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 2024
Voting Under the Federal Constitution, Travis Crum
Contract-Wrapped Property, Danielle D'Onfro
The False Promise of Jurisdiction Stripping, Daniel Epps and Alan M. Trammell
Submissions from 2023
Out of Bounds?: Abortion, Choice of Law, and a Modest Role for Congress, Susan Frelich Appleton
Reflections on “Personal Responsibility” after COVID and Dobbs: Doubling Down on Privacy, Susan Frelich Appleton and Laura A. Rosenbury
A Theory of Claim Resolution, Scott Baker and Lewis A. Kornhauser
Products Liability, Cases and Materials, 6th Edition, W. Jonathan Cardi; Richard L. Cupp, Jr.; David A. Fischer; Michael D. Green; William C. Powers; and Joseph Sanders
There Is No Constitutional End Run Around the Debt Ceiling, Conor Clarke
The Phony Debt-Ceiling ‘Calamity’, Conor Clarke and Kristin A. Shapiro
Coming of Age Reading the Election Law Blog, Travis Crum
Justice Scalia’s Draft Dissent from Denial of Certiorari in Rice v. Cayetano, Travis Crum
The Unabridged Fifteenth Amendment, Travis Crum
The Fourth Amendment and General Law, Daniel Epps and Danielle D'Onfro
The Conflict Among African American Penal Interests: Rethinking Racial Equity in Criminal Procedure, Trevor George Gardner
First Amendment Scrutiny: Realigning First Amendment Doctrine Around Government Interests, John D. Inazu
Justice by Association: A Review of Danielle Allen’s ‘Justice by Means of Democracy', John D. Inazu
Trump May Try to Delay His First Federal Trial – It’s a Common Legal Strategy to Fend off a Criminal Conviction, Peter A. Joy
What is involuntary manslaughter? A law professor explains the charge facing Alec Baldwin for ‘Rust’ shooting death, Peter A. Joy
Becoming the Administrator-In-Chief: Myers and the Progressive Presidency, Andrea Scoseria Katz and Noah A. Roseblum
An Empirical Analysis of Clinical Legal Education at Middle Age, Robert R. Kuehn
Standing and Vacatur in U.S v. Texas, Ronald M. Levin
Vacatur, Nationwide Injunctions, and the Evolving APA, Ronald M. Levin
The Fatal Flaw In Efforts To Restrict 'Inappropriate' Library Materials, Gregory P. Magarian
Digital child protection is not censorship, Neil M. Richards and Oliver Khairallah
Is There Implicit Bias Implicit in International Tax Law?, Adam H. Rosenzweig
The Endgame of Court-Packing, Kyle Rozema, Daniel Epps, Adam Chilton, and Maya Sen
Prescription Drug Policy, 2022 And 2023: The Year In Review And The Year Ahead, Rachel Sachs
The Stakes In The Texas Abortion Medication Suit Are Broader Than Just One Pill, Rachel Sachs and Greer Donley
Rethinking Innovation at FDA, Rachel Sachs, W. Nicholson Price II, and Patricia J. Zettler
A Narrow View of Transnational Fiduciary Law, Andrew F. Tuch
Fairness Opinions and SPAC Reform, Andrew F. Tuch
Submissions from 2022
A Conversation with Wash. U Law Professor Susan Frelich Appleton on What the End of Roe v. Wade Means for Missourians, Susan Frelich Appleton
Sexual Agreements, Susan Frelich Appleton and Albertina Antognini
Compromising Accuracy to Encourage Regulatory Participation, Scott Baker and Anup Malani
In Brief: Should Clarence Thomas Recuse? (with Kathleen Clark), Kathleen Clark
Law and the Collective Struggle for Economic Justice, Marion G. Crain
Deregulated Redistricting, Travis Crum
The Fifteenth Amendment and the Independent State Legislature Theory, Travis Crum
The Lawfulness of the Fifteenth Amendment, Travis Crum
The New Bailments, Danielle D'Onfro
Nonpartisan Supreme Court Reform and the Biden Commission, Daniel Epps
The Informed Jury, Daniel Epps and William Ortman
Cost-Based California Effects, Jens Frankenreiter
The Promise Of Radical Crime Policy, Trevor George Gardner
Regulating Police Chokeholds, Trevor George Gardner and Esam Al-Shareffi
Lemonade: A Racial Justice Reframing of The Roberts Court’s Criminal Jurisprudence, Daniel S. Harawa
St. Louis Character: Combining Passions for Law and Media, Lisa Hoppenjans Fights for the Public's Right to Know, Lisa Hoppenjans and James Drew
COVID-19, Churches, and Culture Wars, John D. Inazu
Grand Juries Play a Major Role in the U.S. Criminal Justice System. And They’re Very Much in the News These Days, Peter A. Joy
Race-Aware Algorithms: Fairness, Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action, Pauline T. Kim
Centering Noncitizens’ Free Speech, Gregory P. Magarian
