As one condition of the settlement stemming from their role in the subprime mortgage crisis,...
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Steven G. Calabresi
Clayton J. and Henry R. Barber Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and Co-Chairman, Board of Directors, The Federalist Society
Biography
STEVEN GOW CALABRESI is the Clayton J. & Henry R. Barber Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. He has also co-taught in the Fall semester at Yale Law School from 2013 to the present. Calabresi clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia and Judges Robert H. Bork and Ralph K. Winter. He was a Special Assistant to Attorney General Meese from 1985 to 1987 and worked with Ken Cribb as his deputy in 1987 on the second floor of the West Wing of the Reagan White House. Calabresi has written books on presidential power and comparative constitutional law and the origins of judicial review. He and Gary Lawson are the co-editors of a casebook on U.S. Constitutional Law, and Calabresi is also the co-editor of a casebook on comparative constitutional law. He has written over seventy law review articles since 1990.
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Will Campaign Finance Law Trump Delegate Autonomy?
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Williams v. Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Holds Judge Can't Hear Case He Once Prosecuted
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White Paper: The Original Meaning of 'Public Use' in Ohio
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Steven G. Calabresi
Short video featuring Steven Calabresi
Steven G. Calabresi, Professor of Law at Northwestern University, discusses the number of Justices who...
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Reader Response: CMS/Caring Hearts
I wonder if an ironic twist to some of the legal processes unveiled in Mr....
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"Chevron Bias" and the Administrative State
Mark your calendars for the American Bar Association's debate, "Chevron Bias" and the Administrative State on...
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Small Dollar Loans: Part IV
I also strongly believe that the market should determine the pricing of loans products. The...
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What Happens When the Government Doesn't Even Know Its Own Laws?
The average American likely commits three felonies a day, according to attorney Harvey Silverglate. While...
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Strong Media Criticism of Justice Department's Settlement with Bank of America
As one condition of the settlement stemming from their role in the subprime mortgage crisis,...