William Rich
Publications
Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
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"The Path of Mentally Ill Offenders," 36 Fordham Urban Law Journal 89 (2009). [2 MB PDF]
"Why 'Privileges or Immunities'?: An Explanation of the Framers' Intent," 42 Akron Law Review 1111 (2009). [1 MB PDF]
"Charting the Course to Same Sex Marriage," 4 Journal of Race, Gender & Ethnicity 31 (2009). [281 KB PDF]
"Measuring Judicial Success: Interpersonal Intelligence and Commitment to Enduring Values," 47 Washburn Law Journal 35 (2007).
"Lessons of Charleston Harbor: The Rise, Fall and Revival of Pro-Slavery Federalism," 36 McGeorge Law Review 569 (2005). [3.4 MB PDF]
"Betrayal of the Little Girls with Dolls: The Broken Promise of Constitutional Protection for Victims of Race Discrimination," 90 Cornell Law Review 419 (2005). [1.3 MB PDF]
"Brown, Dominance, and Diversity," 43 Washburn Law Journal 311 (2004). [87 KB PDF]
"Genomic Torts: A Response to Professor Feldman," 42 Washburn Law Journal 615 (2003). [87 KB PDF]
"Taking 'Privileges or Immunities' Seriously: A Call to Expand the Constitutional Canon," 87 Minnesota Law Review 153 (2002).
"Nationhood, Equality and Democracy: Finding Redemption in George P. Fletcher's Secret Constitution," 46 Howard Law Journal 127 (2002).
"Prison Conditions and Criminal Sentencing in Kansas: A Public Policy Dialogue," 11 Kansas J.L. & Pub. Pol'y. 693 (2002). [2 MB PDF]
"Privileges or Immunities: The Missing Link in Establishing Congressional Power to Abrogate State Eleventh Amendment Immunity," 28 Hastings Const. L. Q. 235 (2001).
"Economic Analysis and Distributive Justice." 18 Research L. & Economics 15 (1997) [2.7 MB PDF]
"Moral Dimensions of Federalism," Government Structure in the USA and the Sovereign States of the Former USSR, Hickey and Ugrisky, eds., Westport, Conn. and London, England; Greenwood Press, 1996
"Constitutional Law in the United States and Australia: Finding Common Ground," 35 Wash. L. J. 1 (1995).
"Converging Constitutions: A Comparative Analysis of Constitutional Law in the United States and Australia," 21 Fed. L. Rev. 202 (1993).
"Approaches to Constitutional Interpretation in Australia: an American Perspective," 12 Univ. Tasmania L. Rev. 150 (1993).
"Hong Kong: Revolution Without Change," 20 Hong Kong L.J. 279 (1990).
"Equal Protection for the Poor: 'Fair Distribution' to Meet 'Brutal Needs'", 24 San Diego L. Rev. (1987).
"Divorce Mediation: How Many Lawyers?" 56 J. Kan. B.A. 15 (1987).
"Reassessing Legal Realism, A Response to Professor Newal," 22 Washburn L.J. 429 (1983).
"The Role of Lawyers: Beyond Advocacy", 1980 B.Y.U.L. Rev. 767-84 (1980).
"Social Security Advocavy," 48 J.Kan. B.A. 21 (1979).
"Poverty and Birth Rate Can Go Down Together," Press Foundation of Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1974).
"Development, Social Justice and Smaller Families," with James P. Grant, Foreign Policy Association, 218 Headline Series 16 (1973).
Books and Monographs
Annual Supplements, Modern Constitutional Law. 2nd ed. (St. Paul, Minn. : Thomson West, 1998-2008).
Modern Constitutional Law. 2nd ed., vol. 2-v. 3. (with Chester James Antieau) (St. Paul, Minn. : West Group, 1997).
Bar Reviews
"Summary of Constitutional Law," Kansas Bar Review (University of Kansas Division of Continuing Education) (annually, 1981-2003).
Chapters in Books
"Why Privileges or Immunities?: An Explanation of the Framers' Intent," in Infinite Hope and Finite Disappointment: 140 Years after the Fourteenth Amendment, (forthcoming Akron University Press, 2009).
