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STEPHEN B. PRESSER
2023
Articles
- The Supreme Court Historian as Old Testament Prophet: William R. Casto on the Jay and Ellsworth Courts, 55 Texas Tech Law Review 1005 (2023).
Contributions to Books
- Paleoconservative Jurisprudence, in a Paleoconservative Anthology: New Voices for an Old Tradition 73 (Paul Gottfried ed. 2023).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Moving on from Maslow and the Mystery Passage, Law & Liberty (Sept. 13, 2023).
- A Deeper Thing Than Love, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (Nov. 2023).
- Scalia Gets the Biography He Deserves, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (Dec. 2023).
2022
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Defense of the American Vision, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (Oct. 1, 2022).
- Overturn!, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (Aug. 1, 2022).
- The Supreme Court Recaptures the Constitution and Returns to American Greatness, American Greatness (July 5, 2022).
- Justice Harlan’s Color-Blind Dissent, Chronicles (June 2, 2022).
- Overturning Roe: A Conservative Legal Triumph and Return to Common Sense, Chronicles (June 24, 2022).
2021
Articles
- Should the “Hollow Core” of Constitutional Theory Be Filled with the Framers’ Intentions?, 22 Federalist Society Review 210 (2021).
- If the Framers Despaired, Should We?, 22 Federalist Society Review 128 (2021).
- The Unfashionable Adams Legacy, Chronicles (June 2021).
- Arbitrary Power, Chronicles (Feb. 2021).
- The Court’s Own Critic, Chronicles (Feb. 2021).
- What the Editors Are Reading: March 2021, Chronicles (Mar. 2021) (Co-authored by: Mark G. Brennan).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- The Surveillance State Turns Twenty, Chronicles (Sept. 2021).
2020
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Woodward, Reconstruction, and Their Legacy, Kirk Center (Dec. 27, 2020).
- Trump Should End Flynn Travesty with Pardon, NewsMax (May 15, 2020).
- Victory Over Coronavirus May Not Be a Win for Liberty, NewsMax (Apr. 3, 2020).
- Distancing from ‘Experts’ Would Regain Nation’s Perspective, NewsMax (Apr. 18, 2020).
- McConnell Channels Hamilton to Save Republic, NewsMax (Jan. 6, 2020).
- Donald Trump Reaffirms the Founders’ Faith in National Unity, NewsMax (Jan. 14, 2020).
- Democrats Realize Framers’ Worst Nightmare, NewsMax (Jan. 22, 2020).
- Trump Bravely Affirms Framers, Religion, and Life, NewsMax (Jan. 28, 2020).
2019
Articles
- The Admirable Republican Constitutional Heroism of Ronald Rotunda, 22 Chapman Law Review 217 (2019).
- The Tenacity of Transformation Theory, and Why Constitutional History Deserves Better, 20 Federalist Society Review 42 (Feb. 25, 2019).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Barr, Trump Faithfully Defend the Constitution, Newsmax (Nov. 19, 2019).
- There Is No Good Case for Impeachment, American Greatness (Nov. 26, 2019).
- 2020 Will Define Parameters for Govt Restraint, NewsMax (Sept. 17, 2019).
- Left’s Selfishness Divides More Than Trump’s Populism, NewsMax (Aug. 5, 2019).
- Ben Franklin Would Be All in for Trump 2020, NewsMax (Aug. 27, 2019).
- Trump Getting Right What Obama Couldn’t, NewsMax (July 9, 2019).
- The Time Is Ripe for Genuine Reform, NewsMax (July 30, 2019).
- End Result for Flag Amendment Will Define Us, NewsMax (June 17, 2019).
- Commentary: The Flag Protection Amendment and American Greatness, Tennessee Star (June 19, 2019).
2018
Articles
- Insights from a Latter-Day Tocqueville, LAW & LIBERTY (Feb. 13, 2018).
- The Principled Scalia: A Liberal Friend on Scalia’s Liberal Opinions, 18 Federalist Society Review 150 (2017).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Taming the Bear: What Trump Should Do with Putin, NewsMax (July 23, 2018).
