Gary S. Lawson

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Publications

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Forthcoming

"Bad News for Professor Koppelman: The Incidental Unconstitutionality of the Individual Mandate," with David Kopel, 121 Yale Law Journal Online  (forthcoming). 

"Rebel without a Clause: The Irrelevance of Article VI to Constitutional Supremecy," 110 Michigan Law Review First Impressions  (forthcoming). 

2011

"The American Experience with Territorial Governance," with Guy Seidman, in EU Law of the Overseas: Outermost Regions, Associated Overseas Countries and Territories, Territories Sui Generis 417, Dimity Kochenov, ed., Kluwer Law International (2011). 

"Optimal Specificity in the Law of Separation of Powers: The Numerous Clauses Principle," 124 Harvard Law Review Online Forum 42 (2011). 

"Stipulating the Law," 109 Michigan Law Review 1191 (2011). 

"Truth, Justice, and the Libertarian Way(s)," in Symposium, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do: A Public Lecture and and Symposium on Michael J. Sandel's Recent Book, 91 Boston University Law Review 1347 (2011). 
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2010

"Burying the Constitution Under a TARP," 33 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 55 (2010). 
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The Origins of the Necessary and Proper Clause, with G. Miller, R. Natelson & G. Seidman, Cambridge University Press (2010). 

2009

"The Constitutionality of Decolonization by Associated Statehood: Puerto Rico's Legal Status Reconsidered," with Robert D. Sloane, 50 Boston College Law Review  (2009). 
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"The Constitution's Congress," in Symposium The Most Disparaged Branch: The Role of Congress in the Twenty-First Century, 89 Boston University Law Review 399 (2009). 
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Federal Administrative Law, 5th ed., West (2009). 

"It Depends," 62 Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc 139 (2009). 

Limited Government, Unlimited Administration: Is It Possible to Restore Constitutionalism?, Heritage First Principles Series (2009). 

"The 'Principal' Reason Why the PCAOB Is Unconstitutional," 62 Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc 73 (2009). 

2008

"Dirty Dancing: The FDA Stumbles on the Chevron Two-Step," 93 Cornell Law Review 927 (2008). 
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"A Truism with Attitude: The Tenth Amendment in Constitutional Context," 83 Notre Dame Law Review 469 (2008). 
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"What Lurks Beneath: NSA Surveillance and Executive Power," 88 Boston University Law Review 375 (2008). 
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2007

"Mostly Unconstitutional: The Case Against Precedent Revisited," 5 Ave Maria Law Review 1 (2007). 
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"Ordinary Powers in Extraordinary Times: Common Sense in Times of Crisis," 87 Boston University Law Review 289 (2007). 
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"Reprocessing Vermont Yankee," with Jack Beermann, 75 George Washington Law Review 856 (2007). 
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"The Unitary Executive, Jurisdiction Stripping, and the Hamdan Opinions: A Textualist Response to Justice Scalia," with Steven G. Calabresi, 107 Columbia Law Review 1002 (2007). 
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2006

Federal Administrative Law, 4th ed., West Publishing Co. (2006). 

"The Jeffersonian Treaty Clause," with Guy Seidman, 2006 University of Illinois Law Review 1 (2006). 
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"Originalism As a Legal Enterprise," with Guy Seidman, 23 Constitutional Commentary 47 (2006). 
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2005

"Burning down the House (and Senate): A Presentment Requirement for Legislative Subpoenas Under the Orders, Resolutions, and Votes Clause," 83 Texas Law Review 1373 (2005). 
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"Discretion as Delegation: The 'Proper' Understanding of the Nondelegation Doctrine," 73 George Washington Law Review 235 (2005). 
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"Due Process Clause," in The Heritage Guide to the Constitution 337, E. Meese III, M. Spalding & D. Forte eds., Regnery Publishing (2005). 

