Lucas A. Powe Jr.
- Anne Green Regents Chair
- Professor
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Lucas Powe Jr. is a leading historian of the Supreme Court and First Amendment scholar. Professor Powe, who was named one of the "Texas 10" most inspiring teachers at UT in 2019, teaches courses in constitutional law and sports law. He is also a professor of government and has been a visiting professor at several universities. Professor Power clerked for Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas before joining the Texas Law faculty.
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A leading historian of the Supreme Court, Professor Powe clerked for Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas before joining the Texas faculty in 1971. His latest books are The Supreme Court and the American Elite, 1789-2020 (2nd ed. 2021) and America's Lone Star Constitution: How Supreme Court Cases from texas Shape the Nation (2018). Previously , reflecting a split career as a historian and a First Amendment scholar, especially of the electronic media, his three award-winning books were American Broadcasting and the First Amendment (California 1987), The Fourth Estate and the Constitution (California 1991), and The Warren Court and American Politics (Harvard 2000). Additionally he has co-authored Regulating Broadcast Programming (MIT 1994) and written scores of articles. Powe was also a principal commentator on the 2007 four-part PBS series "The Supreme Court." He is also a Professor of Government and has been a visiting professor at Berkeley, Connecticut, and Georgetown. In 2019 UT's Alumni magazine named him one of the "Texas Ten" - most inspiring teachers at UT.
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year-2008
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Book Chapter
Naim v. Naim, 350 U.S. 985 (1956)
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Naim v. Naim, 350 U.S. 985 (1956), in 3 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States 352 (David S. Tanenhaus ed.; Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008). -
Book Chapter
William O. Douglas
Lucas A. Powe Jr., William O. Douglas, in 2 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States 56 (David S. Tanenhaus ed.; Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008). -
Book Chapter
The Role of the Court
Lucas A. Powe Jr., The Role of the Court, in Security v. Liberty 165 (New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2008).
year-2007
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Article
Judges Struck by Lightning: Some Observations on the Politics of Recent Supreme Court Appointments
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Judges Struck by Lightning: Some Observations on the Politics of Recent Supreme Court Appointments [Symposium: Conversations about Sandra Day O'Connor], 39 Arizona State Law Journal 875 (2007).
year-2006
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Book Review
A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan, by Michael Kazin
Lucas A. Powe Jr., A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan, by Michael Kazin, History Book Club Review, Mar. 2006, at 4. -
Book Chapter
"Marble Palace, We've Got a Problem-with You"
Lucas A. Powe Jr., "Marble Palace, We've Got a Problem-with You," in Reforming the Court: Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices 99 (Roger C. Cramton & Paul D. Carrington eds.; Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2006).
year-2005
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Book Review
Are "the People" Missing in Action (and Should Anyone Care)?
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Are "the People" Missing in Action (and Should Anyone Care)?, 83 Texas Law Review 855 (2005) (reviewing The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review, by Larry D. Kramer). -
Book Chapter
The Supreme Court and Election Returns
Lucas A. Powe Jr., The Supreme Court and Election Returns, in The United States Supreme Court: The Pursuit of Justice 423 (Christopher Tomlins ed.; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005). -
Book Review
Brown v. Board of Education: Caste, Culture, and the Constitution, by R.J. Cottrol et al.
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Brown v. Board of Education: Caste, Culture, and the Constitution, by R.J. Cottrol et al., 23 Law & History Review 483 (2005).
year-2004
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Article
Constitutional Amendments: The Winners and Losers
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Constitutional Amendments: The Winners and Losers, Village Voice, Mar. 3-9, 2004, at 28. -
Article
Writing the First Draft of History: Anthony Lewis as Supreme Court Correspondent
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Writing the First Draft of History: Anthony Lewis as Supreme Court Correspondent, 29 Journal of Supreme Court History 177 (2004). -
Article
The Political Battle for the Constitution
Lucas A. Powe Jr., The Political Battle for the Constitution, 21 Constitutional Commentary 641 (2004) (with H. W. Perry Jr.). -
Article
(Re)introducing Wiley Rutledge
Lucas A. Powe Jr., (Re)introducing Wiley Rutledge, 29 Journal of Supreme Court History 337 (2004).
year-2003
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Book Review
The Not-So-Brave New Constitutional Order
Lucas A. Powe Jr., The Not-So-Brave New Constitutional Order, 117 Harvard Law Review 647 (2003) (reviewing The New Constitutional Order, by Mark Tushnet). -
Book Review
A Unique Kind of Justice
Lucas A. Powe Jr., A Unique Kind of Justice, 31 Reviews in American History 471 (2003) (reviewing Wild Bill: The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas, by Bruce Allen Murphy). -
Article
The Politics of American Judicial Review: Reflections on the Marshall, Warren, and Rehnquist Courts
Lucas A. Powe Jr., The Politics of American Judicial Review: Reflections on the Marshall, Warren, and Rehnquist Courts, 38 Wake Forest Law Review 697 (2003). -
Book Review
Disease and Cure?
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Disease and Cure?, 101 Michigan Law Review 1947 (2003) (reviewing Republic.com, by Cass Sunstein).
year-2002
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Article
Searching for the False Shout of "Fire"
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Searching for the False Shout of "Fire," 19 Constitutional Commentary 345 (2002).
year-2001
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Book Review
Division and Discord: The Supreme Court Under Stone and Vinson, 1943-1953, by Melvin I. Urofsky
Lucas A. Powe Jr., Division and Discord: The Supreme Court Under Stone and Vinson, 1943-1953, by Melvin I. Urofsky, 18 Constitutional Commentary 259 (2001).
year-2000
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Book
The Warren Court and American Politics
Lucas A. Powe Jr., The Warren Court and American Politics (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2000).