Russell L. Weaver

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Professor Russell L. Weaver graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1978. He was a member of the Missouri Law Review, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and won the Judge Roy Harper Prize. After law school, Professor Weaver was associated with Watson, Ess, Marshall & Enggas in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of General Counsel in Washington, D.C.

Professor Weaver began teaching at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 1982, and holds the rank of Professor of Law and Distinguished University Scholar. He teaches Constitutional Law, Advanced Constitutional Law, Remedies, Administrative Law, Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure. He has received the Brandeis School of Law's awards for teaching, scholarship, and service, including the Brown Todd & Heyburn Fellowship. He has been awarded the President's Award (University of Louisville) for Outstanding Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity in the Field of Social Science, the President's Award for Outstanding Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity in the Career Achievement Category, and the President's Award for Distinguished Service. He is the Executive Director and past president of the Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools. He is an Honorary Associate of Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia).

Professor Weaver is a prolific author who has written dozens of books and articles over the last twenty-five years. He was named the Judge Spurgeon Bell Distinguished Visiting Professor at South Texas College of Law (affiliated with Texas A & M University) during the 1998-99 academic year, and he held the Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis, during 1992-93. In addition, he has been asked to speak at law schools and conferences around the world, and has been a visiting professor at law schools in France, England, Germany, Japan, Australia and Canada.

Professor Weaver is particularly noted for his work in the constitutional law area. He has served as a consultant to the constitutional drafting commissions of Belarus and Kyrghyzstan and as a commentator on the Russian Constitution. His constitutional law writings have focused on free speech issues, particularly those relating to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in N.Y. Times Co. v. Sullivan, and include a constitutional law case-book and two anthologies (The First Amendment Anthology and The Constitutional Law Anthology). He has a First Amendment casebook in progress.
Professor Weaver is also noted for his writings on legal education and his work in the administrative law area. In 1992 and 1993, he served as a consultant to the Administrative Conference of the United States. His writings have focused on agency interpretations of statutes and regulations, and he is co-author of one of the leading administrative law casebooks.

Professor Weaver has served on many community and professional committees. He served on the Louisville Bar Association's (LBA) Professional Responsibility Committee, and as Chair of the Association of American Law Schools' (AALS) Criminal Justice Section and serves on the AALS Planning Committee for the New Law Teacher's Workshop. He has also served on the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky's Legal Panel and Board of Directors.

Courses Taught

Constitutional Law

Advanced Constitutional Law

Remedies

Administrative Law

Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure

Publications

Selected Books & Book Chapters

2009:   R. Weaver, S. Friedland, C. Hancock, D. Lively & W. Scott, Inside Constitutional Law: What Matters & Why (Aspen Pub. 2008) (in press). 

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, J. Burkoff, & C. Hancock, Criminal Law: Cases, Materials & Problems (Thomson/West, 3rd ed., 2009).

R. Weaver, J. Bauman, J. Cross, A. Klein, E. Martin & P. Zwier: Torts: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (Lexis Nexis, 3rd ed., 2009) (in press).

R. Weaver, J. Bauman, J. Cross, A. Klein, E. Martin & P. Zwier: Mastering Torts (Carolina Press 2009).

2008:   R. Weaver, C. Hancock, D., J. Knechtle & D. Lively, First Amendment: Cases, Materials and Problems (LexisNexis 2008).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, J. Burkoff, & C. Hancock, Concise Hornbook Series: Principles of Criminal Procedure (Third Edition, Thomson/West, 2008).

J. Burkoff & R. Weaver, Inside Criminal Law: What Matters & Why (Aspen 2008).

R. Weaver, S. Friedland, C. Hancock, D. Lively, & W. Scott, 2008 Supplement to Constitutional Law:  Cases, Materials & Problems (Aspen Pub. 2008).

R. Weaver, C. Hancock, D. Lively & J. Knechtle, 2008 Supplement to First Amendment: Cases, Materials & Problems (LexisNexis 2008).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, D. Lively, & C. Hancock, 2008 Supplement to Criminal Procedure: Cases, Problems & Exercises (Thomson/West 2008).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, 2008 Supplement to Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (Thomson/West Group, 2008).

2007:   R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, D. Lively, C. Hancock & J. Hoeffel, Criminal Procedure: Cases, Problems & Exercises (Thomson/West 2007).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, D. Lively, C. Hancock & J. Hoeffel, Teachers' Manual for Criminal Procedure: Cases, Problems & Exercises (Thomson/West 2007).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, J. Burkoff, & C. Hancock, Concise Hornbook Series: Principles of Criminal Procedure (Thomson/West 2007).

