Jeffrey D. Jackson
Publications
Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
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"Putting Rationality Back into the Rational Basis Test," __ University of Richmond Law Review ___ (forthcoming).
"Blackstone's Ninth Amendment: A Historical Common Law Baseline for the Interpretation of Unenumerated Rights," 62 Oklahoma Law Review 167 (2010).
"Socrates and Langdell in Legal Writing: Is the Socratic Method a Proper Tool for Legal Writing Courses, 43 California Western Law Review 267 (2007) [2.2 MB PDF].
"Beyond Quality: First Principles in Judicial Selection and Their Application to a Commission-Based Selection System," 34 Fordham Urban Law Journal 125 (2007) [166 KB PDF].
"The Modalities of the Ninth Amendment: Ways of Thinking About Unenumerated Rights Inspired by Philip Bobbitt's Constitutional Fate," 75 Mississippi Law Journal 495 (2006) [2.5 MB PDF].
"The Power to Suspend Habeas Corpus: An Answer from the Arguments Surrounding Ex Parte Merryman," 34 University of Baltimore Law Review 11 (2004) [2.6 MB PDF].
"The Daubert Trilogy in the States," 44 Jurimetrics Journal 351 (2004) (co-author with David E. Bernstein) [395 KB PDF].
"The Dog of War as a Puppy: The Constitutional Power to Initiate Hostilities as Answered by the Framing," 1 Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy 361 (2003) [1.2 MB PDF].
"The Selection of Judges in Kansas: A Comparison of Systems," 69 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 32 (January 2000) [2.8 MB PDF].
Chapters in Books
"McReynolds, James Clark: 1862-1946," Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States (David S. Tanenhaus, editor in chief) (Detroit : Macmillan Reference USA, 2008).
Presentations
"Recent Developments in United States Supreme Court Cases," Washburn University School of Law, Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Topeka, Kansas, June 26, 2009.
"Recent Developments in United States Supreme Court Cases," Washburn University School of Law, Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Topeka, Kansas, June 27, 2008.
"Just the Facts: Writing a Persuasive Fact Statement," The Art of Advocacy: Not-So-Secret Tips for Writing Effective, Persuasive and Ethical Legal Briefs, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, March 10, 2007.
Forum Panelist, "What Does Freedom of the Press Mean When the Press is the Internet?", Washburn University Constitution and Citizenship Forum, September 18, 2006.
Symposium Panelist, "Rethinking Judicial Selection: A Critical Appraisal of Appointive Selection for State Court Judges," Fordham Law School, April 7, 2006.
Professional Service
Testified on behalf of the Kansas Judicial Council Death Penalty Advisory Committee before the Kansas Senate Judiciary (the Committee is considering SB 208 and SB 375, which would repeal the death penalty in Kansas), January 19, 2010.
Associate Editor, Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors, 2009-.
Testified in support of the Kansas Equal Rights Amendment (Senate Concurrent Resolution 1608) before the Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, February 25, 2009.
