Faculty Publications
SSRN Working Paper Series
Northwestern Pritzker Law Faculty Publications
Recent Publications
Books
Esther S. Barron & Stephen F. Reed, Entrepreneurship Law: Cases and Materials (3rd ed., 2026 ).
April G. Dawson & Daniel W. Linna Jr., Artificial Intelligence and Legal Reasoning (1st ed., 2026 ).
David J. Scheffer & Mark S. Ellis, The Story of Modern International Justice, 1993-2025 (2026 ).
Articles
Ronald J. Allen & Paul Piazza, The Common Law Is a Complex Adaptive System, 63 San Diego Law Review 193 (2026).
Lara Bazelon, Todd A. Berger, Brandon Draper, Anthony Ghiotto & Joshua Jack Jones, Introduction, 1 Journal of Advocacy & Litigation 1 (2026).
Zachary D. Clopton, State Constitutional Rights and Judicial Power, 121 Northwestern University Law Review 255 (2026).
Myriam Gilles, Arbitration in Name Only, 121 Northwestern University Law Review 423 (2026).
Anika Jaitley, Daniel W. Linna Jr., Hon. Xavier Rodriguez, V.S. Subrahmanian & Siyu Tao, Artificial Intelligence in Federal Courts: A Random-Sample Survey of Judges, 27 Sedona Conference Journal 357 (2026).
Andrew Koppelman, Milton, Mill, and (Maybe) Aristotle on Why Hearing Horrible Speech Makes You a Better Person, 6 Journal of Free Speech Law 1377 (2026).
Bruce A. Markell, Margolin, Bankruptcy and the Fate of the "Tipsy Coachman": Part 2, ABI Journal, Oct. 2026, at 26.
Bruce A. Markell, Margolin, Bankruptcy and the Fate of the "Tipsy Coachman": Part 1, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Sept. 2026, at 22.
Chika O. Okafor, Prosecutor Politics: The Impact of Election Cycles on Criminal Sentencing in the Era of Rising Incarceration, 262 Journal of Public Economics 105777 (2026).
Martin H. Redish & Samuel Pritchard, "Our Federalism" Reexamined: Federal Jurisdiction Viewed Through the Lens of American Political History, 104 North Carolina Law Review 1457 (2026).
Daniel B. Rodriguez, The New Economic Liberties, 121 Northwestern University Law Review 5 (2026).
Max M. Schanzenbach & Robert H. Sitkoff, Divesting University Endowments, 16 Harvard Business Law Review 449 (2026).
Accepted Articles
Samuel Chang, Hans B. Christensen & Andrew McKinley, Beyond Greenwashing: Environmental Commitments and Gas Flaring in the African Oil Sector, __ Accounting Review __ (forthcoming 2026).
Conor Clarke & Ari Glogower, The Indirect Taxes, 102 Notre Dame Law Review __ , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-37, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 26-14 (forthcoming 2027).
Contributions to Books
Carole Silver & Ritika Giri, International Student Diasporas in Global Legal Education, in Research Handbook on Global Legal Education 242 (Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen & Bryant G. Garth eds., 2026 ).
Legal Documents
Steven G. Calabresi, Shari S. Diamond, Phoebe C. Ellsworth, Samuel R. Gross, Valerie P. Hans, Stephan Landsman, Richard O. Lempert, Nancy S. Marder, Steven D. Penrod, Mary R. Rose, Michael J. Saks & Alisa Smith, Amicus brief of Steven G. Calabresi, Shari S. Diamond, Phoebe C. Ellsworth, Samuel R. Gross, Valerie P. Hans, Stephan Landsman, Richard O. Lempert, Nancy S. Marder, Steven D. Penrod, Mary R. Rose, Michael J. Saks and Alisa Smith, Kian v. Florida, 25-6623 (U.S. Aug 13, 2026).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
Steven Calabresi, "The Democratic Socialists of America Platform," Volokh Conspiracy (Oct. 8, 2026).
Steven Gow Calabresi, "Justice Scalia's Originalist Gambit," SCOTUSblog (Oct. 6, 2026).
Steven Gow Calabresi, "The 'Born Free and Equal' Clauses and the Right to Pursue a Profession of One's Choice," SCOTUSblog (Sept. 28, 2026).
Steven Gow Calabresi, "The 'Born Free and Equal' Clauses, Incorporation, and 12-Person Juries," SCOTUSblog (Sept. 21, 2026).