R. Weaver, M. Kelly & E. Shoben, Principles of Remedies (Thomson/West 2007).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Selected Federal and State Administrative and Regulatory Laws (Thomson/West Group, 2007).

R. Weaver, S. Friedland, C. Hancock, D. Lively, & W. Scott, 2007 Supplement to Constitutional Law:  Cases, Materials & Problems (Aspen Pub. 2007).

R. Weaver, C. Hancock, D. Lively & J. Knechtle, 2007 Supplement to First Amendment: Cases, Materials & Problems (LexisNexis 2007).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, D. Lively, & C. Hancock, 2007 Supplement to Criminal Procedure: Cases, Problems & Exercises (Thomson/West 2007).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, 2007 Supplement to Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (Thomson/West Group, 2007).

2006 and older: R. Weaver, A. Kenyon, D. Partlett & C. Walker, The Right to Speak Ill: Defamation, Reputation & Free Speech (Carolina Press 2006).

R. Weaver, S. Friedland, C. Hancock, D. Lively, & W. Scott, Constitutional Law: Cases, Materials & Problems (Aspen Pub. 2006).

R. Weaver, C. Hancock, D. Lively & J. Knechtle, The First Amendment: Cases, Materials and Problems (LexisNexis 2006).

D. Lively & R. Weaver, Landmark Supreme Court Cases: 1974-2005 (Greenwood Pub. Group 2006).

R. Weaver, S. Friedland, C. Hancock, D. Lively, & W. Scott, Teacher's Manual for Constitutional Law: Cases, Materials & Problems (Aspen Pub. 2006) (in press).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Administrative Law and Practice: Problems and Cases (Thomson/West Group, 3rd ed., 2006).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Teacher's Manual for Administrative Law and Practice: Problems and Cases (Thomson/West Group, 3rd ed., 2006) (in press).

R. Weaver, M. Kelly & E. Shoben, Principles of Remedies (West Concise Hornbook Series) (Thomson/West Group 2006) (in press).

R. Weaver & W. Araiza, Administrative Law: Black Letter Outline (Thomson/West Group 2006).

R. Weaver, First Amendment Audiotape (Thomson/West Group 2006) (in press).

R. Weaver, I. Russell & H. Lawton, Negotiations: Materials, Problems & Simulations (Carolina Press 2006).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (Thomson/West Group, 2d ed., 2005).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, Teacher's Manual for Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (Thomson/West Group, 2d ed., 2005).

R. Weaver, J. Bauman, J. Cross, A. Klein, E. Martin & P. Zwier: Torts: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (Lexis Nexis, 2nd ed., 2005).

R. Weaver, J. Bauman, J. Cross, A. Klein, E. Martin & P. Zwier: Teachers' Manual for Torts: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (Anderson, 2005).

R. Weaver & W. Araiza, The First Amendment: Questions & Answers (Lexis Nexis 2005).

R. Weaver & K. Jordan, Administrative Law: Questions & Answers (Lexis Nexis 2005).

R. Weaver & M. Kelly, Remedies: Black Letter Outline (West Group 2005).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, 2005 Supplement to Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (2d ed., West, 2005).

R. Weaver & A. Hellman, 2005 Supplement to The First Amendment: Cases, Materials & Problems (LEXIS NEXIS 2005).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, 2005 Supplement to Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (West, 2005).

D. Lively, P. Haddon, D. Roberts, R. Weaver & W. Araiza, 2005 Supplement to Constitutional Law: Cases, History & Dialogues (LexisNexis 2005).

The Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution, published in P. Radan, D. Meyerson & R. Atherton, Law and Religion (Routledge, 2005).

The Free Exercise Clause of the United States Constitution, published in P. Radan, D. Meyerson & R. Atherton, Law and Religion (Routledge, 2005).

The Marketplace of Ideas, published in David Schultz & John Vile, II Encyclopedia of Civil Rights 592-93 (2005).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, Principles of Criminal Procedure (West, 2004).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (West, 2nd ed., 2004).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, Teachers' Manual for Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (West, 2nd ed., 2004).

R. Weaver, D. Partlett, D. Lively & M. Kelly, Remedies: Cases, Practical Problems & Exercises (West, 2004).

R. Weaver, D. Partlett, D. Lively & M. Kelly, Teacher's Manual for Remedies: Cases, Practical Problems & Exercises (West, 2004).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, 2004 Supplement to Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (2d ed., West, 2004).

R. Weaver & A. Hellman, 2004 Supplement to The First Amendment: Cases, Materials & Problems (LEXIS NEXIS 2004).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, 2004 Supplement to Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (West, 2004).

