Andrew Koppelman
Phone: (312) 503-8431
E-mail: akoppelman@law.northwestern.edu
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Andrew Koppelman, who joined the law school faculty in fall 1997, is an expert in constitutional law and political philosophy. His current research focuses on paternalism and perfectionism in the law, with special attention to the enforcement of morals.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Constitutional Law
- First Amendment
- Conflicts of Law
- Law and Religion
PUBLICATIONS
Representative Publications
- Same Sex, Different States: When Same-Sex Marriages Cross State Lines, Dec. 2006, Yale U. Press
- Forced Labor: A Thirteenth Amendment Defense of Abortion, 84 Northwestern U. L. Rev. 480 (1990) (pdf)
- Does Obscenity Cause Moral Harm?, 105 Columbia L. Rev. 1635 (2005) (pdf)
- The Fluidity of Neutrality, 66 Review of Politics 633 (2004) (pdf)
- Naked Strong Evaluation (pdf)
Recent Publications
- Naked Strong Evaluation , DISSENT, Winter 2009
- The Troublesome Religious Roots of Religious Neutrality, NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW, 2009
- Corruption of Religion and the Establishment Clause , WILLIAM AND MARY LAW REVIEW , 2009
- Phony Originalism and the Establishment Clause
- Is Pornography “Speech”?, LEGAL THEORY , 2008
JOINT APPOINTMENTS
EDUCATION
- AB, University of Chicago
- MA, Yale University
- JD, Yale University
- PhD, Yale University
PRIOR APPOINTMENTS
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Texas at Austin, 1997
- Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University, 1992-97
- Fellow, Harvard University Program in Ethics and the Professions, 1994-95
- Law Clerk, Chief Justice Ellen A. Peters, Connecticut Supreme Court, 1991-92
- Professional Staff Member, specializing in product liability reform, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on the Consumer, 1986-87
RECENT CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
- Zappone v. Revenue Commissioners (Ireland), Oct. 2006