- Time for Mueller to Leave the Stage, Let Trump Govern, NewsMax (Jun. 18, 2018).
- American Greatness and American Venality, AMERICAN GREATNESS (Jun. 21, 2018).
- Trump’s Kennedy Replacement Could Revive Federalism, NewsMax (Jun. 29, 2018).
- Fear Dangers from Within, not Those Abroad, NewsMax (May 14, 2018).
- This President Understands Labor, His Opponents Never Will, NewsMax (Apr. 2, 2018).
- American Greatness and Its Enemies, AMERICAN GREATNESS (Apr. 12, 2018).
- James Comey Wrong About His Former Agency and His Role, NewsMax (Apr. 16, 2018).
- Honoring Graham Pays Nation’s Foundations Homage, NewsMax (Mar. 5, 2018).
- Decency, Patriotism Mandate Working with President Trump, NewsMax (Feb. 12, 2018).
- Russia Probe Making Political Disagreement Criminal, NewsMax (Feb. 20, 2018).
- Trump Revels in Common-Sense Conservatism at CPAC, NewsMax (Feb. 26, 2018).
- Trump Wins at Social Media, NewsMax (Jan. 2, 2018).
- Sir Roger to the Rescue, LIBRARY of LAW AND LIBERTY (Jan 8, 2018).
- Trump’s Stoicism Carries His Presidency, NewsMax (Jan. 8, 2018).
- The Words of a Giant of the Law, THE UNIVERSITY BOOKMAN (Jan 14, 2018).
- Media Smears Trump to Distract from Immigration Reform, NewsMax (Jan. 16, 2018).
- President's Davos Remarks Raise State of the Union Bar, NewsMax (Jan. 29, 2018).
2017
Books
- Piercing the Corporate Veil, 2017-18 ed. (Thomson Reuters 2017).
Articles
- Liberty & Union: The Civil War Era and American Constitutionalism, 27 Law & Politics Book Review 144 (Dec. 2017).
- The Principled Scalia: A Liberal Friend on Scalia's Liberal Opinions, The Federalist Society Review (Oct. 24, 2017).
- Evaluating President Obama’s Appointments of Judges from a Conservative Perspective: What Did the Election of Donald Trump Mean for Popular Sovereignty?, 60 Howard Law Journal 663 (2017).
- Constitutionalism, Both Good and Horrid, The University Bookman (Jun. 11, 2017) (reviewing Geoffrey R. Stone, SEX AND THE CONSTITUTION: SEX, RELIGION, AND LAW FROM AMERICA’S ORIGINS TO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY).
- Special Report: Firing Comey: Abuse of a Kingly Prerogative or Draining the Swamp?, The American Spectator (Jun. 9, 2017).
- Reflections on UNRESTRAINED: Law Professors, the Legal Academy, and the Rule of Law in the Early Twenty-First Century, 88 University of Colorado Law Review 349 (2017).
- A Further Perspective: Trump Derangement Hysteria, The American Spectator (May 15, 2017).
- Dean's Lecture: Do Law Professors Really Understand American Law?, 43 Ohio Northern University Law Review 373 (2017).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Trump’s Revolution Nothing Short of Political Reformation, NewsMax (Dec. 4, 2017).
- Asking Media to Check Its Anti-Trump Bias Not Unreasonable, NewsMax (Dec. 12, 2017).
- Trump’s Enemies Can’t Make ‘Deplorables’ Label Stick, NewsMax (Dec. 20, 2017).
- The Republic Partially Restored by Trump, NewsMax (Dec. 27, 2017).
- What Should We Do with Legal Education? A Response to John McGinnis, The Library of Law & Liberty (Oct. 30, 2017).
- Electoral College Imperfect But Preserves Nation, NewsMax (Oct. 30, 2017).
- What Trump Gets Right About the Football Protests, NewsMax (Oct. 2, 2017).
- No Enigma In Trump's Asking Us to Acknowledge Founders, NewsMax (Oct. 17, 2017).
- Trump's Agenda Includes Struggle for Decency's Return, NewsMax (Oct. 23, 2017).