D. Lively, P. Haddon, D. Roberts, R. Weaver & W. Araiza, 2004 Supplement to Constitutional Law: Cases, History & Dialogues (LexisNexis 2004).

R. Weaver & D. Lively, Understanding the First Amendment (LexisNexis 2003).

R Weaver, D. Partlett, D. Lively & M. Kelly, Remedies: Cases, Problems & Exercises (West, 2d ed., 2004) (in press).

The Marketplace of Ideas, Encyclopedia of Civil Rights (2004) (in press).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, Supplement to Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (2d ed., West, 2003).

R. Weaver & A. Hellman, Supplement to The First Amendment: Cases, Materials & Problems (LEXIS NEXIS 2003).

R. Atherton & P. Radan, Law and Religion (in press, 2004) (I contributed a chapter on the religion clauses of the U.S. Constitution to this book).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (West, 2003).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, 2003 Supplement to Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (West, 2003).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, Teachers' Manual for Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (West, 2003).

R. Weaver, J. Bauman, J. Cross, A. Klein, E. Martin & P. Zwier: Torts: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (Anderson, 2003).

R. Weaver, J. Bauman, J. Cross, A. Klein, E. Martin & P. Zwier: Teachers' Manual for Torts: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (Anderson, 2003).

R. Weaver & A. Hellman, The First Amendment: Cases, Materials & Problems (LEXIS NEXIS 2002).

R. Weaver & A. Hellman, 2002 Supplement to The First Amendment: Cases, Materials & Problems (LEXIS NEXIS 2002).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff & C. Hancock, Criminal Law: Cases, Problems and Exercises (West, 2002).

R. Weaver, J. Bauman, J. Cross, A. Klein, E. Martin & P. Zwier: Torts: Cases, Problems & Exercises (Anderson, 2002).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Selected Federal and State Administrative and Regulatory Laws (West, 2002).

R. Weaver & A. Hellman, 2002 Supplement for The First Amendment: Cases, Materials & Problems (LEXIS NEXIS 2002).

D. Lively, P. Haddon, D. Roberts & R. Weaver, 2002 Supplement to Constitutional Law: Cases, History & Dialogues (Anderson, 2002).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, 2002 Supplement to Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (West, 2002).

J. Knechtle & R. Weaver, Belarus Chapter, Legal Systems of the World (2002).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (West, 2001).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, 2001 Supplement to Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (West, 2001).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Administrative Law and Practice: Problems and Cases (West, 2d ed., 2001).

R. Weaver, L. Abramson, R. Bacigal, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, D. Lively, Teacher's manual for Criminal Procedure: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (West, 2001).

D. Lively, P. Haddon, D. Roberts & R. Weaver, 2001 Supplement to Constitutional Law: Cases, History and Dialogues (Anderson 2001).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Teacher's Manual for Administrative Law: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (West, 2d Ed., 2001).

D. Lively, P. Haddon, D. Roberts & R. Weaver, Constitutional Law: Cases, History & Dialogues (Anderson, 2d ed., 2000).

D. Lively, P. Haddon, D. Roberts & R. Weaver, 2000 Supplement to Constitutional Law: Cases, History and Dialogues (Anderson 2000).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Selected Federal and State Administrative and Regulatory Laws (West, 1999).

R. Weaver, J. Burkoff, C. Hancock, A. Reed & P. Seago, Readings in Criminal Law (Anderson, 1998).

R. Weaver, K. Strachan, D. Partlett, D. Lively & W. Lawrence, Modern Remedies: Cases, Problems & Exercises (West, 1997).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Administrative Law and Practice: Problems and Cases (West, 1997).

D. Lively, B. Morant, A. Hammond & R. Weaver, Communications Law: Media, Entertainment & Regulation (Anderson, 1997).

M. Glennon, D. Lively, R. Weaver, D. Roberts & P. Haddon, The Constitutional Law Anthology (Anderson, 1997).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Selected Federal and State Administrative and Regulatory Laws (West, 1997).

Selected Articles

2009:   R. Weaver, N. Delpierre & L. Boissier, Governmentally Imposed Truth: An Examination of France's Holocaust Denial Law, ___ Texas Tech. U. L. Rev. ___ (2008) (in press).

R. Weaver, U. Fink & Francois Lichere, Protecting Consumers in an Era of World Trade,   Ad. L. Rev.  (2009) (in press).

R. Weaver, H. Hoffman & M. Asimow, Introduction: Administrative Law Discussion Forum,   Ad. L. Rev.   (2009) (in press).

R. Weaver, Reliability, Justice and Confessions: The Essential Paradox,        (To be published as part of the Criminal Procedure Discussion Forum).

