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 2014
Hobby Lobby in Constitutional Waters: Two Life Rings and an Anchor, Gregory P. Magarian
The Marrow of Tradition: The Roberts Court and Categorial First Amendment Speech Exclusions, Gregory P. Magarian
The Undue Hardship Thicket: On Access to Justice, Procedural Noncompliance, and Pollutive Litigation in Bankruptcy, Rafael I. Pardo
Submissions from 2013
American Gangsters: RICO, Criminal Syndicates, and Conspiracy Law as Market Control, Benjamin Levin
De-Naturalizing Criminal Law: Of Public Perceptions and Procedural Protections, Benjamin Levin
Chief Justice Robert's Individual Mandate: The Lawless Medicine of NFIB v. Sebelius, Gregory P. Magarian
Rethinking the Principal-Agent Theory of Judging, Rafael I. Pardo and Jonathan Remy Nash
Economic Theory Lost in Translation: Will Behavioral Economics Reshape the Compelled Commercial Speech Doctrine, Kyle Rozema
Submissions from 2012
Blue-Collar Crime: Conspiracy, Organized Labor, and the Anti-Union Civil RICO Claim, Benjamin Levin
Made in the U.S.A.: Corporate Responsibility and Collective Identity in the American Automotive Industry, Benjamin Levin
Entering Liberty's Refuge (Some Assembly Required) Panel Discussion on Engaging Liberty's Refuge: Introduction, Gregory P. Magarian
Judge Jerry Smith's Order to DOJ: The Fifth Circuit Order Undermined the Judicial Authority It Purported to Defend, Gregory P. Magarian
Redistinguishing “Ought” from “Is,” or Why I Like the World Less Than Marvin Does, Gregory P. Magarian
Speaking Truth to Firepower: How the First Amendment Destabilizes the Second, Gregory P. Magarian
Does Ideology Matter in Bankruptcy? Voting Behavior on the Courts of Appeals, Rafael I. Pardo and Jonathan Remy Nash
The Structural Exceptionalism of Bankruptcy Administration, Rafael I. Pardo and Kathryn A. Watts
Modifying RAND Commitments to Better Price Patents in the Standards Setting Context, Kyle Rozema
Submissions from 2011
Bad Girls of Art and Law: Abjection, Power, and Sexuality Exceptionalism in (Kara Walker’s) Art and (Janet Halley’s) Law, Adrienne D. Davis
Erotic Entitlements Part I: A Reply to Sex Therapy in the Age of Viagra: “Money Can’t Buy MeLove”, Adrienne D. Davis
Introduction to the Symposium: Access to Justice: Mass Incarceration and Masculinity Through a Black Feminist Lens, Adrienne D. Davis and Annette R. Appell
A New Uniform Code of Consumer Credit, Danielle D'Onfro
The Progressive Presidency and the Shaping of the Modern Executive, Andrea Scoseria Katz
Justice Stevens, Religion, and Civil Society, Gregory P. Magarian
Religious Argument, Free Speech Theory, and Democratic Dynamism, Gregory P. Magarian
Chapter 13 Discount Rates, Rafael I. Pardo
Reconceptualizing Present-Value Analysis in Consumer Bankruptcy, Rafael I. Pardo
Submissions from 2010
The Voting Rights Act’s Secret Weapon: Pocket Trigger Litigation and Dynamic Preclearance, Travis Crum
Film Review: Masculinity & Interracial Intimacy in 'Star Trek' and 'Gran Torino', Adrienne D. Davis
Introduction to the Symposium: The Politics of Identity After Identity Politics, Adrienne D. Davis
Regulating Polygamy: Intimacy, Default Rules, and Bargaining for Equality, Adrienne D. Davis
Three Snapshots of Scholarly Engagement: Catharine MacKinnon’s Ethical Entrenchment, Transformative Politics, and Personal Commitment, Adrienne D. Davis
Historic and Modern Social Movements for Reparations: The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) And Its Antecedents, Adrienne D. Davis and Adjoa A. Aiyetoro
Making Up Is Hard to Do: Race/Gender/Sexual Orientation in the Law School Classroom, Adrienne D. Davis and Robert S. Chang
Multidistrict Litigation: A Surprising Bonus for Pro Se Plaintiffs and a Possible Boon for Consumers, Danielle D'Onfro
A Defensible Defense?: Reexamining Castle Doctrine Statutes, Benjamin Levin
Honoraria, Anonymity, and the Klan (Tribute to Justice Stevens), Gregory P. Magarian
Resolution Oversight, Rafael I. Pardo and Jonathan Remy Nash
Submissions from 2009
Optimal Patent Jurisprudence, Scott Baker and Claudio Mezzetti
The C.A.P. Effect: Racial Profiling in the ICE Criminal Alien Program, Trevor George Gardner and Aarti Kohli
Lawyering in the Academy: The Intersection of Academic Freedom and Professional Responsibility, Peter A. Joy
An Empirical Examination of Access to Chapter 7 Relief by Pro Se Debtors, Rafael I. Pardo
Failing to Answer Whether Bankruptcy Reform Failed: A Critique of the First Report from the 2007 Consumer Bankruptcy Project, Rafael I. Pardo
Setting the Record Straight: A Sur-Reply to Professors Lawless et al, Rafael I. Pardo
The Real Student-Loan Scandal: Undue Hardship Discharge Litigation, Rafael I. Pardo and Michelle R. Lacey
Submissions from 2008
Illness and Inability to Repay: The Role of Debtor Health in the Discharge of Educational Debt, Rafael I. Pardo
The Utility of Opacity in Judicial Selection, Rafael I. Pardo
An Empirical Investigation into Appellate Structure and the Perceived Quality of Appellate Review, Rafael I. Pardo and Jonathan Remy Nash
Examining the Perceived Quality of Appellate Review in the Bankruptcy System, Rafael I. Pardo and Jonathan Remy Nash
Submissions from 2007
Substantive Media Regulation in Three Dimensions, Gregory P. Magarian
The Jurisprudence of Colliding First Amendment Interests: From the Dead End of Neutrality to the Open Road of Participation-Enhancing Review, Gregory P. Magarian