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

Proportional Mens Rea, Stephen F. Smith (August 7, 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)

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)

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

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)

Ruling Out the Rule of Law, Kim Forde-Mazrui (June 4, 2007)

Law and Proximity, Adam Hirsch and Gregory Mitchell (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 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)

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)

Papers from 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)

Is the Tax System Beyond Reform?, George Yin (June 16, 2006)

The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design, Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman (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)

The Supreme Court and Black Disenfranchisement, Michael J. Klarman (June 22, 2005)

A New Era for U.S. Refugee Resettlement, David A. Martin (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)

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)

Proportionality and Federalization, Stephen F. Smith (October 6, 2004)

Unpacking the Judicial Center, G. Edward White (October 6, 2004)

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - United States, Michael J. Klarman (May 21, 2004)

The Revolution that Wasn't, Elizabeth Magill (May 21, 2004)

Brown and Lawrence, Michael J. Klarman (May 7, 2004)

Brown at 50, Michael J. Klarman (April 5, 2004)