The Changing Landscape for Billboard Regulation, Daniel R. Mandelker
Understanding Urban Renewal: History Forgotten, Daniel R. Mandelker
Political Ideology and Judicial Administration: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kyle Rozema, Adam Chilton, Christopher Anthony Cotropia, and David L. Schwartz
Assessing Affirmative Action's Diversity Rationale, Kyle Rozema, Adam Chilton, Justin Driver, and Jonathan S. Masur
Does Campus Diversity Justify Affirmative Action? Our Study Says Yes, Kyle Rozema, Adam Chilton, Jonathan S. Masur, and Justin Driver
Understanding The Democrats’ Drug Pricing Package, Rachel Sachs
Reforming Reimbursement for the US Food and Drug Administration’s Accelerated Approval Program to Support State Medicaid Programs, Rachel Sachs, Julie M. Donohue, and Stacie B. Dusetzina
Preapproval Promises to Voluntarily Withdraw FDA-Approved Drugs, Rachel Sachs and Holly Fernandez Lynch
Little Progress in the Sixth Committee on Crimes Against Humanity, Leila Nadya Sadat
The International Criminal Law of the Future, Leila Nadya Sadat
Torture in Our Schools?, Leila Nadya Sadat
Mexico v. Smith & Wesson: Judge Dismisses Complaint Citing PLCAA and Standing Issues, Leila Nadya Sadat and León Castellanos-Jankiewicz
Coming Debates to Advance New Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Will Require Skillful Leadership, Leila Nadya Sadat and Akila Radhakrishnan
On Crimes Against Humanity, Protect the UN Sixth Committee’s Integrity With Action, Leila Nadya Sadat and Akila Radhakrishnan
Twelve Great Years, Joel Seligman
Sociological Approaches to Theories of Law, Brian Z. Tamanaha
Comments on Proposed Rules for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell companies, and Projections, Andrew F. Tuch
The Further Erosion of Investor Protection: Expanded Exemptions, SPAC Mergers, and Direct Listings, Andrew F. Tuch and Joel Seligman
Submissions from 2021
Sex Positive Feminism’s Values in Search of the Law of Pleasure, Susan Frelich Appleton
Families Under Construction: Parentage, Adoption, and Assisted Reproduction, 2d. edition, Susan Frelich Appleton and D. Kelly Weisberg
Should We Stay or Should We Go: Lessons from the Trump Administration, Kathleen Clark
Labor Relations Law: Cases and Materials, Marion G. Crain, Charles B. Craver, and Grant M. Hayden
Avoiding Avoidance in Brnovich, Travis Crum
Federalizing the Voting Rights Act, Travis Crum
Revising Sections 2 and 5 in the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, Travis Crum
Corrective Justice and Reparations for Black Slavery, Adrienne D. Davis
Error-Resilient Consumer Contracts, Danielle D'Onfro
Rethinking Market Regulation: Helping Labor by Overcoming Economic Myths, John N. Drobak
Checks and Balances in the Criminal Law, Daniel Epps
Supreme Court Reform and American Democracy, Daniel Epps and Ganesh Sitaraman
The Future of Supreme Court Reform, Daniel Epps and Ganesh Sitaraman
Cleaning Corporate Governance, Jens Frankenreiter, Cathy Hwang, Yaron Nili, and Eric Talley
The Deep Structure of Deliberate Ignorance: Mapping the Terrain, Jens Frankenreiter, Barry Schwartz, Peter J. Richerson, Benjamin E. Berkman, David Hagmann, Derek M. Isaacowitz, Thorsten Pachur, Lael J. Schooler, and Peter Wehling
By Any Means: A Philosophical Frame for Rulemaking Reform in Criminal Law, Trevor George Gardner
Law and Order as the Foundational Paradox of the Trump Presidency, Trevor George Gardner
Taking Human Behavior Seriously: Commentary on “Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law”, Rebecca E. Hollander-Blumoff
The House, and How to Run It, Rebecca E. Hollander-Blumoff
The Market as Negotiation, Rebecca E. Hollander-Blumoff and Matthew T. Bodie
The Lost Promise of Progressive Formalism, Andrea Scoseria Katz
Finding New Classroom Tricks in a Virtual Teaching World: One ‘Old Dog’s’ Tale, Daniel Keating
Law & Leviathan: The Best Defense?, Ronald Levin
The APA and the Assault on Deference, Ronald Levin
The D.C. Circuit Undermines Direct Final Rulemaking, Ronald Levin
The Internet and Social Media, Gregory P. Magarian
Standing To Sue In Land Use Litigation, Daniel R. Mandelker
Why Privacy Matters, Neil M. Richards
Why Privacy Matters: An Interview with Neil Richards, Neil M. Richards and Daniel J. Solove
Does the Bar Exam Protect the Public?, Kyle Rozema
Designing Supreme Court Term Limits, Kyle Rozema, Adam Chilton, Daniel Epps, and Maya Sen