- Is Pelosi-Schumer-Trump Pact Betrayal or Brilliance?, NewsMax (Sept. 11, 2017).
- Remembering Voters Democrats Forgot Brought Trump Victory, NewsMax (Sept. 19, 2017).
- Trump and Justice Moore Get It: Nation Meandering, NewsMax (Sept. 25, 2017).
- I Think Continually of Those Who Are Truly Great, AMERICAN GREATNESS (Aug. 15, 2017).
- Nothing Learned from the Past by Silencing Opponents, NewsMax (Aug. 21, 2017).
- Joe Arpaio Pardon Proper, Not Problematic, NewsMax (Aug. 29, 2017).
- Trump's Virtues, Wisdom Will Enhance as Presidency Progresses, NewsMax (Sep. 5, 2017).
- Charging Treason and Ruining a Republic, Washington Times (Jul. 16, 2017).
- Trump Won By Running on Nation’s Founding Principles, NewsMax (Jul. 21, 2017).
- Huckabee Reconsiders 17th Amendment and Trump Should Too, NewsMax (Aug. 2, 2017).
- Media Politicized Boy Scout Jamboree, Not Trump, NewsMax (Aug. 9, 2017).
- Can Robert Mueller Be Trusted?, FOX NEWS (Jun. 23, 2017).
- Opinion: Voters Continue to Choose Conservatism in Trump Era, NewsMax (Jun. 22, 2017).
- ‘Fake News’ and the History of the Seditious Libel Law, NewsMax (Jul. 3, 2017).
- Trump No Threat to Nation, No Sense of Humor Is, NewsMax (Jul. 6, 2017).
- Why Swamp Fever Must Be Cured, Washington Times (May 18, 2017).
- Commentary: Would the Framers Have Been Ashamed by — or Proud of — Donald Trump?, Chicago Tribune (May 28, 2017).
- What Is a Republic, and How Do We Keep It?, Washington Times (Jun. 7, 2017).
- Commentary: Is Gorsuch a 'Mainstream' Supreme Court Nominee?, Chicago Tribune (Apr. 4, 2017).
2016
Books
- Law Professors: Three Centuries of Shaping American Law (West Academic 2016).
- Piercing the Corporate Veil, 2016 ed..
Articles
- Did the Burger Court Suffer from the ‘Greenhouse Effect’?, The University Bookman (Summer 2016).
- A New Constitutional Convention, 181 The American Legion Magazine 34 (July 2016).
- Antonin Scalia (1936-2016), The University Bookman (Winter 2016).
- Donald Trump, the Court, and the Law, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (May 2016).
- Postpone this nomination to avoid eroding respect for the Supreme Court, Chicago Tribune (Feb. 15, 2016).
- After Obergefell: What Now?, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (Oct. 8, 2015).
- SCOTUS: What to Watch in 2016, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (Jan. 8, 2016).
2015
Books
- Piercing The Corporate Veil (Thomson Reuters 2015).
Articles
- The Worst Decision, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (Sept. 2015) at 43.
- What I Do When I Teach Business Associations, 59 Saint Louis University Law Journal 883 (2015).
- Samuel Chase, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of The American Enlightenment 210-211 (2015).
2014
Books
- Business Law (West Academic Publishing 2014) (Co-authored by: Timothy Fort).
Articles
- The book review of Scalia: A Court of One by Bruce Allen Murphy, The University Bookman, at http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/bookman/article/the-rock-star-of-one-first-street (August 25, 2014).
Contributions to Books
- Impeachment and Standards for Impeachment, in The Heritage Guide to The Constitution, 2nd ed. (2014).
- What I Teach When I Teach Legal History, in Teaching Legal History: Comparative Perspectives (Robert M. Jarvis ed. 2014).
- If Men Were Angels, No Government Would Be Necessary: Political Freedom in the Federalist Papers, in Roots of Liberty: Unlocking The Federalist Papers 62-72 (Scott D. Cosenza and Claire M. Griffin eds. 2013).
2013
Books
- Annual supplement to his treatise, Piercing the Corporate Veil, 2013 edition (West 2013).