R. Weaver, Frambach v. Dunihue: The Most Underrated Decision,    Loyola L. Rev.   (2009) (in press).

R. Weaver, Introduction: Fifth Remedies Discussion Forum,    Loyola L. Rev.  (2009) (in press). 

2008:   R. Weaver & D. Partlett, The Globalization of Defamation (2008) (to be published as part of the proceedings of in Jeffrey Berryman &  Richard Bigwood, (2008)).

R. Weaver & D. Partlett, Remedies as a Capstone Course, 27 Rev. Of  Litigation 269 (2008) (published as part of a symposium related to the AALS Workshop on Remedies that was held at the 2007 AALS Annual Meeting).

R. Weaver, Seditious Libel, Supreme Court Encyclopedia (2008).

R. Weaver, Cantwell v. Connecticut, Supreme Court Encyclopedia (2008).

R. Weaver, Police Powers, Supreme Court Encyclopedia (2008).

2007:   R. Weaver, Miranda at Forty, 44 San Diego L. Rev. 423  (2007) (published as part of the Criminal Procedure Discussion Forum).

R. Weaver, The Myth of "Consent," 39 Tex. T. L. Rev. 1195 (2007) (published as part of Texas Tech's criminal procedure symposium at which I gave a speech in April, 2007).

2006 and older:   R. Weaver, Speech & Technology, 110 Penn. St. U. L. Rev. 703 (2006).

R. Weaver, Introduction: First Amendment Discussion Forum, 110 Penn. St. U. L. Rev. 515 (2006).

R. Weaver & D. Partlett, Defamation, Free Speech & Democratic Governance, 10 N.Y.L.S. L. Rev. 57 (2006).

R. Weaver & D. Partlett, Introduction: Defamation Discussion Forum, 10 N.Y.L.S. L. Rev. 1 (2006).

R. Weaver, A. Kenyon, D. Partlett & C. Walker, Defamation Law & Free Speech: Reynolds v. Times Newspapers and the English Media, 37 Vand. J. Trans-Nat'l Law 1255 (2005).

R. Weaver, Investigation & Discretion: The Terry Revolution at Forty (Almost), 109 Penn. St. U. L. Rev. 1205 (2005).

R. Weaver, Introduction: Criminal Procedure Discussion Forum, 109 Penn. St. U. L. Rev. 907 (2005).

R. Weaver, Should Hate Speech be Criminalized?, ___ Revue Internationale de Langues Juridiques et de Droit Compare ___ (2005)

R. Weaver & D. Partlett, Defamation, the Media & Free Speech: Australia's Experiment with Expanded Qualified Privilege, 36 Geo. Wash. Int'l. L. Rev. 377 (2004).

J. Knechtle & R. Weaver, The Developing Law of Libel in Central and Eastern Europe, Revue Internationale de Langues Juridiques et de Droit Compare (2004).

R. Weaver, Introduction: Third Remedies Discussion Forum, 41 San Diego L. Rev. 1407 (2004).

R. Weaver, The Rise and Decline of Structural Remedies, 41 San Diego L. Rev. 1607 (2004).

R. Weaver, An APA Provision on Non-Legislative Rules?, 56 Ad. L. Rev. 1 (2004).

R. Weaver, The Perils of Being Poor: Indigent Defense and Effective Assistance, 42 Brandeis L.J. 435 (2004).

R. Weaver, Chevron and Regulatory Interpretations, Ky. Bar J. (2004) (in press).

R. Weaver, Introduction: Criminal Procedure Discussion Forum, Brandeis L.J. (2004) (in press).

R. Weaver & D. Stone, Free Speech in an Age of Technological Innovation, Revue Internationale de Langues Juridiques et de Droit Compare (2004).

R. Weaver, An Unsung Hero, Revue Internationale de Langues Juridiques et de Droit Compare (2004).

R. Weaver, School Busing, Segregation & Structural Injunctions (U. Grenoble Press 2004) (symposium in honor of Professor Jean-Philipe Colson of the University of Montpellier Faculty of Law).

Introduction: Second Remedies Discussion Forum, 36 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 777 (2003) (with D. Partlett).

Like a Ghoul in a Late Night Horror Movie, 41 Brandeis L.J. 587 (2003).

Introduction: First Amendment Discussion Forum, 41 Brandeis L.J. 395 (2003).

The Perils of Being Poor: Indigent Defense and Effective Assistance, Brandeis L.J. (2004) (in press).