"Betrayal of the Children with Dolls: The Broken Promise of Constitutional Protection for Victims of Race Discrimination," in Racial Discrimination: A Jurisprudential Study (edited by G. Chandana) (Icfai University Press, 2009).
"Civil Rights," 1990 Kansas Annual Survey (with Alan Rupe, Terry Unruh, David Waxse) (Kansas Bar Association).
Other Publications
"Summary of Constitutional Law," (Parts I & II Kansas Bar Review, University of Kansas Division of Continuing Education, 1998 and Supplement, February 1999.
"Summary of Constitutional Law," (Parts I & II) Kansas Bar Review, University of Kansas Division of Continuing Education, 1992.
"Converging Constitutions," Professional Development Seminar, Murdoch University Law Faculty, Nov. 6, 1992.
"Approaches to Constitutional Interpretation," Professional Development Seminar, University of Tasmania Law Faculty, October 26, 1992.
"Moral Dimensions of Federalism," Conference on "Government Structures in the U.S.A. and the Sovereign States of the Former U.S.S.R.: Power Allocation Among Central, Regional and Local Governments," Co-Sponsored by Hofstra University and the Russian Federation Permanent Mission to the United Nations, April 1992.
"Economic Analysis and Distributive Justice." (With Professor David Burress, Department of Economics and Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, University of Kansas Department of Economics Seminar Paper, April 1990.)
Constitutional Litigation Course Description and Introductory Materials---A combination of articles and discussion materials used to introduce students to questions of constitutional jurisprudence. (1986). 107 pages.
Social Legislation Cases and Materials---Three volume collection of teaching materials for course in Social Legislation. (1985). 682 pages.
"Smaller Families Through Social and Economic Progress", Monograph No. 7, Washington D.C.: Overseas Development Council, 1973. (Published in book form by Praeger, Development Studies Series, 1974; in collection of four monographs. Also published in Spanish.)
A New Development Strategy? Greater Equity, Faster Growth, and Smaller Families. Development Paper No. 11, Washington D.C.: Overseas Development Council (1973) with James P. Grant and Robert E. Hunter.
"Population Explosion: The Role of Development," Communique No. 16, Washington, D.C.: Overseas Development Council (1972).
Presentations
"The Aftermath of Brown," Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Topeka, Kansas, February 12, 2010.
"The Path of Mentally Ill Offenders," Colloquium on Conditions of Confinement, Fordham Law Prisoners' Rights Advocates, the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, and the Fordham Urban Law Journal, Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, October 24, 2008.
"Why the 39th Congress Chose the Terms 'Privileges or Immunities,'" The Fourteenth Amendment: The 140th Anniversary Symposium, Co-sponsored by the University of Akron School of Law, Center for Constitutional Law, and the Akron Law Review, October 23, 2008.
"Freedom of Speech in Higher Education," Kansas City Community College, May 2008.
"Balance in Legal Education" American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, January 2008.
"Students' Rights," Wichita State University, ACLU Chapter, October 2007.
Revisiting Brown v. Board of Education, Symposium, Cornell Law School, February 2004.
The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, Symposium, Washburn University School of Law, November 2003.
Genomic Torts, Symposium, October 2002.
Pathways to Rational Sentencing, Keynote Address, National Association of Sentencing Commissions, Kansas City, August 2001.
Small Group Teaching Techniques, Plenary Session, AALS Annual Meeting, January 1996.
Rule of Law Project, presentations to students and faculty at the University of Kiev, and consultation re. constitutional development and legal education in the Ukraine, November 1995.
Conference Faculty, Association of American Law Schools, New Ideas for Experienced Teachers, AALS, Minneapolis, June 1995.
Group Leader, Association of American Law Schools, Conference on Constitutional Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1993).
Converging Constitutions, Professional Development Seminar, Murdoch University Law Faculty, Perth, Australia (1992).
Approaches to Constitutional Interpretation, Professional Development Seminar, University of Tasmania Law Faculty (1992).
Moral Dimensions of Federalism, Conference on "Government Structures in the U.S.A. and the Sovereign States of the Former U.S.S.R.: Power Allocation Among Central, Regional and Local Governments," Co-sponsored by Hofstra University and the Russian Federation Permanent Mission to the United Nations (1992).
Professional Service
Appointed Member, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee of the Association of American Law Schools.