- Law and Jurisprudence in American History, 8th edition (West Publishing 2013) (Co-authored by: Jamil Zainaldin).
- An Introduction to the Law of Business Organizations, 3rd edition (Thomson/West 2010).
Articles
- What I Do When I Teach Legal History, 53 American Journal of Legal History 393-396 (2013).
- Another Return to ‘First Principles’, 39 Ohio Northern University Law Review 323-328 (2012).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Civil Rights Remain Very Much Intact in New York Times (June 26, 2013).
- The Marriage Fight Belongs in the States, The New York Times (March 26, 2013).
2012
Books
- Piercing the Corporate Veil, 2012 edition (West Publishing 2012).
Articles
- A Candle in the Darkness, University Bookman (Fall 2012) a book review of Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner’s book, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts.
- American Exceptionalism or Settler Society? Towards Post-Imperialism, 40 Reviews In American History 419-423 (2012).
- Will the Supreme Court Be Faithful to Its Oath to Uphold the Constitution in the Obamacare Case?, 19 George Mason Law Review 969 (2012).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Obama Should Know Better on Supreme Court’s Role, CNN OPINION.
- Health Care Bill Violates the Tenth Amendment.
2011
Books
- Piercing the Corporate Veil, 2011 (West 2011).
- Combined 2011 Supplement to The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases, and Philosophy, 3rd edition (LexisNexis).
Articles
- History of the Common Law: The Development of Anglo-American Legal Institutions, 51 American Journal of Legal History 537-541 (2011).
- What’s the Supreme Court Supposed to Do?, University Bookman (2011).
Contributions to Books
- Marriage and the Law: Time for a Divorce?, in Marriage and Divorce in A Multicultural Context (Joel A. Nichols ed. 2011).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Constitutional? What Should the Supreme Court Do?, SCOTUSBLOG.
- Liberty and the Health Care Mandate, Cleveland Plain Dealer (August 23, 2011).
- Health Ruling Respects Limits on Government.
2010
Books
- Combined 2010 Supplement for The Third Edition of The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases, And Philosophy; The History, Philosophy, And Structure of the American Constitution; And Individual Rights and the American Constitution (LexisNexis) (Co-authored by: Douglas W. Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin ).
- 2010 Supplement to Piercing the Corporate Veil (West 2010).
- Introduction to the Law of Business Organizations: Cases, Notes and Questions, 3rd edition (West Group 2010).
Articles
- The First Thing We Do…, 47, University Bookman No. 1 (Winter 2010).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
2009
Books
- The History, Philosophy, and Structure of the American Constitution, 3rd edition (LexisNexis 2009) (Co-authored by: Douglas W. Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin).
- Law and Jurisprudence in American History, 7th edition (West Group 2009) (Co-authored by: Jamil S. Zainaldin).
- Individual Rights and the American Constitution, 3rd edition (LexisNexis 2009) (Co-authored by: Douglas W. Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin ).
- The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases, and Philosophy, 3rd edition (LexisNexis 2009) (Co-authored by: Douglas Kmiec, John Eastman, and Raymond Marcin ).
- 2009 Cumulative Supplement to Piercing the Corporate Veil (West 2009).
Articles
- Government-Managed Business: As Silent Cal Spins…” , Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 23-24 (December 2009).
- Samuel Chase: In Defense of the Rule of Law and Against the Jeffersonians, 62 Vanderbilt Law Review 349-370 (2009).
- Reviewing Judicial Review: A Government of Justices, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 18-19 (May 2009).
- Strippers to the Rescue, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 30-32 (February 2009).
Contributions to Books
- The entry on Raoul Berger , in Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law 38-39 (Roger K. Newman ed. 2009).
- The entry on Oliver Ellsworth , in Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law 184-185 (Roger K. Newman ed. 2009).
2008
Books
- Combined 2008 Supplement for The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases And Philosophy, the History, Philosophy and Structure of the American Constitution, and Individual Rights and the American Constitution (Lexis/Nexis 2008) (Co-authored by: Doughlas W. Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin).
