Gregory Magarian

Gregory P. Magarian is the Thomas and Karole Green Professor of law at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He teaches and writes about U.S. constitutional law, with emphasis on the freedom of expression. His first book, Managed Speech: The Roberts Court’s First Amendment, was published in 2017 by Oxford University Press. His work also examines church and state, firearms regulation, and regulations of the political process. He has published widely in leading law journals, made numerous scholarly presentations, and taught and lectured at universities around the world. Professor Magarian served as a judicial clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Louis Oberdorfer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He practiced law at Jenner and Block in Washington, D.C. and taught at Villanova University before joining the Washington University faculty in 2008.

EDUCATION

• J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1993
• M.P.P., University of Michigan School of Public Policy, 1993
• B.A., Yale University, 1989

COURSES

• Speech, Press, and the Constitution
• Advanced Topics in Freedom of Expression Seminar
• Constitutional Law
• Legislation

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Freedom of Expression
• Law and Religion
• Regulations of the Political Process
• Firearms Regulation