Gary Lawson came to Boston University in January 2000; he was named the Philip S. Beck Professor of Law in 2012. He has authored six editions of a textbook on administrative law, co-authored two books on aspects of constitutional history, and authored or co-authored more than seventy scholarly articles. He is a founding member, and serves on the Board of Directors, of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Heritage Guide to The Constitution, a reference tool for legal scholars.
Professor Lawson twice clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, first at the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and then at the United States Supreme Court. Prior to joining the BU Law faculty, Professor Lawson taught at Northwestern University School of Law, where he earned three of the School’s most prestigious teaching awards.
The Dubious Morality of Modern Administrative Law
Boston University Student Chapter
Boston University School of Law765 Commonwealth Ave
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Showcase Panel III: Does Originalism Protect Unenumerated Rights?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Justice Scalia's Legacy: Why The Confrontation Clause Matters
Roger Williams Student Chapter
Roger Williams School of Law10 Metacome Ave
Bristol, RI 02809
Administrative Law and the Supreme Court
Boston University Student Chapter
Boston University School of Law765 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
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Panel I: Methods of Interpreting the Economic Rights Provisions of the Constitution [Archive Collection]
A Symposium in Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Constitution
On October 16-17, 1987, the Federalist Society hosted a symposium in celebration of the bicentennial...
Panel I: Methods of Interpreting the Economic Rights Provisions of the Constitution [Archive Collection]
A Symposium in Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Constitution
On October 16-17, 1987, the Federalist Society hosted a symposium in celebration of the bicentennial...
Federal Executive Power and COVID-19
COVID-19 & the Law Conference
The first day of the Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference finished with a...
Federal Executive Power and COVID-19
COVID-19 & the Law Conference
The first day of the Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference finished with a...
Op-Ed: Constitutional Government and the Lockdowns
Mike Dimino, who is a professor at Widener Law Commonwealth and a member of our...
Administrative Law and Congress
Who makes laws? Congress has power from Article I to create laws, yet the vast majority of laws today come from administrative agencies, who promulgate...