- An Introduction to the Law of Business Organizations: Cases, Notes, and Questions, 2nd edition (Thomson/West 2008).
- The 2008 annual update to his treatise Piercing the Corporate Veil (Thomson/West).
Articles
- How Posner Thinks , Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 27-28 (September 2008).
- Freedom of Association in Historical Perspective, 25 Social Philosophy and Policy 157-181 (2008).
- Judicial Ideology and the Survival of the Rule of Law: A Field guide to the Current Political War over the Judiciary, 39 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 427-468 (2008).
Contributions to Books
- Freedom of Association in Historical Perspective, in Freedom of Association (Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jr., and Jeffrey Paul eds. 2008).
2007
Books
- The 2007 combined supplement to their constitutional law casebook, The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases, And Philosophy (LexisNexis) (Co-authored by: Douglas W. Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin).
- The 2007 annual supplement for his treatise Piercing the Corporate Veil (Thomson/West).
Articles
- Two American Lives, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 26-29 (January 2008).
- Gets It Right? Liberals or Originalists?, 45 The University Bookman: A Quarterly Review of Books 34-37 (Spring 2007).
- Was Ann Coulter Right? Some Realism About “Minimalism” , 5 Ave Maria Law Review 23-45 (2007).
- The Courts: A 60-Year-Old Error, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 42-43 (June 2007).
- Reading the Constitution Right , City Journal (Spring 2007).
- Reading the Constitution Right: Clarence Thomas’s Fidelity to Our Founding Documents is Making Its Mark on the Supreme Court , 17 City Journal 90-97 (2007).
- The Guantanamo Question, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 6 (April 2007).
- Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency , Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 32-33 (February 2007).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Reading the Canon, American Lawyer, 81-82 (April 2007).
2006
Books
- The 2006 Annual Supplements to The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases and Philosophy; The History, Philosophy, and Structure of the American Constitution; And Individual Rights and the American Constitution (Co-authored by: Douglas W. Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin).
- The Teacher’s Manual for the 6th edition of his casebook Law and Jurisprudence in American History (Thomson/West) (Co-authored by: Jamil S. Zanaldin).
- The annual supplement for his treatise Piercing the Corporate Veil has just been published (Thomson/West).
- Law and Jurisprudence in American History, 6th edition (Thomson/West 2006) (Co-authored by: Jamil S. Zainaldin).
Articles
- We, the People, 6 Claremont Review of Books 48 (Fall 2006).
- Who Pays the Tort Tax? , Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 51-52 (October 2006).
- Restoring Self-Government on Abortion: A Federalism Amendment, 10 Texas Review of Law & Politics 301-356 (2006) (Co-authored by: Clarke D. Forsythe).
- A book review of Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton, June 2006 issue of Journal of American History 192-193.
- A book review of John Phillip Reid’s book "Rule of Law: The Jurisprudence of Liberty in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries", 24 Law And History Review 463-465 (2006).
- The U.S. Congress is Duty-Bound to Pass the Flag Amendment, 160 American Legion Magazine 38-40 (June 2006).
- Judging for the People: Democracy, The Supreme Court and the Constitution, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 16-19 (June 2006).
- Whither the Post-O'Connor Court?, American Spectator (May 2006).
- The Tragic Failure of Roe v. Wade: Why Abortion Should be Returned to the States, 10 Texas Review of Law & Politics 85-170 (2005) (Co-authored by: Clarke D. Forsythe).
- Does the Federal Government Protect Property?, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 14-16 (March 2006).
- The Bogalusa Explosion, "Single Business Enterprise," "Alter Ego," and Other Errors: Academics, Economics, Democracy, and Shareholder Limited Liability: Back Towards a Unitary "Abuse" Theory of Piercing the Corporate Veil, 100 Northwestern University Law Review 405-435 (2006).
- The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review, 110 American Historical Review 1565 (2005).
Contributions to Books
- The Law and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, in Peace In The Promised Land: A Realist Scenario (2005).
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Flag Burning Must Be Law, The News Press (June 14, 2006).
2005
Books
- The 2005 supplement to The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases, And Philosophy, 2nd edition (2004) (Co-authored by: Douglas W. Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin).
