James E. Fleming

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James E. Fleming is an American legal scholar who serves as the Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law at the Boston University School of Law.^[6][7] He is a scholar in standard constitutional theory and constitutional interpretation,^[8] with special attention to criticizing originalism and defending moral readings of the U.S. Constitution,^[9] developing a civic liberalism concerned with protecting rights and instilling civic virtues,^[10] and justifying rights to autonomy and equality as central to constitutional self-government.^[11]

Early life and education

Fleming received an Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Missouri in 1977.^[12] He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1985.^[13] At Harvard, he was a teaching fellow for Michael Sandel.^[14] He then attended Princeton University, earning a master's degree and, in 1988, completed a Ph.D. in politics with the dissertation,^[7] "Constitutional Constructivism,"^[15] under the supervision of Walter F. Murphy^[16] and Sanford Levinson.

In his dissertation, Fleming developed a constitutional constructivism analogous to John Rawls's political constructivism.^[15] Before becoming a law professor, Fleming was an attorney in the litigation department at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City from 1986 to 1991.^[13]

Academic career

Fleming taught at Fordham University School of Law from 1991 to 2007,^[13] and was appointed the Leonard F. Manning Distinguished Professor of Law in 2006.^[17] He joined the faculty of Boston University School of Law in 2007 as The Honorable Frank R. Kenison Distinguished Scholar,^[18] and was appointed The Honorable Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law in 2015.^[19] He has served as Associate Dean for Intellectual Life at Boston University School of Law^[19] and is the Faculty Advisor for the Boston University Law Review.^[20]

At Fordham and Boston University, Fleming has organized, co-organized and published numerous conference volumes in constitutional theory and legal philosophy,^{[21][22][23][24][25]} including volumes on the work of John Rawls^[26] and Ronald Dworkin.^[27]

Fleming was the Editor of Nomos, the annual book of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy.^[28] In that capacity, he published four interdisciplinary volumes with New York University Press: Nomos L: Getting to the Rule of Law (2011);^[29] Nomos LII: Evolution and Morality (with Sanford Levinson) (2012);^[30] Nomos LIII: Passions and Emotions (2013);^[31] and Nomos LV: Federalism and Subsidiarity (with Jacob T. Levy) (2014).^[32] He has also served as the society's president and as of June 2021, is the Secretary-Treasurer.^[33]

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External links

• Curriculum Vitae