With a long tradition of rigorous legal scholarship, University of Denver Sturm College of Law faculty members publish articles in the nation’s top scholarly journals and in numerous peer-reviewed and specialty journals. The faculty’s extensive record of interdisciplinary scholarly publication includes academic books, treatises, and leading law school casebooks, in addition faculty members implement innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
Submissions from 2014
The Continuing Problems with Lethal Injection, Justin F. Marceau and Alan K. Chen
Democratic Deliberation and the Ethical Review of Human Subjects Research, Govind Persad
Libertarian Patriarchalism: Nudges, Procedural Roadblocks, and Reproductive Choice, Govind Persad
When, and How, Should Cognitive Bias Matter to Law, Govind Persad
Law, Enlightenment, and Other States of Mind, Kevin Rhodes, Ronald Sandgrund, and Debra S. Austin
Banning Lawns, Sarah Schindler
Portland Should Be Aggressive with Developers; Voters Should Reject Parks Referendum, Sarah Schindler
Unpermitted Urban Agriculture: Transgressive Actions, Changing Norms, and the Local Food Movement, Sarah Schindler
Administrative Law: A Casebook, Bernard Schwartz, Roberto L. Corrada, and J. Robert Brown
Legal Education: Simulation in Theory and Practice, Caroline Strevens, Richard H. Grimes, and Edward Phillips
When the ABA Comes Calling, Let’s Speak the Same Language of Assessment, David I.C. Thomson
The Jewish Law Firm: Past and Present, Eli Wald
Submissions from 2013
Killing Them Softly: Neuroscience Reveals How Brain Cells Die From Law School Stress and How Neural Self-Hacking Can Optimize Cognitive Performance, Debra S. Austin
Why Civil Gideon Won't Fix Family Law, Rebecca Aviel
Finding the Point of Novelty in Software Patents, Bernard Chao
Rights Lawyer Essentialism and the Next Generation of Rights Critics, Alan K. Chen
Formative Assessment in Law Doctrinal Classes: Rethinking Grade Appeals, Roberto L. Corrada
Converting Natural Resources into Electricity, K.K. DuVivier
E-Legislating, K.K. DuVivier
Good-bye Christopher Columbus Langdell?, K.K. DuVivier
Managing the Dark Side of Trees, K.K. DuVivier
10 Immigration Reform Myths, Robert M. Hardaway
Growth vs. Austerity: A False Choice, Robert M. Hardaway
Race and Income Disparity: An Ideology-neutral Approach to Reconciling Capitalism and Economic Justice, Robert M. Hardaway
Blazing a Trail, Sam Kamin and Joel Warner
Watched Pot, Sam Kamin and Joel Warner
Facilitating Better Law Teaching – Now, Martin J. Katz
Teaching Professional Identity in Law School, Martin J. Katz
The New Normal: Adding Value, Managing Costs, and Participating in the Conversation – A Dean’s View, Martin J. Katz
Gideon’s Law-Protective Function, Nancy Leong
Racial Capitalism, Nancy Leong
What Marriage Law can Learn from Citizenship Law (And Vice Versa), Govind Persad
Using Student Evaluation Data to Examine and Improve your Program, David I.C. Thomson
Submissions from 2012
The Boundary Claim’s Caveat: Lawyers and Confidentiality Exceptionalism, Rebecca Aviel
Law Faculty Blogs and Disruptive Innovation, J. Robert Brown Jr.
The Politicization of Corporate Governance: Bureaucratic Discretion, the SEC, and Shareholder Ratification of Auditors, J. Robert Brown Jr.
Moderating Mayo, Bernard Chao
Reconciling Foreign and Domestic Infringement, Bernard Chao
Be Aware of the Dark Side of Trees, K.K. DuVivier
Book Review: Fuel Cycle to Nowhere: U.S. Law and Policy on Nuclear Waste, K.K. DuVivier
A Tale of Two Projects; NEPA’s EIS v. Mitigated FONSIs, K.K. DuVivier and Ian London
Debate, Lies and Videotape, Robert M. Hardaway
Reagan/Bush Amnesty Agenda an Economic Catastrophe for Minorities and Legal Immigrants, Robert M. Hardaway
The War on Baby Boomers, Robert M. Hardaway
Recognizing the Right to Petition for Victims of Domestic Violence, Tamara L. Kuennen
The Right of Nonuse, Jan G. Laitos
Making Rights, Nancy Leong
When Staying Discovery Stays Justice: Analyzing Motions to Stay Discovery When a Motion to Dismiss Is Pending, Kevin J. Lynch
The Action-Inaction Distinction Before NFIB v. Sebelius, Govind C. Persad
UT Case was Stop on Road to Brown v. Board of Education, Thomas D. Russell
Miranda’s Hidden Right, Laurent Sacharoff
Of Backyard Chickens and Front Yard Gardens: The Conflict Between Local Governments and Locavores, Sarah Schindler
The Future of Abandoned Big Box Stores: Legal Solutions to the Legacies of Poor Planning Decisions, Sarah Schindler
Submissions from 2011
When the State Demands Disclosure, Rebecca Aviel
Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Resources, Stacey L. Bowers
Dodd-Frank, Compensation Ratios, and the Expanding Role of Shareholders in the Governance Process, J. Robert Brown Jr.
