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Robert Schapiro Professor of Law Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Civil Procedure
Robert Schapiro was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. He served as a clerk for Judge Pierre N. Leval, then of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and for Justice John Paul Stevens of the United States Supreme Court. He worked with the law firm of Sidley & Austin in Washington, D.C., where he practiced general and appellate litigation. Area of Specialty: Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Civil Procedure Research and Scholarship: Schapiro taught for two years at Duke Law School before coming to Emory. Currently, he teaches federal courts, constitutional law, and civil procedure. Select Publications: Monophonic Preemption, 102 Northwestern L. Rev. (forthcoming 2008); “Toward a Theory of Interactive Federalism,” Iowa Law Review (2005); “Interjurisdictional Enforcement of Rights in a Post-Erie World,” William & Mary Law Review (2005); (with William Buzbee) “Unidimensional Federalism: Power and Perspective in Commerce Clause Adjudication,” Cornell Law Review (2003); (with William Buzbee) “Legislative Record Review,” Stanford Law Review (2001); “Judicial Deference and Interpretive Coordinacy in State and Federal Constitutional Law,” Cornell Law Review (2000); “Polyphonic Federalism: State Constitutions in the Federal Courts,” California Law Review (1999). His book manuscript, Polyphonic Federalism: How a Federal System Protects Fundamental Rights, is under contract with the University of Chicago Press. Education: B.A., 1984, J.D., 1990, Yale University; M.A., Stanford University, 1986. |
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