Scholarship@WashULaw
Explore the scholarship and commentary of the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. This collection represents only a small subset of our faculty scholarship, but is growing daily.
Submissions from 2026
Advanced Introduction to Family Law in the US, Susan Frelich Appleton
Abolishing the Family, Susan Frelich Appleton and Albertina Antognini
Apportioned Direct Taxes, Conor Clarke and Ari Glogower
How International Organizations Regulate Lobbyist Access, Melissa (M.J.) Durkee
Privatising International (Organizations) Law, Melissa (M.J.) Durkee
Space Enterprises as International Lawmakers: Nudges, Pledges, and Other Bottom-Up Modalities, Melissa (M.J.) Durkee
Justifying the Fourth Amendment, Daniel Epps
Teaching Constitutional Law: Politics, Democracy and History, Andrea Scoseria Katz
Taking Legality Seriously: What the Major Questions Doctrine Is — And Isn't, Andrea Scoseria Katz and Ofra Bloch
Data Rights for Workers, Pauline Kim and Rachel Leavitt
Data Rights for Workers, Pauline Kim and Rachel Leavitt
The Limits of "Punishment", Benjamin Levin
Specialization and the Permanence of Federal Bankruptcy Law, Rafael I. Pardo
Beyond Digital Pessimism: How a Focus on Trust Can Enhance EU Digital Law, Neil M. Richards, Woodrow Hartzog, Claire Boine, and Lea Despotis
Submissions from 2025
Viability as Abortion-Rights Orthodoxy, Susan Frelich Appleton
The Curiously Minor Role of Minor v. Happersett (Foreword), Susan Frelich Appleton, Travis Crum, and Hannah Keidan
Reflections on Translating Law and Economic Models for Lawyers and Law Professors, Scott Baker
Rational Gridlock, Scott Baker and Michael D. Gilbert
Gender, Race, and Interruptions at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Christina L. Boyd, Paul M. Collins Jr., and Lori A. Ringhand
The Conservative Case for Leaving Harvard Alone, Conor Clarke
Brief for Tax Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners in Learning Resources (No. 24-1287) and Respondents in V.O.S. Selection (No. 25-250), Conor Clarke, Jon Endean, Ari Glogower, and Daniel J. Hemel
The Practice of Executive Constitutionalism, Conor Clarke and Daniel Epps
Special-Purpose Governments, Conor Clarke and Henry Hansmann
Measuring Income and Income Inequality, Conor Clarke and Wojciech Kopczuk
The Original Function Of Tax Apportionment, Conor Clarke and Peter J. Wiedenbeck
Musk’s Inexcusable Conflicts, Kathleen Clark
Breaking: DDC Enjoins Part of Trump Elections Executive Order, Travis Crum
Tortious Interference Revisited, Danielle D'Onfro and Cathy Hwang
International Space Law under the Trump Administration: Commerce and Security, Melissa (M.J.) Durkee
The Click-and-Commit World Order, Melissa (M.J.) Durkee
The Illusion of Inclusion: The False Promise of the New Governance Project for Content Moderation, Brenda Dvoskin
Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism, Brenda Dvoskin and Thomas E. Kadri
Judicial Reform from the Inside Out, Daniel Epps and Marin K. Levy
A Liberty-Balancing Approach to Crime, Sheldon Evans
The Other Delaware Effect, Jens Frankenreiter
Grading Machines: Can AI Exam-Grading Replace Law Professors?, Jens Frankenreiter, Kevin L. Cope, Scott Hirst, Eric A. Posner, Daniel Schwarcz, and Dane Thorley
Dark Patterns in the Opt-Out Process and Compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Jens Frankenreiter, Van Hong Tran, Aarushi Mehrotra, Ranya Sharma, Marshini Chetty, Nick Feamster, and Lior Strahilevitz
Auditing Criminal Justice Minimalism, Trevor George Gardner
Book Review: Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York by Matthew Guariglia, Trevor George Gardner
The Reach of Legal Cynicism: A Comment on Tommie Shelby’s The Idea of Prison Abolition, Trevor George Gardner
Incitement, Enthusiasm, and the Dangers of Negligent Protest, John D. Inazu
Separation-of-Powers Lochnerism, Andrea Scoseria Katz
Brief in Support of Respondents as Amici Curiae, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, et. al, No. 25-332, Andrea Scoseria Katz and Jonathan Gienapp
Disagreement and Historical Argument or How Not to Think About Removal, Andrea Scoseria Katz, Noah A. Rosenblum, and Jane Manners
Algorithmic Governance and Nondiscrimination Rights in the Workplace, Pauline Kim
AI Ethics, Law, and Policy, Pauline Kim and Ryan Durrie
How New Lawyers Value Law School Experiential Training, Robert R. Kuehn
The Employment Benefits of Law Clinics and Externships, Robert R. Kuehn
Reimagining the American Union, Stephen H. Legomsky
Abolish What?, Benjamin Levin