Michael Klarman
Michael Klarman | |
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 Klarman speaking atHarvard LawClass Day 2010 | |
| Born | Michael J. Klarman 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania(BA,MA) Stanford Law School(JD) University of Oxford(DPhil) |
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| Relatives | Seth Klarman(brother) |
| Awards | Bancroft Prize(2005) |
Michael J. Klarman(born 1959) is an Americanlegal historianand scholar ofconstitutional law.[1]Currently, Klarman is theKirkland & EllisProfessor atHarvard Law School.[2]Formerly, he wasJames MonroeDistinguished Professor of Law, Professor of History, and Elizabeth D. andRichard A. MerrillResearch Professor at theUniversity of Virginia School of Law.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Klarman grew up inBaltimore,Maryland.His father,Herbert E. Klarman,was a public health economist.[4]He is the brother of investorSeth Klarman.[5]
Klarman holds a J.D. fromStanford Law School,a D.Phil. fromOxford University(where he was aMarshall Scholar) and an M.A. and B.A. from theUniversity of Pennsylvania.[6]His dissertation was titled "The Osborne Judgment: A Legal/Historical Analysis".[7]After his graduation from law school, he clerked for then-JudgeRuth Bader Ginsburgwhen she was on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[8][9]
Scholarship[edit]
Klarman specializes in the constitutional history of race.[10]He contends that the Supreme Court of the United States has historically been hostile to the rights of minorities and has not consistently enforced constitutional protections for them. Klarman argues that civil rights protections arise out of social mores from which the court takes its cue.[1][4]
Klarman has also defendedpolitical process theoryas a method of constitutional interpretation.[11]
Awards[edit]
- 2005Bancroft Prize
Works[edit]
- Klarman, Michael J. (1994). "How Brown Changed Race Relations: The Backlash Thesis".The Journal of American History.81(1): 81–118.doi:10.2307/2080994.JSTOR2080994.Preview.
- Discussion between Klarman andMichael W. McConnellregardingBrown v. Board of Education
- McConnell, Michael W.(May 1995)."Originalism and the desegregation decisions".Virginia Law Review.81(4): 947–1140.doi:10.2307/1073539.JSTOR1073539.
- Response to McConnell:Klarman, Michael J. (October 1995). "Response:Brown,originalism, and constitutional theory: a response to Professor Mcconnell ".Virginia Law Review.81(7): 1881–1936.doi:10.2307/1073643.JSTOR1073643.
- Response to Klarman:McConnell, Michael W.(October 1995). "Reply:The originalist justification for Brown: a reply to Professor Klarman ".Virginia Law Review.81(7): 1937–1955.doi:10.2307/1073644.JSTOR1073644.
- Klarman, Michael J. (June 2002). "Is the Supreme Court sometimes irrelevant? Race and the Southern Criminal Justice System in the 1940s".The Journal of American History.89(1): 119–153.doi:10.2307/2700787.JSTOR2700787.
- Klarman, Michael J. (2004).From Jim Crow to civil rights: the Supreme Court and the struggle for racial equality.Oxford University Press.ISBN9780195129038.Preview.
- Klarman, Michael J. (2007).Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Movement.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-530763-4.Preview.
- Klarman, Michael J. (2016).Unfinished Business: Racial Equality in American History.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-994203-9.Preview
- Klarman, Michael J. (October 14, 2016).The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-994203-9.Preview.
References[edit]
- ^ab"Professor Michael Klarman delivers address on the Supreme Court and race at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences".RetrievedJuly 1,2012.
- ^"Login • ProcessWire • oah.org".www.oah.org.Archived fromthe originalon November 28, 2010.RetrievedMay 21,2023.
- ^"Michael Klarman | Corcoran Department of History".www.virginia.edu.Archived fromthe originalon July 24, 2008.
- ^abKlarman, Michael."A Skeptical View of Constitution Worship".RetrievedMay 13,2011.
- ^"Herbert Klarman, 82, professor, health economist",Baltimore Sun,June 19, 1999.
- ^"WSC | Alumni | News | Message from the Director".www.wsc.edu.Archived fromthe originalon February 9, 2010.
- ^"Thesis: The Osborne judgment: a legal/historical analysis".solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk.RetrievedMay 7,2023.
- ^Kevin Zhou (January 24, 2008)."Constitutional Law Professor Klarman Joins HLS".The Harvard Crimson.
- ^"Michael Klarman to join HLS faculty,"Harvard Law School press release, January 24, 2008.
- ^Scott, Janny (March 23, 2008)."What Politicians say When They Talk About Race".The New York Times.RetrievedMay 13,2011.
- ^Klarman, Michael J. (May 1991). "The Puzzling Resistance to Political Process Theory".Virginia Law Review.77(4): 747–832.doi:10.2307/1073297.JSTOR1073297.
External links[edit]
- "Interview with Michael J. Klarman, Winner of the 2005 Bancroft Prize",History News Network,4-18-05
- "Book Excerpt:Unfinished Business",Virginia Law Review,February 18, 2008
- AppearancesonC-SPAN
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