Charles F. Capps

Charlie Capps is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and an affiliated member of the philosophy faculty at ASU’s School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies. He teaches courses on criminal law, constitutional law, and jurisprudence, and his research focuses on the intersection of law and philosophy, especially the role of moral responsibility in criminal law, the debate between positivism and natural-law theory in general jurisprudence, and theories of constitutional and statutory interpretation. Prior to joining ASU, Professor Capps was an Associate Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School and Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Missouri. After graduating from law school, he clerked for Judge Raymond W. Gruender on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He holds a JD with honors from the University of Chicago Law School and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Chicago.

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