 2006)
An Empirical Inquiry into the Relation of Corrective Justice to Distributive Justice, Gregory Mitchell and P E. Tetlock (October 17, 2006)
Experimental Political Philosophy: Justice Judgments in the Hypothetical Society Paradigm, Gregory Mitchell and Philip E. Tetlock (October 17, 2006)
The Jurisprudence of the Rehnquist Court, G. Edward White (October 17, 2006)
Aggregation in Criminal Law, Brandon L. Garrett (June 16, 2006)
Criminal Justice Collapse: The Constitution after Hurricane Katrina, Brandon L. Garrett and Tania Tetlow (June 16, 2006)
Managing Transitional Moments in Criminal Cases, Toby J. Heytens (June 16, 2006)
Lawyer for the Organization: An Essay on Legal Ethics, George Rutherglen (June 16, 2006)
Can Strong Mayors Empower Weak Cities? On the Power of Local Executives in a Federal System, Richard Schragger (June 16, 2006)
'Woolley v. Hoffmann-La Roche': Finding a Way to Enforce Employee Handbook Promises, J.H. Verkerke (June 16, 2006)
Is the Tax System Beyond Reform?, George Yin (June 16, 2006)
Kelo's Legacy: Eminent Domain and the Future of Property Rights, Julia D. Mahoney (March 1, 2006)
The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design, Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman (March 1, 2006)
Does It Take a Theory? Originalism, Active Liberty and Minimalism, James E. Ryan (March 1, 2006)
The Internal Powers of the Chief Justice: The Nineteenth Century Legacy, G. Edward White (March 1, 2006)
Papers from 2005
Images of Representation, Elizabeth Magill (October 20, 2005)
A Customary International Law of Torts, G. Edward White (October 18, 2005)
Deforming the Federal Rules: An Essay on What's Wrong with the Recent "Erie" Decisions, Earl C. Dudley Jr. and George A. Rutherglen (October 18, 2005)
Public Rights, Private Rights and Statutory Retroactivity, N. Ann Woolhandler (October 18, 2005)
Agency Choice of Policymaking Form, Elizabeth Magill (July 13, 2005)
Monopoly, Mercantilism & the Politics of Regulation, Thomas B. Nachbar (June 23, 2005)
Some Varieties and Vicissitudes of Lochnerism, Barry Cushman (June 22, 2005)
The Great Depression and the New Deal, Barry Cushman (June 22, 2005)
"Let Economic Equality Take Care of Itself": The NAACP, Labor Litigation, and the Making of Civil Rights in the 1940s, Risa L. Goluboff (June 22, 2005)
The Supreme Court and Black Disenfranchisement, Michael J. Klarman (June 22, 2005)
Offshore Detainees and the Role of Courts after Rasul v. Bush: The Underappreciated Virtues of Deferential Review, David A. Martin (June 22, 2005)
A New Era for U.S. Refugee Resettlement, David A. Martin (June 22, 2005)
Adelaide Abankwah, Fauziya Kasinga, and the Dilemmas of Political Asylum, David A. Martin (June 22, 2005)
Where Courts CAN Make a Difference: The Case for a Constitutional Right to Preschool, James E. Ryan (June 22, 2005)
Cities as Constitutional Actors: The Case of Same-Sex Marriage, Richard Schragger (June 22, 2005)
Historicizing Judicial Scrutiny, G. Edward White (June 22, 2005)
Habeas Settlements, Anup Malani (February 18, 2005)
Brown and Lawrence (and Goodridge), Michael J. Klarman (February 18, 2005)
Scottsboro, Michael J. Klarman (February 18, 2005)
Lawrence Lessig's Dystopian Vision, Julia D. Mahoney (February 18, 2005)
The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the Legacy of the Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust, George A. Rutherglen (February 18, 2005)
The Anti-Chain Store Movement, Localist Ideology, and the Remnants of the Progressive Constitution, 1920-1940, Richard C. Schragger (February 18, 2005)
Papers from 2004
English Jurisprudence between Austin and Hart, Neil Duxbury (October 6, 2004)
A Constitutional Right to Preschool? , James E. Ryan (October 6, 2004)
Developmental Incompetence, Due Process and Juvenile Justice Policy, Elizabeth S. Scott and Thomas Grisso (October 6, 2004)
A Forest with No Trees: The Supreme Court and International Law in the 2003-2004 Term, John K. Setear (October 6, 2004)
Proportionality and Federalization, Stephen F. Smith (October 6, 2004)
Corbin on Federal Courts: Legal Positivism and Mid-Century Opposition to 'Erie', Steven D. Walt (October 6, 2004)
Unpacking the Judicial Center, G. Edward White (October 6, 2004)
Twenty-First Century Insurance and Loss Distribution in Tort Law, Kenneth S. Abraham (May 21, 2004)
Liability Insurance and Accident Prevention: The Evolution of an Idea, Kenneth S. Abraham (May 21, 2004)
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - United States, Michael J. Klarman (May 21, 2004)
The Revolution that Wasn't, Elizabeth Magill (May 21, 2004)
Marriage, Cohabitation and Collective Responsiblity for Dependency, Elizabeth S. Scott (May 21, 2004)
Brown and Lawrence, Michael J. Klarman (May 7, 2004)
Brown at 50, Michael J. Klarman (April 5, 2004)