Constitutional Theory
Professors David Golove and Richard Pildes
Fall 2011
Monday, 4:00-5:50 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 202
LW.10031.001
2 credits
This Colloquium is designed for students who want to be exposed to the best contemporary academic work in constitutional law and theory—with that subject being broadly understood to include work in public law, such as administrative law, comparative constitutional law, and other areas. Every other week, one of the leading academics in the United States will present their current work; NYU faculty and students in the Colloquium will then ask questions and engage in a dialogue with the speaker. In the weeks without a speaker, students will discuss the papers to be presented and related work with the Colloquium leaders. Students will regularly be required to write reaction papers to the work being presented. This Colloquium is particularly oriented to students who might be contemplating academic careers at some point down the road and to those interested in academic work.
Fall 2011 Schedule of Presenters
September 12
Jim Ryan, University of Virginia School of Law
"Laying Claim to the Constitution" (draft)
September 26
Robert Chesney, University of Texas School of Law
"Military-Intelligence Convergence and the Law of the Shadow War"
October 10
Jack Balkin, Yale Law School
"Living Originalism" Chapters 13 & 14
"Reply"
October 24
William Howell, University of Chicago, Department of Political Science
"Inter-Branch Bargaining over Policies with Multiple Outcomes"
November 7
Jody Freeman, Harvard Law School
"Agency Coordination in Shared Regulatory Space"
November 21
David Engstrom, Stanford Law School
"Harnessing the Private Attorney General"
November 28
David Golove, NYU School of Law
Joint session with Colloquium on Global and Comparative Law