Stephen E. Sachs is the Antonin Scalia Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches civil procedure, conflict of laws, and seminars on constitutional law. His research focuses on the law and theory of constitutional interpretation, the jurisdiction of state and federal courts, the history of procedure and private law, and the role of the general common law in the U.S. legal system.
Sachs has authored numerous articles, essays, and book chapters. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute, an adviser to the ALI’s project on the Restatement of the Law (Third), Conflict of Laws, a former member of the Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, and a founding member of the Academic Freedom Alliance.
In 2020, Sachs received the Federalist Society’s Joseph Story Award, which recognizes a young academic who has demonstrated excellence in legal scholarship, a commitment to teaching, a concern for students, and who has made a significant public impact in a manner that advances the rule of law in a free society.
Sachs previously taught at Duke University School of Law and as a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Before entering academia, he practiced in the Washington, D.C., litigation group of Mayer Brown LLP, and he clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. as well as for Judge Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Sachs received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was executive editor of the Yale Law Journal and served both as executive editor and articles editor of the Yale Law & Policy Review. A Rhodes Scholar, he graduated from Oxford University with a first-class BA (Hons) degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He received his A.B. degree summa cum laude in history from Harvard University, earning the Sophia Freund Prize.
Sachs is a licensed attorney in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, and he is authorized to practice before the D.C. Circuit, the Second Circuit, the Seventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Panel IV: Constitutions, Elections, and Procedure – (How) Can We Change How We Separate Powers?
2024 National Student Symposium
Harvard Law School1585 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Saturday Breakout Session 2: Becoming an Academic
2024 National Student Symposium
Harvard Law School1585 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Harvard Student Chapter
Harvard Law School1585 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 01238
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Georgetown Law Student Chapter
Hotung 1000, Georgetown University Law Center550 First St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Showcase Panel IV: How Originalist is the Supreme Court?
2023 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
Panel IV: Constitutions, Elections, and Procedure – (How) Can We Change How We Separate Powers?
2024 National Student Symposium
Suppose we don’t like how our governmental powers are separated. Perhaps we think the executive...
Panel IV: Constitutions, Elections, and Procedure – (How) Can We Change How We Separate Powers?
2024 National Student Symposium
Suppose we don’t like how our governmental powers are separated. Perhaps we think the executive...
Showcase Panel IV: How Originalist is the Supreme Court?
2023 National Lawyers Convention
Featuring: Prof. J. Joel Alicea, Co-Director, Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition,...
Showcase Panel IV: How Originalist is the Supreme Court?
2023 National Lawyers Convention
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