Professor Derek Muller is a nationally-recognized scholar in the field of election law. His research focuses on the role of states in the administration of federal elections, the constitutional contours of voting rights and election administration, the limits of judicial power in the domain of elections, and the Electoral College.
He has published more than two dozen academic works, and his op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He has testified before Congress, and he is a contributor at the Election Law Blog. He is a co-author on a Federal Courts casebook published by Carolina Academic Press. He is also the co-reporter on a new Restatement of the Law, Election Litigation, an effort led by the American Law Institute.
Professor Muller graduated Notre Dame Law School summa cum laude in 2007. He teaches Election Law, Civil Procedure, and Evidence.
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Election Day Preview: A Discussion of Current Federal Election Litigation
Syracuse Student Chapter
Syracuse University College of Law950 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
The Disqualification Clause & Elections: A Discussion on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment
Cornell Student Chapter
Cornell Law SchoolMyron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Lunch & Breakout Session B: Becoming an Academic
2023 National Student Symposium
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center1900 University Ave
Austin, TX 78705
Panel II: The Democratic Election Process: What is Fair and Who Decides Fairness?
2023 National Student Symposium
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center1900 University Ave
Austin, TX 78705
Panel Four: Three Perspectives on the Independent State Legislature Doctrine - Moore v. Harper
Ninth Annual Florida Chapters Conference
Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Panel II: The Democratic Election Process: What is Fair and Who Decides Fairness?
2023 National Student Symposium
Democracy begins with elections. But the process for voting in our elections has been increasingly...
Panel II: The Democratic Election Process: What is Fair and Who Decides Fairness?
2023 National Student Symposium
Democracy begins with elections. But the process for voting in our elections has been increasingly...
Panel Four: Three Perspectives on the Independent State Legislature Doctrine - Moore v. Harper
Ninth Annual Florida Chapters Conference
Under the U.S. Constitution, does the state legislative body, independent of any constraints by state...
Panel: Election Law in Flux
24th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference
Election law has attracted increasing academic and judicial scrutiny in recent years, with topics of...
NC NAACP v. Moore: The Impact of Unconstitutional Legislative Maps on a State Legislature's Ability to Propose Constitutional Amendments
In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly placed several constitutional amendments before voters for ratification. Voters...