Professor Lee J. Strang joined the faculty in 2008, was granted tenure in 2010, and was named John W. Stoepler Professor of Law & Values in 2015. Before that, he was a visiting Professor at Michigan State University College of Law and an Associate Professor at Ave Maria School of Law. A graduate of the University of Iowa, where he was Articles Editor of the Iowa Law Review and Order of the Coif, Professor Strang also holds an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School. During the fall, 2015, Professor Strang was a visiting scholar at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. In 2016, he was appointed to the Ohio Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The University of Toledo awarded Professor Strang its Outstanding Faculty Research and Scholarship Award in 2017.
Prior to teaching, Professor Strang served as a judicial clerk for Chief Judge Alice M. Batchelder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was also an associate for Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he practiced in general and appellate litigation.
A prolific scholar, Professor Strang has published in the fields of constitutional law and interpretation, property law, and religion and the First Amendment. His most recent article, How Big Data Increases Originalism's Methodological Rigor: Using Corpus Linguistics to Recover Original Language Conventions, was published in the U.C. Davis Law Review. Among other scholarly projects, he is currently editing the second edition of his unique, multi-volume, "modular" case book on constitutional law for Carolina Academic Press, drafting a book tentatively titled Originalism's Promise and Limits, and writing a book on the history of Catholic legal education.
Professor Strang is a frequent presenter at scholarly conferences. He is also a regular participant in debates at law schools across the country, contributor to the media, and speaker to political, civic, and religious groups.
Professor Strang’s course offerings include Constitutional Law, Ohio Constitutional Law, Constitutional Interpretation, Jurisprudence, Property Law, Administrative Law, Business Associations, Federal Courts, and Appellate Practice.
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Marijuana & the States: the Current Status of Legalization and Federal Interaction
Toledo Student Chapter
McQuade Law Auditorium1825 W. Rocket Dr.
Toledo, OH 43606
The Constitution, Declaration, and Clarence Thomas's 30th Term
Ohio Northern Student Chapter
Claude W. Pettit College of Law415 S Gilbert St
Ada, OH 45810
Originalism: Technique or Command?
The Athletic Club of Columbus - Crystal Room136 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Perspective on Dobbs: Personhood and the 14th Amendment
Northern Kentucky Lawyers Chapters
Metropolitan Club50 E Rivercenter Blvd # 1900
Covington, KY 41011
FedSoc Study Break: Natural Law
30 Minutes. Your Questions. Their Answers.
The Federalist Society's Student Division & Antonin Scalia Law Chapter present Natural Law Featuring: Prof. Lee J....
Feddie Night Fights: Should the Declaration Inform the Constitution?
Cincinnati Student Chapter
Feddie Night Fights. It’s on. The Federalist Society’s Student Division & Cincinnati Law Present: Should...
Can Originalism Constrain the Imperial Presidency?
Federalist Society Review, Volume 21
A review of The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever-Expanding Powers, by Saikrishna...
The Declaration & Constitution: Original Public Meaning [No. 86]
Short video featuring Lee Strang
On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed their names...
The Declaration & Constitution: The Legal Status of Founding Documents [No.86]
Short video featuring Lee Strang
As one of the founding documents of the United States, the Declaration of Independence contains...