BA, Yale University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Selected Publications
Faithfully Enforcing the Religious Liberty Guarantees of the Northwest Territory States, 34 Brigham Young J. Pub. L. 403 (2020).
“No person . . . shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments . . .”: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and Strader v. Graham, 102 Marq. L. Rev. 1087 (2019).
Vindication: Varnum v. Brien at Ten Years, 67 Drake L.R. 463 (2019).
Removing State Constitution Badges of Inferiority, 22 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 1151 (2018).
Religious State Constitution Preambles, 123 Penn St. L. Rev. 151 (2018).
“In the name of Heaven, don’t force men to hear prayers”: Religious Liberty and the Constitutions of Iowa, 65 Drake L.R. 355 (2018).
Cents & Sensibilities, 20 U. Penn. J. Con. L. 245 (2017).
Significant Accomplishments
Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law (2020)
Elected life member of the American Law Institute
Kentucky Justice Association Consumer Safety Award (2008)
Medallion “in recognition of outstanding contributions towards modernizing Kentucky Business Law” from the National Association of Secretaries of State (2007)
Public Advocate’s Award from the Office of Public Advocate (2005)
Distinguished Professor Award from Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, Washington & Lee University Law School (1993-1994 and 1994-1995)