"A Note on Non-Article III Courts," with Loren Smith, in The Heritage Guide to the Constitution 239, E. Meese III, M. Spalding & D. Forte eds., Regnery Publishing (2005). 

"'Oh Lord, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood!': Rediscovering the Mathews v. Eldridge and Penn Central Frameworks," with K. Ferguson & G. Montero, 81 Notre Dame Law Review 1 (2005). 
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"The Original 'Incorporation Debate’," with Guy Seidman, in The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898 19, S. Levinson & B. Sparrow, eds., Rowman & Littlefield (2005). 

"Prolegomenon to Any Future Administrative Law Course: Separation of Powers and the Transcendental Deduction," 49 St. Louis University Law Journal 885 (2005). 
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"Supremacy Clause," in The Heritage Guide to the Constitution 291, E. Meese III, M. Spalding & D. Forte eds., Regnery Publishing (2005). 

2004

The Constitution of Empire: Territorial Expansion and American Legal History, with Guy Seidman, Yale University Press (2004). 

"Departmentalism as a Structural Imperative," 20 Constitutional Commentary 379 (2004). 

Federal Administrative Law, 3d ed., Thomson/West and Teacher's Manual (2004). 

"Interpretative Equality as a Structural Imperative (or 'Pucker Up and Settle This!')," 20 Constitutional Commentary 379 (2004). 
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"Making a Federal Case of It: Sabri v. United States and the Constitution of Leviathan," 2003-04 Cato Supreme Court Review 119 (2004). 
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"Making Workshops Work," 54 Journal of Legal Education 302 (2004). 
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"Who's the Boss? Controlling Auditor Incentives Through Random Selection," with David Kahn, 53 Emory Law Review 391 (2004). 
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2003

"An Empirical Test of Justice Scalia's Commitment to the Rule of Law," 26 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 803 (2003). 
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2002

"Conservative or Constitutionalist?" 1 Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy 81 (2002). 
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"Delegation and Original Meaning," 88 Virginia Law Review 327 (2002). 
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"The First 'Establishment' Clause: Article VII and the Post-Constitutional Confederation," with G. Seidman, 78 Notre Dame Law Review 83 (2002). 
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2001

"Controlling Precedent: Congressional Regulation of Judicial Decision-Making," 18 Constitutional Commentary 191 (2001). 
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"Everything I Need to Know About Presidents I Learned from Dr. Seuss," 24 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 381 (2001). 
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Federal Administrative Law and Teachers Manual, 2d ed., West Publishing Co. (2001). 

"The Hobbesian Constitution: Governing Without Authority," with Guy Seidman, 95 Northwestern University Law Review 581 (2001). 
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"When Did the Constitution Become Law," with Guy Seidman, 77 Notre Dame Law Review 1 (2001). 
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2000

"Casey at the Court," 17 Constitutional Commentary 161 (2000). 
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1999

"The Bill of Rights As an Exclamation Point," 33 University of Richmond Law Review 511 (1999). 
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"Delegation and the Constitution," 22 Regulation 23 (1999). 

"Downsizing the Right to Petition," with Guy Seidman, 93 Northwestern University Law Review 739 (1999). 
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"Taking Notes: Subpoenas and Just Compensation," with Guy Seidman, 66 University of Chicago Law Review 1081 (1999). 
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1998

Federal Administrative Law and Teachers Manual, West Publishing Co. (1998). 