- An Introduction to the Law of Business Organizations (with accompanying Teacher’s Manual) (Thomson/West 2005).
- The annual supplement to his treatise, Piercing the Corporate Veil (Thomson/West).
Articles
- Making Good Republicans, 44 University Bookman (Autumn 2005) .
- Did the Supreme Court Destroy Property Rights in the Kelo Case?, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 27-29 (December 2005).
- Republican Legal Theory: The History, Constitution, and Purposes of Law in a Free State, 23 Law And History Review 722-723 (2005) .
- The Ten Commandments Mish-Mosh, American Spectator (October 2005).
- The featured discussion on PointofLaw.com is between Stephen Presser and Richard Epstein on the topic of the Supreme Court nomination.
- The Courts: Crying'Halt!', Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 46-47 (September 2005).
- How Did We Get Here? What Litigation Was, What It Is Now, What It Might Be (part of a symposium on Lawsuits and Liberty sponsored by Common Good) .
- On the Point of Law web site, an ongoing debate over the Roberts nomination (Co-authored by: Richard Epstein) .
- Who Could Win Every Senator's Vote?, Legal Affairs: The Magazine At The Intersection of Law And Life (June 20, 2005) (Co-authored by: Wendy E. Long) .
- Uncommon Law, Claremont Review of Books 43-44 (Spring 2005) .
- My Favorite Justice, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 26-28 (April 2005) .
- Outsiders, Swing Justices, and Original Understanding: Can the Religion Clauses Be Saved?: A Comment on Greenawalt, 99 Northwestern University Law Review 177-185 (2004).
- Should Clarence Thomas be Chief Justice?, Legal Affairs, Debate Club (Co-authored by: Samuel Marcosson) .
Contributions to Books
- Law, Christianity, and Adoption, in The Morality of Adoption: Social-psychological, Theological, And Legal Perspectives 219-245 (Timothy P. Jackson ed. 2005).
2004
Books
- The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases, and Philosophy, second edition of the casebooks (LexisNexis 2004) (Co-authored by: Douglas Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin).
- The History, Philosophy, and Structure of the American Constitution, second edition of the casebooks (LexisNexis 2004) (Co-authored by: Douglas Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin).
- Individual Rights and the American Constitution, second edition of the casebooks (LexisNexis 2004) (Co-authored by: Douglas Kmiec, John C. Eastman, and Raymond B. Marcin).
- Annual supplement to his West Group treatise, Piercing the Corporate Veil.
- The teacher's manual to the fifth edition of their casebook Law and Jurisprudence in American History (Co-authored by: Jamil Zainaldin).
- Law and Jurisprudence in American History: Cases and Materials, 5th edition (Thomson-West 2003) (Co-authored by: Jamil S. Zainaldin).
Articles
- Touting Thomas: The Truth About America's Most Maligned Justice, Legal Affairs (January-February 2005).
- A Conservative Comment on Professor Crump, 56 Florida Law Review 789-817 (2004).
- The Development and Application of Common Law, 8 Texas Review of Law & Politics 291-298 (2004).
- The Scalias Court, Legal Affairs: The Magazine at The Intersection of Law and Life (September-October, 2004) .
- A Living Library of the Law Revived (a review essay on the recent issuance of a three- volume abridgement of the writings of Sir Edward Coke), Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 24-26 (August 2004) .
- Foreword: Human Rights, The Rule of Law, and National Sovereignty, 2 Northwestern University Journal of International Human Rights 1 (2004) (Co-authored by: Gary L. McDowell).
- Is the Judicial Confirmation Process Broken? What Would Hamilton, Tocqueville, and Montesquieu Do? on JURIST.
- Marriage and the Law: Time for a Divorce?, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 20-22 (March 2004).
- The Unbearable Illegitimacy of American Law, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 29-30 (March 2004).
Contributions to Books
- Written testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Judicial Appointments: Judicial Nominations, Filibusters, and the Constitution: When a Majority is Denied Its Right to Consent: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, May 6, 2003, at pages 341-348 .
