William P. Marshall

William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law

Education

J.D., University of Chicago (1977)
B.A., University of Pennsylvania (1972)

William (Bill) Marshall is currently the Kenan Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina. Marshall was Deputy White House Counsel and Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States during the Clinton Administration and also served as the Solicitor General of the State of Ohio. Marshall has published extensively on first amendment, federal courts, and presidential powers issues and is also a leading expert on judicial selection matters. He teaches media law, civil procedure, constitutional law, first amendment, federal courts, church-state, and the law of the presidency. Marshall received his law degree from the University of Chicago and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a native of Nashua, New Hampshire.

Selected Publications

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National Healthcare and American Constitutional Culture, 35 HARV. J.L. & PUB. POL'Y 131 (2012). [Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis]
Not a Win-Winn: The Establishment Clause and Taxpayer Standing, __ SUP. CT. REV. __ (forthcoming 2012).
CASES AND MATERIALS ON FEDERAL COURTS (with M. Wells, G. Nichol and L. Yackle) (West 2nd ed.; American Casebook Series 2011). [KF8718 .W45 2011]
Judicial Takings, Judicial Speech, and Doctrinal Acceptance of the Model of the Judge as Political Actor, 6 DUKE J. CONST. L. & PUB. POL'Y 1 (2011). [Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, SSRN, Hein, Document Link]
Progressive Constitutionalism, Originalism, and the Significance of Landmark Decisions in Evaluating Constitutional Theory, 72 OHIO ST. L.J. 1251 (2011). [Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, SSRN, Hein]
Smith, Christian Legal Society, and Speech-Based Claims for Religious Exemptions from Neutral Laws of General Applicability, 32 CARDOZO L. REV. 1937 (2011). [Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, SSRN, Hein]
Why the Assertion of a "Nationalist" Presidency Does Not Support Claims for Expansive Presidential Power, 12 U. PA. J. CONST. L. 549 (2010). [Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, Hein]
Federalist Society Panel Discussion:� Judicial Selection, Federal and State (with M. Chertoff, W. Kelley, H. See Jr., and D. Sykes), 32 AM J. TRIAL ADVOC. 453 (2009). [Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, Hein]
Justices as Economic Fixers: A�Response�to�A Macrotheory of the Court, (S. Baker, A. Feibelman & W. Marshall) 58 DUKE L.J. 1627 (2009). [Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, Hein]
The Continuing Search for a Meaningful Model of Judicial Rankings and why It (Unfortunately) Matters, (S. Baker,� A. Feibelman & W. Marshall) 58 DUKE L.J. 1645 (2009). [Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, Hein]

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Areas of Expertise

Church and State Issues
Freedom of Speech
Law and Politics
Media Law
Presidency, The

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Contact Information

Office:�	5132 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall
Phone:�	919.843.7747
Fax:�	919.962.1277
E-mail:�	wpmarsha@email.unc.edu

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