Joshua Sellers
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Joshua Sellers teaches and writes in the areas of election law, constitutional law, race and the law, and American politics. He is widely published and has received numerous accolades, including the esteemed Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin, and honors from the AALS Section on Election Law. Professor Sellers is an elected member of the American Law Institute and currently serves as an advisor on the Institute's Election Litigation project.
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View moreJoshua Sellers is Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of election law, constitutional law, race and the law, and American politics. He has published in leading journals, including the Stanford Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and New York University Law Review. His scholarship has twice in recent years been recognized with awards from the AALS Section on Election Law, and in 2022, Professor Sellers was awarded the prestigious Berlin Prize by the American Academy in Berlin for representing the highest standards of excellence in his field. He was elected to the American Law Institute in 2023 and is an adviser on the Institute's Election Litigation project.
Before entering teaching, Professor Sellers was a law clerk to Judge Rosemary Barkett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and a litigation associate at Jenner & Block LLP in Washington, D.C.
Professor Sellers holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, where he served as an articles editor of the University of Chicago Law Review, and a B.A. in Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies from the University of Michigan.
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Election Law, Originalism, and Democratic Self-Government
Joshua Sellers. “Election Law, Originalism, and Democratic Self-Government.” In 76 FLA. L. REV., (forthcoming 2024). -
Report
Comparative Voter Registration: Lessons from Abroad for Improving Access and Accuracy in the United States
Joshua Sellers. “Comparative Voter Registration: Lessons from Abroad for Improving Access and Accuracy in the United States” (Institute for Responsive Government, 2024). View online. -
Book Chapter
Political Parties and Primary Elections
Joshua Sellers. “Political Parties and Primary Elections” In THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN ELECTION LAW (edited by Eugene Mazo ed., forthcoming 2024). -
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Electoral Adequacy
Joshua Sellers. “Electoral Adequacy.” In 132 YALE L.J. FORUM, Page 352 (2022). -
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American Democracy’s Polycrisis
Joshua Sellers. “American Democracy’s Polycrisis.” In 36 Berlin Journal, Page 60 (2022). -
Other Activity
How Bad Could Things Get for the Voting Rights Act? The Supreme Court Just Gave Us a Preview
Joshua Sellers, G. Michael Parsons. “How Bad Could Things Get for the Voting Rights Act? The Supreme Court Just Gave Us a Preview” at HARV. L. REV. BLOG (April 13, 2022). View online. -
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Unrules” in Election Law
Joshua Sellers. “Unrules” in Election Law.” In 47 Administrative & Regulatory Law News, Page 10 (Fall 2021, symposium). -
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Race, Reckoning, Reform, and the Limits of the Law of Democracy
Joshua Sellers. “Race, Reckoning, Reform, and the Limits of the Law of Democracy.” In 169 U. PA. L. REV., Page 1995 (2021). -
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Constructing the Right to Vote
Joshua Sellers, Justin Weinstein-Tull. “Constructing the Right to Vote.” In 96 N.Y.U. L. REV., Page 1127 (2021). -
Opinion/Editorial
Brnovich and Its Implications
Joshua Sellers. “Brnovich and Its Implications.” In The Regulatory Review (September 20, 2021). View online. -
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Democracy on a Shoestring
Joshua Sellers, Roger Michalski. “Democracy on a Shoestring.” In 74 VAND. L. REV., Page 1079 (2021). -
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Preempting Politics: State Power and Local Democracy
Joshua Sellers, Erin A. Scharff. “Preempting Politics: State Power and Local Democracy.” In 72 STAN. L. REV., Page 1361 (2020). -
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Political Participation, Expressive Association, and Judicial Review
Joshua Sellers. “Political Participation, Expressive Association, and Judicial Review.” In 69 AM. U. L. REV., Page 1617 (2020). -
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Election Law and White Identity Politics
Joshua Sellers. “Election Law and White Identity Politics.” In 87 FORDHAM L. REV., Page 1515 (2019). -
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“Major Questions” Moderation
Joshua Sellers. ““Major Questions” Moderation.” In 87 GEO. WASH. L. REV., Page 930 (2019). -
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Politics as Pretext
Joshua Sellers. “Politics as Pretext.” In 62 HOW. L.J., Page 687 (2019, symposium). -
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Contributions, Bribes, and the Convergence of Political and Criminal Corruption
Joshua Sellers. “Contributions, Bribes, and the Convergence of Political and Criminal Corruption.” In 45 FLA. ST. U. L. REV., Page 657 (2018). -
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Legislating Against Lying in Campaigns and Elections
Joshua Sellers. “Legislating Against Lying in Campaigns and Elections.” In 71 OKLA. L. REV., Page 141 (2018, symposium). -
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State of the Vote: Your “Right” Revealed
Joshua Sellers. “State of the Vote: Your “Right” Revealed.” In Oklahoma Humanities Magazine, (Fall 2016 ed.). -
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The Irony of Intent: Statutory Interpretation and the Constitutionality of Section Two of the Voting Rights Act
Joshua Sellers. “The Irony of Intent: Statutory Interpretation and the Constitutionality of Section Two of the Voting Rights Act.” In 76 LA. L. REV., Page 43 (2015, symposium).