Making WTO Remedies Work for Developing Nations: The Need for Class Actions, Phoenix X.F. Cai
The Case for Contribution in Patent Law, Bernard Chao
Ricci’s Dicta: Signaling A New Standard for Affirmative Action Under Title VII?, Roberto L. Corrada
Librarian’s Handbook for Seeking, Writing, and Managing Grants, Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis, Stacey L. Bowers, Christopher Hudson, Joanne Patrick, and Claire Williamson
Eight Ways to Keep People out of Work, Robert M. Hardaway
The Great American Housing Bubble : The Road to Collapse, Robert M. Hardaway
E-Discovery's Threat to Civil Litigation: Reevaluating Rule 26 for the Digital Age, Robert M. Hardaway, Dustin D. Berger, and Andrea Defield
Hoisted by their own Petard: Struve Applies Pretext Analysis to the Court, Finds Justices’ Motives Questionable, Martin J. Katz
Practice-ready: The False Dichotomy Between Theory and Practice, Martin J. Katz
Response to the David Segal article, November 19, 2011, in New York Times, Martin J. Katz
Why This Time Is Different: The Perfect Storm and the Future of Legal Education, Martin J. Katz
New Ways to Teach Drafting and Drafting Ethics, Lisa Penland, David I.C. Thomson, Susan Duncan, Karen J. Sneddon, and Susan M. Chesler
Encouraging Private Investment in Energy Efficiency, Sarah Schindler
Jean Monnet, Father of Europe Documentary, Don C. Smith
Outcomes & Assessment: A Golden Opportunity for LRW Professors, David I.C. Thomson
Submissions from 2010
Employment Discrimination Law: Cases and Materials on Equality in the Workplace, Dianne Avery, Maria L. Ontiveros, Roberto L. Corrada, Michael Selmi, and Melissa Hart
Honest Services after Skilling: Judicial, Prosecutorial and Legislative Responses, Iris E. Bennett, Jessie K. Liu, Cynthia J. Robertson, and Govind C. Persad
Library Anxiety of Law Students: A Study Utilizing the Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale, Stacey L. Bowers
Breaking Aro’s Commandment: Recognizing that Inventions have Heart, Bernard Chao
Letter to Editor—Trees vs. Air Pollution, K.K. DuVivier
Aboriginal Women and Political Pursuit in Canadian Sentencing Circles: At Crossroads or Cross purposes?, Rashmi Goel
Health Care Bill Would Be Disaster for the Poor, Robert M. Hardaway
Punish BP? Be Careful What You Wish for, Robert M. Hardaway
Gross Disunity, Martin J. Katz
Private Relationships and Public Problems: Applying Principles of Relational Contract Theory to Domestic Violence, Tamara L. Kuennen
Misuse Made Plain: Evaluating Concerns about Neuroscience in National Security, Kelly Lowenberg, Brenda M. Simon, Amy Burns, Libby Greismann, Jennifer M. Halbleib, Govind Persad, David L.M. Preston, Harker Rhodes, and Emily R. Murphy
Risk, Everyday Intutions, and the Institutional Value of Tort Law, Govind C. Persad
Standing by our Principles: Meaningful Guidance, Moral Foundations, and Multi-principle Methodology in Medical Scarcity, Govind C. Persad, Alan Wertheimer, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Professor's Paper Targets Klan Reference on University of Texas Dorm... And Gets Action, Thomas D. Russell
Simkins' Own Words Dishonorable, Thomas D. Russell
Administrative Law: A Casebook, Bernard Schwartz, Roberto L. Corrada, and J. Robert Brown
Submissions from 2009
The Impact of Licensing Agreements on Access to Information, in Academic Librarianship in the 21st Century, Stacey L. Bowers
Think Big and Ignore the Law: U.S. Corn and Ethanol Subsidies and WTO Law, Phoenix X.F. Cai
Damages: The Courts Beat Congress to Patent Reform (Again), Bernard Chao
Rethinking Enablement in the Predictable Arts - Fully Scoping the New Rule, Bernard Chao
Toward an Integrated Disparate Treatment and Accommodation Framework for Title VII Religion Cases, Roberto L. Corrada
Labor Law in the Contemporary Workplace, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, Martin H. Malin, Roberto L. Corrada, Christopher David Ruiz Cameron, and Catherine L. Fisk
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral—Wind? The Severed Wind Power Rights Conundrum, K.K. DuVivier
Guest Commentary—Retain Solar Access In Code, K.K. DuVivier
Jousting at Wind Mills: When Wind Power Development Collides with Oil, Gas, and Mineral Development, K.K. DuVivier and Roderick E. Wetsel
Delinquent or Distracted?: Attention Deficit Disorder and the Construction of the Juvenile Offender, Rashmi Goel
Joseph R. Grodin, Paul M. Secunda, Richard A. Bales, Roberto L. Corrada, Catherine L. Fisk, & Pauline T. Kim, Working Group on Chapter 4 of the Proposed Restatement of Employment Law: The Tort of Wrongful Discipline in Violation of Public Policy, 13 Emp. Rts. & Emply. Pol'y J. 159 (2009)., Joseph R. Grodin, Paul M. Secunda, Richard A. Bales, Roberto L. Corrada, Catherine L. Fisk, and Pauline T. Kim
Cash for Clunkers Program Is Like Burying a Pregnant Cow, Robert M. Hardaway