Restitution: Ancient Wisdom, 36 Loy. L.J. 975 (2003) (with D. Partlett).

An Unsung Hero, Revue Internationale de Langues Juridiques et de Droit Compare (2002).

Heroic Law Teachers: Dean Leonard Gering, 52 J. Legal Educ. 466 (2002).

The Emperor has no Clothes: Christensen, Mead and Dual Deference Standards, 54 Ad. L. Rev. 173 (2002).

The Undervalued Non-Legislative Rule, 54 Ad. L. Rev. 871 (2002) (written for the Administrative Law Discussion Forum).

At U of L: Beyond the Surveys, Louisville Courier-Journal Forum Section (Dec. 23, 2001).

Even Distasteful, Discomforting Speech is Protected, Louisville Courier-Journal Forum Section (Dec. 8, 2001).

Filling Cavities, 39 Brandeis L.J. 677 (2001) (with D. Partlett).

Defamation Law in Turmoil: The Challenges Presented by the Internet, 2000 J. Information, LAW & Technology.

Justice and the Sleeping Lawyer, Courier-Journal (Forum Section) (November 11, 2000).

The United Kingdom Bill of Rights 1998: The Modernisation of Rights in the Old World, 33 U. Mich. J. of L. Reform (2000) (with Clive Walker).

Should Judges Attend Privately Funded Programs?, Courier Journal (Forum Section) (October 21, 2000).

Free Speech, Crime & the Challenge of Advancing Technology, 14 Int'l Rev. of Law, Computers & Technology 25 (2000) (also published in CD Rom form by the British & Irish Legal Technology Education Association (March, 1999)).

Teaching (and testing) Administrative Law, 38 Brandeis L.J. 275 (2000) (written for, and published as part of, the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law's Administrative Law Discussion Forum).

Does "Practicality" Have a Place in the "Canon of Constitutional Law?", 17 Constitutional Commentary 341 (2000) (written for, and published as part of, Georgetown University's Constitutional Law Discussion Forum).

Striking a Balance: Hate Speech, Freedom of Expression and Non-Discrimination, 37 Archiv Des Volkerrechts 471 (1999).

Human Liberty and Freedom of Speech, 37 Archiv Des Volkerrechts 472 (1999).

Content Regulation of the Internet (published as part of the proceedings of the First Asia-Pacific Conference on Cyber-Law) (1999).

Free Speech Doctrine in Turmoil: Defamation and the Internet (published as part of the proceedings of the First Asia-Pacific Conference on Cyber-Law) (1999).

Implied Rights and the Australian Constitution: A Modified New York Times, Inc. v. Sullivan Goes Down Under, 8 Seton Hall Const. L. J. 101 (1998).

Hate Speech, 7 Daito Hogaku 291 (1997).

Lopez and the Federalization of Criminal Law, 98 West. V. L. Rev. 815 (1996).

Appellate Structures in Executive Departments and Agencies, 48 Admin. L. Rev. 251 (1996).

The Developing Law of Libel in Central and Eastern Europe, 1 Communications Law 11 (1996) (with J. Knechtle).

ALJ Support Systems: Staff Attorneys and Decision Writers, 15 J. Nat'l Ass'n of ALJs 89 (1996).

Management of ALJ Offices in Executive Departments and Agencies, 47 Admin. L. Rev. 303 (1995).

The Downing Street Declaration, 8 Emory I.L.R. 817 (1994) (with C. Walker).

Organization of Adjudicative Offices in Executive Branch Agencies (1994)(written for the Administrative Conference of the United States).

Constitution Drafting in the Former Soviet Union: The Kyrghyzstan and Belarus Constitutions, 12 Wisc. I.L.R. 29 (1994)(with J. Knechtle).

A Comment on the Draft Constitution of Belarus, 3 Daito Hogaku 203 (1993)(based on a lecture presented at Daito Bunka University, Tokyo, Japan in May, 1993).

Some Realism About Chevron, 58 Mo. L. Rev. 129 (1993).

Is the New York Times "Actual Malice" Standard Really Necessary? A Comparative Perspective, 53 La. L. Rev. 1153 (1993)(with G. Bennett).

Defamation and Editorial Decisionmaking, 14 Media Law 2 (1993)(with G. Bennett).

Chevron: Martin, Anthony and Format Requirements, 40 Kan. L. :Rev. 587 (1992).

Stoffprasentation? Zu den Lehrmethoden an Amerikanischen und Deutschen Rechtsfakultaten, 33 Juristische Schulung 272 (1992)(with E. Klein).

A Foolish Consistency Is the Hobgoblin of Little Minds, 44 Baylor L. Rev. 529 (1992).

