William Eskridge
William N. Eskridge, Jr., (born October 27, 1951, Princeton, West Virginia[1]) is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School.[2] He is spending the spring semester of the 2011-12 academic year as a visiting scholar at Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a member of the law faculty from 1987-98.[3][4] After earning an A.B. at Davidson College in 1973, he completed an M.A. in History at Harvard University before earning his J.D. at Yale Law in 1978.[4] He clerked for Edward Weinfeld the following year.[1] His work on constitutional law, legislation and statutory interpretation, and protections based on sexual orientation is well regarded and frequently cited.
In 1994, Eskridge was granted a Guggenheim Fellowship.[5]
Bibliography
Books
- Dynamic Statutory Interpretation (1994)[6]
- The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment (1996)[7]
- Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet (1999)[8]
- Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy (2001, 3rd ed., with Philip P. Frickey and Elizabeth Garrett)
- Equality Practice: Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights (2001)
- Gay Marriage: For Better or for Worse? (2006, with Darren R. Spedale)
- Legislation and Statutory Interpretation (2006, 2nd. ed.)
- Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws in America, 1861-2003 (2008)
- A Republic of Statutes: The New American Constitution (2010, with John Ferejohn)
- Sexuality, Gender and the Law (2011, with Nan Hunter, 3rd ed.)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Newton, David E. (2010-09-02). Same-Sex Marriage: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. pp. 144–. ISBN 9781598847079. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ Eskridge's biography at Yale Law School
- ↑ Eskridge's biography at Georgetown University Law Center
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Eskridge's CV
- ↑ "William N. Eskridge". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ Henschen, Beth M. (July 1995). "DYNAMIC STATUTORY INTERPRETATION (review)". Law & Politics Book Review, v. 5 no. 7. pp. 195–196. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ Lewis, Neil A. (8 September 1996). "A Modest Proposal". The New York Times. p. 14. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet (review)". The Virginia Quarterly Review. April 1, 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2012.