2003
Books
- 2003-04 Supplement to The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases and Philosophy (Anderson Pub. Co. 1998).
- 2003 Annual Supplement to his treatise Piercing the Corporate Veil.
Articles
- Have We Overreacted to the Fear of Racial Profiling?, 29 Litigation 29-34 (Summer 2003).
- Rantors Run Amok, And Other Adventures in the History of the Law, XLIV Journal of American Legal History 483-484 (2000) .
- What Would Jefferson Do? A Brief History of Dissent, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 23-25 (August 2003).
- The Smug Satisfaction of the Media Mentioned, 19 Constitutional Commentary 517-521 (2002).
- Between Free Speech and the Flag, 155 American Legion Magazine 12-14, 16 (July 2003).
- What a Real Conservative Believes about "Judicial Ideology", 6 Green Bag 2d 285-287 (2003).
- The Role of the Senate in Judicial Confirmations, Federalist Society Hot Topics (May 12, 2003).
- Some Thoughts on Our Present Discontents and Duties: The Cardinal, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., the Unborn, the Senate, and Us, 1 Ave Maria Law Review 113-126 (2003).
- The Rights of Aliens: ' We The People' versus Human Rights, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 22-24 (May 2003).
- The Federal Courts, a Menorah, and the Ten Commandments: Whose Religious Iconography Is Constitutional?, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 19-21 (March 2003).
- Vocational Schools, Professor Ludemann, and the University: Lessons from the American Law School Experience and Mark Twain, 32 Religion 129-133 (2002).
Contributions to Books
- Stephen B. Presser's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, in Narrowing The Nation's Power: The Supreme Court Sides With The States, Hearing Before The Committee On The Judiciary, October 1, 2002, (Serial No. J-107-106) (2003).
- Barron v. Baltimore, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Erie Railroad Co. v. Thompkins, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Gibbons v. Ogden, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Hayburn's Case, Higher Law, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Impeachment, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Impeachment Trial of Samuel Chase, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Inherent Powers, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Judicial Review, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Judiciary, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Judiciary Act of 1789, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Judiciary Act of 1801, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Natural Rights, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Separation of Powers, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Swift v. Tyson, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
- Ware v. Hylton, in The Dictionary of American History, 3rd edition (Stanley I. Kutler ed. 2003).
2002
Books
- The annual supplement to his treatise, Piercing the Corporate Veil has just been released (West Group) .
Articles
- The Battle Over "Turning Back the Clock" in Constitutional Interpretation, 4 Historically Speaking 28-31 (November 2002).
- Metaphors Have Consequences, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 27-30 (January 2003) .
- A Bad Man's View of the Law, December 2002 issue of Chronicles, A Magazine of American Culture 27-28 .
- Outside the Box, But Never Outside of the Constitution: A Defense of 'Ordered Liberty', Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 16-18 (October 2002).
- The Case for Judicial Appointments, 33 University of Toledo Law Review 353-392 (2002).
- Stephen B. Presser's testimony on judcial ideology before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution was printed, 50 Drake Law Review 453-462 (2002).
- Some Alarming Aspects of the Legacies of Judicial Review and of John Marshall, 43 William And Mary Law Review 1495-1511 (2002).
- Jefferson's Cousin, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 27-28 (June 2002) .
- The Old Republic: The Habitation of Justice, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 42-43 (May 2002).
- How Should the Law of Products Liability be Harmonized? What Americans Can Learn from Europeans, 2 Global Liability Issues (Manhattan Institute. Center for Legal Policy) (February 2002).
- Should Ideology of Judicial Nominees Matter?: Is the Senate's Current Reconsideration of the Confirmation Process Justified?, 6 Texas Review of Law & Politics 245-274 (2001).
Contributions to Books
- Forward, in The Ideal Element In Law By Roscoe Pound (2002).
- Impeachment Trial of Samuel Chase, in The Oxford Companion to American Law (Kermit L. Hall ed. 2002).
- For-Profit Corporations, in The Oxford Companion To American Law (Kermit L. Hall ed. 2002).