Steven Gow Calabresi, "The 'Born Free and Equal' Clauses and the Noxious Buck v. Bell," SCOTUSblog (Sept. 14, 2026).
Steven Calabresi, "President Trump Is Bold, Brave, and Right on the Iran War," Volokh Conspiracy (Sept. 11, 2026).
Steven Gow Calabresi, "The 'Born Free and Equal' Clauses and Same-Sex Marriage," SCOTUSblog (Sept. 8, 2026).
Steven Gow Calabresi, "The "Born Free and Equal" Clauses and Lawrence v. Texas," SCOTUSblog (Aug. 31, 2026).
Steven Gow Calabresi, "There Is No Constitutional 'Right to Privacy'," SCOTUSblog (Aug. 24, 2026).
Andrew Koppelman, "Does Donald Trump Hate Cops?," Chicago Tribune (Oct. 27, 2026).
Andrew Koppelman, "Trump Has Made 'Freedom' a Cover for Killing Kids," USA Today (Aug. 18, 2026).
Steven Lubet, "Anti-Zionism Isn't Always Antisemitism, but Don't Ignore the Red Flags," The Hill (Oct. 26, 2026).
Steven Lubet, "Kavanaugh's 'New Circumstances' Could Pave a Path to Gun Restrictions," The Hill (Oct. 12, 2026).
Steven Lubet, "Despite Popular Narratives, Free Speech Is Working in Macklemore's Favor," The Hill (Sept. 28, 2026).
Steven Lubet, "Refusing to Investigate a Judicial Controversy Lowers the Bar for Federal Judges," The Hill (Sept. 14, 2026).
Steven Lubet, "Trump's Attack on the Postal Service Echoes Another President's Shameful Plot," Slate (Sept. 4, 2026).
Steven Lubet, "Trump Is Using Antisemitism Claims as a Pretext for a Cash-grab," The Hill (Aug. 31, 2026).
Steven Lubet, "Trump's Latest Birthright Citizenship Order Is Also Unconstitutional," The Hill (Aug. 17, 2026).
John O. McGinnis, "The Best Defense Against AI Is AI," Wall Street Journal (Oct. 15, 2026).
John O. McGinnis, "Douglass's Two Constitutions," Law & Liberty (Oct. 8, 2026).
John O. McGinnis, "Data Centers and the Liberal State," Law & Liberty (Sept. 24, 2026).
John O. McGinnis, "The Economist Who Forgot Economics," Law & Liberty (Sept. 10, 2026).
John O. McGinnis, "Gilded or Golden?," Law & Liberty (Aug. 27, 2026).
John O. McGinnis, "Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Return of the Warren Court," City Journal (Aug. 18, 2026).
John O. McGinnis & Mike Rappaport, "Originalism's Better Meaning," Law & Liberty (Aug. 13, 2026).
Ajay K. Mehrotra, "Ajay K. Mehrotra on Vanessa Williamson's *The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History*," Society for U.S. Intellectual History (Oct. 10, 2026).
Chika Okafor, "These Midterms, ICE Is Truly on the Ballot," Slate (Oct. 26, 2026).
Daniel B Rodriguez, "AALS Task Force on Legal Accreditation: On Listening, Evaluating, and Improving," Daniel B. Rodriguez Substack (Aug. 14, 2026).
Daniel B Rodriguez, "Ambiguities in the Duke Law Admissions Letter," Daniel B. Rodriguez Substack (Aug. 10, 2026).
Max M. Schanzenbach & Robert H. Sitkoff, "Universities Should Just Say No to Divestment," Inside Higher Ed (Sept. 11, 2026).
Working Papers
Kat M. Albrecht, Charlotte S. Alexander, Luís A. Nunes Amaral, Christopher A. Cotropia, Scott Daniel, Kaitlyn Filip, Adam R. Pah, Amy K. Sanders & David L. Schwartz, The SCALES Project: Structured Federal District Court Data and Open-Source Code, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-31, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Research Paper (2026).
Myriam E. Gilles, Procedural Individuation, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-34 (2026).
David A. Hyman, Anton Chorniy, William M. Sage & Bernard Black, Regulation by Disclosure: Do Nursing Home Star Ratings Affect Occupancy?, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 26-13 (2026).
Nathan Reitinger, Noah Apthorpe, Konrad Kollnig, Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux, Madelyne Xiao, Serge Egelman & Michelle L. Mazurek, SoK: Measuring Compliance with Privacy and Data Protection Laws After the GDPR, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 26-12, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-33 (2026).