Law professor at the University of Virginia. Legal theory, originalism, textualism, virtue jurisprudence, artificial intelligence, philosophy of language, moral and political philosophy.
Lawrence Byard Solum is an American legal theorist known for his work in the philosophy of law and constitutional theory. He is the William L. Matheson and Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law and the Douglas D. Drysdale Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he has taught since 2020. He was previously the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. .. more
Dylan A Mordaunt (Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka; University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Students; Flinders University - College of Medicine and Public Health) has posted Executive…
Jeffrey Litwak (Lewis & Clark Law School - Paul L Boley Law Library), Graham St. Michel, & William Currell (Lewis & Clark College - Lewis & Clark Law School) have posted Developments in Interstate Compact Law and Practice 2025 on SSRN. Here…
Matthew Cavedon (Emory University - Center for the Study of Law and Religion) has posted Eden America: John Locke and the School of Salamanca on Natural Property Rights (Cambridge University Press Elements in Law and Religion (under contract)) on SSRN. Here is…
Paul A. Diller (Willamette University - School of Law) has posted Gubernatorial Decreemaking versus Emergency Administrative Rulemaking: Lessons from the Covid Pandemic (Tennessee Law Review, Volume 93 (forthcoming 2026)) on SSRN.…
Ievgenii Shulga (National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine - Department of International Law and Comparative Law) has posted The Ukrainian Precedent and The Transformation of The International Protection…
Yeshwant Naik (University of Muenster) has posted LGBTQ Rights and the Anti-LGBTQ Propaganda Law in Kazakhstan: Legal, Social, and Human Rights Analysis on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This research article examines the legal status of LGBTQ people in Kazakhstan…
Introduction Because the first-year curriculum emphasizes common-law courses (property, contracts, torts), law students may not encounter the concept of "deference" early on. Nonetheless, understanding deference is important in a wide variety of contexts, including…
The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Just Price Theory: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Insights, edited by Matías Petersen & Joaquín Reyes. Here is a description: This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to…
Mauro Zamboni (Stockholm University - Faculty of Law) has posted For Whom Should Legislation be Written? Legislative Audiences, Legal Outputs, and Participatory Democracy on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Modern legislation is…
Rabi̇a Sağlam (Kocaeli University) has posted Aristotelian Equity and Discretion Thesis in Modern Legal Philosophy (Beytulhikme An International Journal of Philosophy, volume 15:3, issue 15:3, 2025) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This…
Ignacio Adrian Lerer has posted The Generalized Intentionality Mismatch Theorem: When Law Assumes Moral Agency that Doesn't Exist on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Legal theory assumes all actors operate as moral agents capable of shame, reciprocity, and…
Hayden Tafs (University of Wisconsin - Whitewater) has posted Ethical Challenges and Algorithmic Bias in Artificial Intelligence on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly growing and becoming an increasingly important part of many…
Mary Anne Franks (George Washington University - Law School) has posted How Stalking Became Free Speech: Counterman v. Colorado and the Supreme Court’s Continuing War on Women on SSRN. Here is the abstract: One of the most devastating, unprincipled, and dangerous…
Russell Bell (Independent Scholar) has posted The Documentation Paradox: Official Recognition and Educational Exclusion as Proof of Discriminatory Intent on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The…
Stefan Pasch (Goethe University Frankfurt) has posted National Culture and AI Governance: The Cultural Origins of Differences in AI Regulation on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Despite widespread agreement on the importance of responsible artificial…
Here are ten of the selections from the Legal Theory Bookworm that I found most interesting in 2025: The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North by Michelle Adams Contemporary Non-Positivism by Emad H. Atiq…
Here are ten papers that I found particularly interesting, innovative, or valuable in 2025. Originalism, the Administrative State, and the Clash of Political Theories by J. Joel Alicea The Supreme Court Under Threat: Early Lessons in Judicial Self-Protection by Curtis…
Anuj Wankhade (Department of Law, Vishwakarma University) has posted A Critical Analysis of the Rule of Law and Forms of Government in India, USA, And UK on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The principles of the rule of law and the structure of…
Russell Bell has posted Democracy Preservation Through Congressional Constitutional Supremacy: An Empirical Framework for Constitutional Crisis Response on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article addresses a fundamental and unsettled question in…
Ignacio Adrian Lerer has posted Environmental Law and the Myth of Corporate Citizenship: Intentionality Mismatch in Ecological Regulation on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Environmental law assumes corporations internalize environmental values,…
Nicolin Decker has posted The Continuity vs. Conscience Doctrine (CVC): The Mappability Boundary in Artificial Systems and Human Rights on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper articulates an origin-level classification doctrine within a broader, integrated…
Amy Cyphert (West Virginia University - College of Law) has posted Confronting the Challenges of Regulating Artificial Intelligence (FIU Law Review, volume 20, issue 1, 2025) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Public opinion polls conclude that the American public is in favor…
Aryaman Setia (Panjab University, University Institute of Legal Studies) & Nipun Suri (Panjab University, University Institute of Legal Studies) have posted Evolution of Fundamental Rights in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (Impact of Artificial…
Jayanta Boruah (Central University of Karnataka) & Junu Das (Dhubri Law College; North Eastern Hill University) have posted Optimizing the Judicial Interventions in Harmonizing the Conflicting Personal Laws for Preserving Indian…