Broadcasting Bans: A Transatlantic Perspective, 13 Media Law 179 (1992)(with G. Bennett).

Evaluating Regulatory Interpretations, 80 Ky. L.J. 987 (1992).

Deference to Agency Interpretations of Regulations: A Post-Chevron Assessment, 22 Memphis St. L. Rev. 411 (1992)(with T. Schweitzer).

Judicial Deference to Regulatory Interpretations: Inter-Agency Conflicts, 43 Ala. L. Rev. 35 (1991).

Langdell's Legacy: Living With the Case Method, 36 Vill. L. Rev. 517 (1991).

Challenging Regulatory Interpretations, 23 Ariz. St. L. Rev. 109 (1991).

Some Reflections on the Case Method, 11 Legal Studies 155 (1991).

The N. Ireland Media Ban: Some Reflections on Judicial Review, 22 Vand. J. of Transnat'l Law 1119 (1989)(with G. Bennett).

The Deliberative Process Privilege, 54 Mo. L. Rev. 281 (1989)(with J. Jones).

Chenery II: A Forty-Year Retrospective, 40 Ad. L. Rev. 161 (1988).

Retroactive Regulatory Interpretations: An Analysis of Judicial Responses, 61 Notre Dame L. Rev. 167 (1986).

Judicial Interpretation of Administrative Regulations: The Deference Rule, 45 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 587 (1984).

Judicial Interpretation of Administrative Regulations: An Overview, 53 U. Cin. L. Rev. 681 (1984)(reprinted in volume 3 of West's Federal Practice Manual).

Contemporaneous Construction Discovery: Its Use and Abuse, 20 Wake Forest L. Rev. 367 (1984).

Selected Student Publications

Comment, The Law of Private Nuisance in Missouri, 44 Mo. L. Rev. 20 (1979);

Note, Quasi-in-Rem Jurisdiction and the International Shoe Minimum Contacts Doctrine, 42 Mo. L. Rev. 415 (1977);

Note, Towards Resolving 42 U.S.C. § 1981 with the Right of Privacy and the Right to Associate, 42 Mo. L. Rev. 312 (1977).

R. Weaver, K. Strachan, D. Partlett, D. Lively & W. Lawrence, Teacher's Manual for Modern Remedies: Cases, Problems & Exercises (West, 1997).

W. Funk, S. Shapiro, & R. Weaver, Teacher's Manual for Administrative Law: Cases, Materials, Problems & Exercises (West, 1997).

D. Lively, P. Haddon, D. Roberts & R. Weaver, Constitutional Law: Cases, History & Dialogues (Anderson, 1996).

D. Lively, D. Roberts & R. Weaver, The First Amendment Anthology (Anderson, 1994).

 

Presentations

2008:   Teaching Constitutional Law, delivered at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools' Annual Meeting (Palm Beach, FL, July 31, 2008).

Holocaust Denial, delivered at the Mainz Media Center's annual symposium (Mainz, Germany, March 28, 2008).

Hate Speech, delivered at the University of Kentucky College of Law (Lexington, Kentucky, February 19, 2008).

Holocaust Denial, presented at the University of Kansas School of Law (Lawrence, Kansas, January 24, 2008).

The Promises and Perils of Comparative Research, presented at the Association of American Law Schools' Annual Meeting (New York City, January 3, 2008).

2007:   The Perils of Pragmatism: The Legacy of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, presented at the University of Louisville's Constitution Day webcast (Louisville, Kentucky, September 17, 2007).

Hate Speech, presented at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools' Annual Meeting (Palm Beach, Florida, July 30, 2007).

WFPL "State of Affairs" program on the JCPS desegregation case (Louisville, KY, July 3, 2007).

Free Speech in Times of War or Emergency, presented at the Mainz Media Institute's annual symposium (Mainz, Germany, April 20, 2006).

There Must be 50 Ways to Teach Remedies presented at the AALS Annual Meeting (Washington, D.C., January 3, 2007).

Bolero and Structural Injunctions presented at the AALS Annual Meeting (Washington, D.C., January 5, 2007).

International Student Exchanges presented at the AALS Annual Meeting (Washington, D.C., January 5, 2007).

2006:   Negotiations in the United States presented at the University of Montpellier III (Montpellier, France, November 13, 2006).

The Religion Clauses of the United States Constitution presented to a visiting delegation from Tajekistan (Louisville, KY, October 13, 2006).

The Danish Cartoons presented at the Federalist Society's annual symposium (Louisville, Kentucky, September 12, 2006).

