Richard Epstein

Richard A. Epstein | |
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Basic facts | |
Organization: | New York University School of Law |
Location: | New York, N.Y. |
Education: | •Columbia College •Oxford University •Yale Law School |
Richard A. Epstein is an American lawyer and professor. As of May 2024, he was the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law and director of the Classical Liberal Institute at the New York University School of Law. According to his faculty profile page on the New York University website, Epstein's areas of research include communications, health, and constitutional law, as well as property rights and torts.[1][2][3]
Epstein was included in a list of 18 potential Supreme Court nominees released by 2020 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen.[4]
Career
Below is a summary of Epstein's education and career:[2][3][5]
Academic degrees:
- B.A. (1964), Columbia College, New York City
- B.A. (1966), Oxford University, Oxford, England
- LL.B. (1968), Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
Professional positions and honors:
- Member, California Bar, 1969-Present
- Editor, Journal of Legal Studies, 1981-1991
- Editor, Journal of Law and Economics, 1991-2001
- Senior fellow, Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, 1984-Present
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Science, 1985-Present
- Faculty, University of Southern California, 1968-1973
- Faculty, University of Chicago, 1972-Present
- Senior fellow, Hoover Institution, 2000-Present
- Honorary professor, University of Applied Sciences, Lima, Peru, 2003
- Faculty, New York University, 2005-Present
- Winner, Bradley Prize, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, 2011
Academic scholarship
The following table contains a selection of works by Epstein about the administrative state and related issues. Any links in the table below feature Ballotpedia summaries of that scholarly work.
Works related to the administrative state | |||
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Title | Source | ||
"Delegation of Powers: A Historical and Functional Analysis" | Chapman Law Review (2021) | ||
"The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State" | Manhattan Institute (2019) | ||
"The Role of Guidances in Modern Administrative Procedure: The Case for De Novo Review" | Oxford University Press (2015) | ||
"Why the Modern Administrative State Is Inconsistent with the Rule of Law" | New York University Journal of Law and Liberty (2008) | ||
"Regulatory Paternalism in the Market for Drugs: Lessons from Vioxx and Celebrex" | Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law and Ethics (2005) | ||
"The Permit Power Meets the Constitution" | Iowa Law Review (1995) |
See also
- Ballotpedia's administrative state coverage
- Administrative State Bibliography
- Scholarly work related to the administrative state
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York University School of Law, "Richard Epstein," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 University of Chicago Law School, "Richard A. Epstein," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hoover Institution, "Richard A. Epstein," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ Jorgensen 2020, "Jorgensen issues list of potential U.S. Supreme Court picks," September 23, 2020
- ↑ University of Chicago, "Richard A. Epstein, Curriculum Vitae," accessed September 28, 2019