1997

"A Farewell to Principles," 82 Iowa Law Review 893 (1997). 
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"On Reading Recipes -- And Constitutions," 85 Georgetown Law Review 1823 (1997). 
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"Reconceptualizing Chevron and Discretion: A Comment on Levin and Rubin," in Symposium on Administrative Law, 72 Chicago-Kent Law Review 1377 (1997). 
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1996

"The Executive Power of Constitutional Interpretation," with Chris Moore, 81 Iowa Law Review 1267 (1996). 
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"Legal Indeterminacy: Its Cause and Cure," 19 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 411 (1996). 
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"Outcome, Procedure, and Process: Agency Duties of Explanation for Legal Conclusions," 48 Rutgers Law Review 313 (1996). 
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1995

"Linguistics and Legal Epistemology: Why the Law Pays Less Attention to Linguists than It Should," 73 Washington University Law Quarterly 995 (1995). 
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"Who Legislates?" review of David Schoenbrod, Power Without Responsibility, Yale University Press (1993), 1995 Public Interest Law Review 147 (1995). 
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1994

Book Review, Michael J. Perry, The Constitution in the Courts: Law or Politics?, Oxford University Press, The Federalist Paper ___ (1994). 

"The Constitutional Case Against Precedent," 17 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 23 (1994). 
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"Feminist Legal Theories," 18 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 325 (1994). 
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"Proving Ownership," 11 Social Philosophy & Policy 139 (1994). 

"The Rise and Rise of the Administrative State," 107 Harvard Law Review 1231 (1994). 
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1993

"Foreword: Two Visions of the Nature of Man," with Steven G. Calabresi, in Symposium on The Legacy of the Federalist Papers, 16 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 1 (1993). 
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"The 'Proper' Scope of Federal Power: A Jurisdictional Interpretation of the Sweeping Clause," with Patricia B. Granger, 43 Duke Law Journal 267 (1993). 
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"Thayer Versus Marshall," 88 Northwestern University Law Review 221 (1993). 
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1992

"Congress, the Court, and the Bill of Rights - Panel III," in Symposium on The Congress: Representation, Accountability and the Rule of Law, 23 Cumberland Law Review 103 (1992). 

"Efficiency and Individualism," 42 Duke Law Journal 53 (1992). 
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"Equity and Hierarchy: Reflections on the Harris Execution," with Steven G. Calabresi, 102 Yale Law Journal 255 (1992). 
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"Everyday People," review of Joseph Goldstein, The Intelligible Constitution, Oxford University Press (1992), 78 American Bar Association Journal 113 (Dec. 1992). 

"Foreword: The Constitution of Responsibility," with Steven G. Calabresi, in Symposium on The Constitution of Responsibility, 77 Cornell Law Review 955 (1992). 
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"An Interpretivist Agenda," 15 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 157 (1992). 
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"Proving the Law," 86 Northwestern University Law Review 859 (1992). 
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1991

"An Abuse of Authority," American Bar Association Journal 44 (Nov. 1991). 

"Introduction: Prospects for the Rule of Law," with Steven G. Calabresi, in Symposium Legal Systems in Transition: New Directions for Eastern Europe, 21 Cumberland Law Review 427 (1990-91). 
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"Operation Rescue - Was the Justice Dept. Right to Intervene in Wichita?" with C. L. Davis & E. W. Paul, 77 American Bar Association Journal 44 (1991). 
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"A Tale of Two Professions: The Third-Party Liability of Accountants and Attorneys for Negligent Misrepresentation," with Tamara Mattison, 52 Ohio State Law Journal 1309 (1991). 
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1990

"Caveat Auditor: The Rise of Accountants' Liability," with Walter K. Olson, Claims 34 (Apr. 1990). 

"Territorial Governments and the Limits of Formalism," 78 California Law Review 853 (1990). 
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1989

"AIDS, Astrology, and Arline: Towards a Causal Interpretation of Section 504," 17 Hofstra Law Review 237 (1989). 
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1988

"The Ethics of Insider Trading," 11 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 727 (1988). 
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"In Praise of Woodenness," 11 George Mason University Law Review 21 (1988). 
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1985

"Antitrust: Fear of Fairness," 9 Regulation 5 (Dec. 1985). 

"Insider Trading As Victimless Crime," 9 Regulation 8 (May/June 1985). 

"A Truce in the Takeover Wars?" 9 Regulation 4 (Mar./Apr. 1985). 

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