WFPL "State of Affairs" program on the "The Roberts Court" (Louisville, KY, September 1, 2006).

Defamation and Free Speech presented at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools' Annual Meeting (July 17, 2006, Palm Beach, Florida).

The Danish Cartoons presented at the Mainz Media Institute's annual symposium (Mainz, Germany, April 27, 2006).

Defamation and Free Speech presented at Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia, March 5, 2006).  

Free Speech and the Challenge of Advancing Technology presented at the University of Montpellier I (Montpellier, France, February 9, 2006).

Religion in the Public Square:  Faith in Government and Politics in America Today presented at Temple Beth-El (St. Petersburg, Florida, January 10, 2006).

Empirical Research: The Comparative Defamation Study (Southeastern Association of Law Schools, Palm Beach, Florida, July 17, 2006).

Free Speech and the Danish Cartoons (Mainz Media Law Institute, Johannes Gutenburg University, Mainz, Germany, April 27, 2006).

Defamation, Reputation & Free Speech (Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, March 7, 2006).

Free Speech and the Challenge of Advancing Technology (University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, February 9, 2006).

Religion in the Public Forum (Temple Beth-El, St. Petersburg, FL, January 17, 2006).

Defamation, Reputation & Free Speech (AALS Annual Meeting, January 7, 2006).

2005:   Speaker at the McConnell Center and Federalist Society's symposium entitled Free Speech, Defamation and the Political Process (University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law, Louisville, KY, September 9, 2005).

Speech entitled Free Speech and the Challenge of Advancing Technology (Mainz Media Law Center's annual symposium, Mainz, Germany, April 13, 2005).

Speech entitled Reflections on the Confirmation Process (Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, July 18, 2005).

Speech entitled Drafting Casebook Proposals delivered at Barry University School of Law (Orlando, FL, February, 2005).

2004:   Speaker at the Federalist Society's symposium entitled Free Speech, the Internet and the Challenge of Advancing Technology (Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky, September 9, 2004).

Speech entitled The Jurisprudence of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Kiawah Island, S. Carolina, July 31, 2004).

Free Speech, the Internet and the Challenge of Advancing Technology, University of Mainz Media Law Forum, University of Mainz, Media Law Institute (Mainz, Germany, April 24, 2004).

Free Speech in a Democratic Society, University of Louisville's Day of Dialogue on Hate in America (Louisville, KY, March 31, 2004).

Constitution Drafting, University of Montpellier Faculty of Law (Montpellier, France, March 16, 2004).

2003:   Hate Speech, McConnell Center and Federalist Society's Hate Speech Forum, University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law (Louisville, Kentucky, September 10, 2003).

Defamation: A Comparative Perpsective, Southeastern Association of Law Schools' Annual Meeting (Amelia Island, Florida, July 25, 2003).

Hate Speech, Hate Speech Forum, University of Leeds Faculty of Law (Leeds, England, April 14, 2003).

Hate Speech, University of Mainz Media Law Forum, University of Mainz, Media Law Institute (Mainz, Germany, April 11, 2003).

Comparative Perspectives on Defamation, University of Sydney School of Law (Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2003).

Hate Speech, University of Western Sydney School of Law (Sydney, Australia, March 14, 2003).

Hate Speech, Macquarie University Division of Law (Sydney, Australia, March 12, 2003).

Hate Speech, University of Montpellier Faculty of Law (Montpellier, France, Feb. 3, 2003).

2002:   Hate Speech, Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools (Kiawah Island, S.C., July 30, 2002).

Defamation and Property, Law and Society Annual Meeting (Vancouver, B.C., Canada, May 30, 2002).

Problem Based Teaching, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Innovations in Teaching and Learning: Meeting 21st Century Challenges (Louisville, Kentucky, May 21, 2002).

Implied Rights in Australia, SLSA 2000 Annual Meeting (University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales, April 4, 2002).

Writing Casebook Proposals, Florida Coastal School of Law (Jacksonville, FL, February 20, 2002).

2001:   A History of the Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools, Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting (Hilton Head Island, S.C., July 15, 2001).

Constitution Drafting, Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Meeting (Bristol, England, April 6, 2001).

Defamation and the Internet, Federalist Society Faculty Conference (S.F., Calif., Jan. 4, 2001).

2000:   Campaign Finance Reform, panelist on Kentucky Educational Television's "Kentucky Tonight" (May 8, 2000).

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan: A Forty Year Retrospective, Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools (Captiva Island, FL, Aug. 3, 2000).

Judicial Implications: Comparative Perspectives, SLSA 2000 Conference (Queens University, Belfast, N. Ireland, April 27, 2000).

