Phone: (434) 924-3097

E-mail: adh3m@virginia.edu

Subject Area(s): Constitutional law, constitutional history, jurisprudence, Supreme Court, redistricting, comparative law, comparative constitutional law

All Courses: Comparative Constitutional Law, Constitutionalism: History and Jurisprudence, Supreme Court from Warren to Rehnquist (seminar), Supreme Court Justices and the Art of Judging (seminar)

Current Course(s): Constitutionalism: History And Jurisprudence, Supreme Court From Warren To Roberts, Virginia And The Constitution, Comparative Constitutional Law Seminar, Supreme Court Justices And The Art Of Judging

In the Media:

• "U.Va. Law School Days Showed Promise of a Power-to-be" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 08/27/2009)
• "Sanford's Secret Trip Unwise, But Constitutional" (NPR, 06/25/2009)
• "Openness, Input Urged in Choosing Judges" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 06/08/2009)
• "UVA Profs: Sotomayor Faces Smooth Confirmation" (The Hook, 05/27/2009)
• "Professor Calls Sotomayor a Solid Pick" (NBC29, 05/26/2009)
• "Critics Target Va. Judge Selection Process" (Associated Press, 03/20/2009)
• "Legislating from the Bench" (Harvard Political Review, 02/07/2009)
• "Judge Rules Defectors Have No Claim on Endowment" (Falls Church News-Press, 12/24/2008)
• Local Teacher at Seminar with Justice O'Connor (The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), 10/09/2008)
• "VP Kaine May Cause Va. Shift" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 07/31/2008)
• "Many Factors Behind Second-Highest Toll" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 07/06/2008)
• "Kennedy Rules; Supreme Court Strikes Down Handgun Ban" (Bloomberg, 06/27/2008)
• "Virginia Judge-Selection Process Linked to Politics" (Tri-Cities.com, 03/31/2008)
• "U.S. Supreme Court: Next President Could Shift the Law on Abortion, Affirmative Action" (Lawyers USA, 12/03/2007)
• "Who Should Pick Up the Tab for Wilder's Waste?" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/18/2007)
• "Free Speech Ugly Lately, as Always" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/02/2007)
• "US Supreme Court's Swing to Right" (BBC News, 10/01/2007)
• "Mayor Faces Another Test" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 09/23/2007)
• "Local Experts Predict Gonzales Legacy" (Daily Progress (Charlottesville), 08/28/2007)
• "High Court Has No Rules Governing Health" (Associated Press, 07/31/2007)
• "Kaine's Steady Popularity Could Hit Turbulence/Budget Shortfall Might Weaken Governor's Support" (Washington Post, 07/09/2007)
• "Barring The Door/Court Under Roberts Limits Judicial Power/Conservative Shift Sets Hurdles for Litigants; Businesses Get a Break" (Wall Street Journal, 07/02/2007)
• "Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference" (C-SPAN, 06/30/2007)
• "Roberts Court Moves Right, But With a Measured Step" (Washington Post, 04/20/2007)
• "Potential for Suing University Unclear/One Key Issue Is the Lapse Before a Warning Was Given to Students" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 04/20/2007)
• "Bush Appointees Make Mark as Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law" (Bloomberg News Service, 04/19/2007)
• "Critics of Rail Yard Prepare for Battle: In Elliston, a Group is Ready to Take on Norfolk Southern and Try to Restrict Corporate Rights" (Roanoke Times, 02/11/2007)
• "Are You In or Out? State Might Tell You, 'In'/A Top Constitutional Scholar Says Lawmakers Could Force Localities into a Regional Transportation Plan" (Newport News Daily Press , 01/26/2007)
• "Constitutional Questions Dividing Lawmakers on Road Package" (The Virginian-Pilot, 01/26/2007)
• "Why the Proposed Marriage Amendment is Bad for Everyone: A Conversation with the Father of the Virginia Constitution" (C-Ville Weekly, 11/02/2006)
• "Could a Constitutional Amendment on Marriage Have Unintended Consequences?" (Roanoke Times, 10/10/2006)
• "Laws of Change: Christian College Hopes Its Students Will Change Society" (Roanoke Times, 08/19/2006)
• "The Faithful Get a Second Amendment" (Roanoke Times, 07/12/2006)
• "Scalia Sparks Debate Over Role of Judges Both On Bench and Off" (Bloomberg, 06/14/2006)
• "Dragging On: Still No End to Budget Impasse" (Winchester Star, 06/10/2006)
• "McDonnell Warns of 'Constitutional Crisis'" (Washington Post, 06/09/2006)
• "Shutdown, Showdown" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 06/09/2006)
• "McDonnell: No Budget, No Kaine Power" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 06/06/2006)
• "Legislative Special Session/Perks of the Trade Extended at Taxpayers' Expense" (Washington Post, 05/22/2006)
• "Breakdown of Trust Led Judge Luttig To Clash With Bush" (Wall Street Journal, 05/11/2006)