Roderick Hills teaches and writes in public law areas, including constitutional law, local government law, land-use regulation, administrative law, and statutory interpretation. His focus in each area is on the rules and policies governing division of powers between central and subcentral governments. He holds bachelor’s and law degrees from Yale University. Following law school, he served as a law clerk for Judge Patrick Higginbotham of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and practiced law in Colorado. Hills previously taught at the University of Michigan Law School from 1994 to 2006. He is a member of the state bar of New York and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A Debate on Eminent Domain
NYU Student Chapter
Room 201, Vanderbilt Hall, NYU School of Law40 Washington Square S
New York, NY 10012
Private Power and Eminent Domain
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Hiring, Firing, and Humphreys: Law and Operations from the White House
NYU Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- NYU40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Panel I: The Compact Clause
2020 National Student Symposium
The University of Michigan Law School625 State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Private Power and Eminent Domain
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in...
Private Power and Eminent Domain
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in...
Federalism and COVID-19
COVID-19 & the Law Conference
The second panel at the Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference discussed "Federalism and...
Federalism and COVID-19
COVID-19 & the Law Conference
The second panel at the Federalist Society's COVID-19 & the Law Conference discussed "Federalism and...
Panel I: The Compact Clause
2020 National Student Symposium
On March 14, 2020, the Federalist Society held its 39th National Student Symposium. The Symposium...