Gillian Metzger is the Stanley H. Fuld Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. She writes and teaches in the areas of constitutional law, administrative law, and federal courts.
Her recent publications include “The Constitutional Duty to Supervise,” 124 Yale Law Journal 1836, 2015; “Agencies, Polarization, and the States,” 115 Columbia Law Review 1739, 2015; “Administrative Constitutionalism,” 91 Texas Law Review 1897, 2013; “Foreword: Embracing Administrative Common Law,” 80 George Washington Law Review 1293, 2012; and “Gellhorn & Byse’s Administrative Law: Cases and Comments, 11th ed.” (as editor), (with Peter L. Strauss, Todd D. Rakoff, and Cynthia R. Farina), Foundation Press, 2011.
Metzger frequently files amicus briefs in major constitutional and administrative law challenges before the Supreme Court and other courts, including Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt in the October 2015 term. She served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Judge Patricia M. Wald of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
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Panel II: Congress and the Constitution: The Separation of Powers in Action
2025 National Student Symposium
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New York University School of LawLipton Hall, 110 E. 3rd Street
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2017 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel - Chinese Room1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
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2015 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
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