- Non-Profit Corporations, in The Oxford Companion To American Law (Kermit L. Hall ed. 2002).
- Sedition Act Trials, in The Oxford Companion To American Law (Kermit L. Hall ed. 2002).
- Vocational Schools, Professor Luedemann, and the University: Lessons from the American Law School Experience and Mark Twain, in Faith, Truth, and Freedom (Jacob Neusner ed. 2002) .
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- Time to Bury Borking, Chicago Tribune, Section 2, page 11 (September 8, 2002) .
- The Real Meaning Behind the Andersen Guilty Verdict, Chicago Tribune, page 23 (June 18, 2002).
2001
Books
- Annual supplement to his treatise Piercing the Corporate Veil (West Group 2001) .
Articles
- What Makes for Real Prosperity: The Small Businessman and Regulatory Discontent, 26 Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 14-16 (January 2002).
- Back to the Basics of the Constitution, The American Legion Magazine 30-33 (December 2001).
- Some Dare Call It Justice, 25 Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 26-28 (December 2001) .
- Separation of Powers and Civil Justice Reform: A Crisis of Legitimacy for Law and Legal Institutions, 31 Seton Hall Law Review 649-665 (2001) .
- Stephen B. Presser is the co-author for "Liberty Under Law" under Siege, 45 Orbis 357-369 (2001) .
- We Hold These Truths, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 22-23 (June 2001) .
- Law Professors Support CFA, American Legion Magazine 35 (June 2001) .
- The Virtues of Property, 20 Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (April 2001) .
- A Round Table Discussion: Restoring the Electoral College, Don't Fix It, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 18-19 (February 2001) .
Contributions to Books
- Stephen B. Presser is the co-author for Reasons We Shouldn't Be Here: Things We Cannot Say, in Unsettling 'sensation': Arts-policy Lessons From The Brooklyn Museum of Art Controversy 52-71 ( Lawrence Rothfield ed. 2001) .
2000
Books
- Teacher's Manual for Law and Jurisprudence in American History: Cases and Materials, 4th ed. (West Group 2000).
- Law and Jurisprudence, 4th edition (West Group 2000).
- Annual supplement to his treatise Piercing the Corporate Veil (West Group 2000) .
Articles
- Constitutional Amendments: Dangerous Threat or Democracy in Action?, 5 Texas Review of Law And Politics 209-225 (2000) .
- Law, Morality, and Religion, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 22 (January 2001) .
- Can American Legal Education Be Fixed?, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 50-53 (January 2001) .
- Marbury, McCulloch, Gore and Bush: A Comment on Sylvia Snowiss, 33 John Marshall Law Review 1157 (2000) .
- Commercial Speech and the First Amendment: Cigarette Companies Have Rights Too--Or Do They?, the October 2000 issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture (2000) .
- Jeffersonian Blinders, 62 Review of Politics 167 (2000) .
- The Ordinary, the Exceptional, the Corrupt, and the Moral: What Did the Impeachment of Bill Clinton Mean for America and Americans?, 17 Constitutional Commentary 149-160 (2000) .
Op-Eds/Blog Posts/Popular Press
- How Bush Would Fix the Supremes, Chicago Tribune, 21 (November 5, 2000) .
- http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2012/04/05/natos-role-global-politics, a conference called "The Arts and Humanities in Public Life Conference 2000--Taking Funds, Giving Offense, Making Money", sponsored by the University of Chicago, and available at http://humanities.uchicago.edu/artspublic/presser.html .
1999
Articles
- Fifty Ways to Promote Scholarship, 49 Journal of Legal Education 126-142 (1999).
- Would George Wahington Have Wanted Bill Clinton Impeached?, 67 George Washington Law Review 666-681 (1999).
- The Living Constitution and the Death of Sovereignty: American Constitutional Law Goes International, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 16-18 (July, 1999) .
- Sisyphus and States' Rights, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 13-15 (April, 1999) .
- Is There Hope for the Federal Courts?, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture 47-50 (October,1998) .
1994
Books
- Recapturing the Constitution: Race, Religion, and Abortion Reconsidered (Regnery 1994).