The Presidency and the New Politics of Judicial Appointments

Orange County Chapter

Speaker:

• Prof. David Stras, University of Minnesota Law School

Speaker:

• Prof. David Stras, University of Minnesota Law School

David Stras joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School in 2004. He teaches and writes in the areas of federal courts and jurisdiction, constitutional law, criminal law, civil rights, federal habeas corpus, law and politics, and law and economics. His current research focuses on the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court of the United States. Using a variety of methodological tools, including empirical and historical analyses, Professor Stras's research has examined a variety of issues relating to the Supreme Court. Professor Stras is a frequent television and radio commentator on issues relating to the federal judiciary, particularly with respect to the Supreme Court of the United States. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the University of Minnesota Political Science Department, and is the co-editor of a new SSRN journal on "Law and Politics." Professor Stras also recently became a co-director of the Institute for Law and Politics at the University of Minnesota.

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