Judicial Implications, University of Leeds (Leeds, England, April 17, 2000).

Defamation and the Internet, British-Irish Legal Education Technology Association (Coventry, England, April 13, 2000).

1999:   Content Regulation of the Internet, First Asia-Pacific Conference on Cyber Law (Putrajaya, Malaysia, Nov. 9, 1999).

Free Speech Doctrine in Turmoil: Defamation and the Internet, First Asia-Pacific Conference on Cyber Law (Putrajaya, Malaysia, Nov. 9, 1999).

Globalization, Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools (Hilton Head Island, S.C., July 20, 1999).

The President's Power to Wage War, Cadi Ayyad University Faculty of Law (Marrakesh, Morrocco, March 16, 1999).

Free Speech, Crime & Advancing Technology, British & Irish Legal Technology Education Association (York, England, March 30, 1999).

N.Y. Times Co. v. Sullivan: Four Decades Later From a Comparative Perspective, S. Texas College of Law (affiliated with Texas A & M University) (Houston, TX, February 11, 1999).

1997:   Administrative Regulation of Business in the U.S., delivered to a visiting delegation of Moldovan judges (Louisville International Cultural Center, Louisville, KY, May 12, 1997).

Defamation and Reporting, University of Leeds Faculty of Law (Leeds, England, April 15, 1997).

1996:   Hate Speech, Daito Bunka University (Higasi-Matsuyama, Japan, Dec. 3, 1996).

Affirmative Action in the United States, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität's Should Women be Treated as Minorities? conference (Mainz, Germany, June 25, 1996).

Constitution Drafting in the Former Soviet Union, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (Mainz, Germany, June 19, 1996).

The MacCrate Report's Impact on U.S. Legal Education, University of Sydney Faculty of Law (Sydney, Australia, March 14, 1996).

Chevron and Deference, University of Sydney Faculty of Law (Sydney, Australia, March 11, 1996).

Defamation: The Impact of Libel Law on Reporting, Australian National University Faculty of Law (Canberra, Australia, March 8, 1996).

The American Constitutional System, University of Montpellier Faculty of Law (Montpellier, France, March 6, 1996).

The Republican Revolution in the United States, University of Montpellier Faculty of Law (Montpellier, France, March 5, 1996).

1995:   Constitution Drafting, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic May 13, 1995).

1994:   Defamation in Transition, University of Tasmania School of Law (Tasmania, Australia, March 17, 1994).

Is the New York Times Actual Malice Standard Really Necessary? delivered at the Defamation in Transition: International Comparisons in a Globalising Era Conference (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, March 12, 1994).

Chevron and Format Requirements, AALS' Administrative Law Section, AALS Annual Meeting (Orlando, Florida, January 9, 1994).

1993:   Constitution Drafting in the Former Soviet Union, University of Mainz's Constitution Drafting symposium (Mainz, Germany, June 28, 1993).

The Belarus and Kyrghyzstan Constitutions, Daito Bunka University Faculty of Law (Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 1993).

1992:   Affirmative Action in the United States, Université de Paris - Sud (Paris, France, May 12, 1992).

Current Trends in Legal Education, Memphis State University Law Alumni Association (Memphis, TN, February 27, 1992).

1991:   Should Private Clubs Be Allowed to Discriminate?, Louisville Forum (Louisville, KY, October 9, 1991).

The University of Louisville School of Law's Pro Bono Service Requirement, Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools' Annual Meeting (The Homestead, Va., August 16, 1991).

Censorship and the Gulf War, Université Paul Valéry's symposium on the Gulf War (Montpellier, France, May 14, 1991).

The Northern Ireland Broadcasting Ban, Université Paul Valéry (Montpellier, France, May, 15, 1991).

Fetal Rights, University of Louisville symposium on privacy and fetal rights (Louisville, KY, March 13, 1991).

1990:   The Case Method, Southeastern Conference of the Association of American Law Schools' Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN, August 18, 1990).

The Case Method, Ohio Northern University College of Law (Ada, Ohio, September 25, 1990).

University and Community Service

Personnel Committee (1990-present)

Curriculum Committee (Chair, 2003, Member 2003-present)

Distance Learning Committee (Chair, 2003-present)

Executive Director, Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) (2004-present)

Editorial Board, Journal of Education and the Law (a British journal)(1993-present)

Executive Committee, AALS Remedies Section (2002-present)

Vice President for Research's Research Advisory Council (2002-present)

Faculty Grievance Committee (1990-2002 & 2004-present)

Co-Chair, Montpellier Committee, Sister Cities of Louisville (1997-present)