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Prof. John O. McGinnis

George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern University School of Law

Professor John O. McGinnis is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He also has an MA degree from Balliol College, Oxford, in philosophy and theology. Professor McGinnis clerked on U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. From 1987 to 1991, He was deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice. Professor McGinnis is a scholar in both the areas of constitutional and international law. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives has added him to the roster of Americans who can be appointed as panelists to resolve World Trade Organization disputes. He is a past winner of Paul Bator award given by the Federalist Society to an outstanding academic under 40.


Education

  • BA, magna cum laude, Harvard College
  • MA, Balliol College, Oxford
  • JD, magna cum laude, Harvard University

Publications

Public Sector Unions - Event Audio/Video
14th Annual Faculty Conference
January 6, 2012
Political Philosophy and Classical Liberalism Roundtable - Event Audio/Video
2011 National Lawyers Convention
November 11, 2011
Federalism and Interstate Competition - Event Audio/Video
2011 Annual Student Symposium
February 26, 2011
America as Hegemon and International Law - Event Audio/Video
2010 National Lawyers Convention
November 19, 2010
Office of Legal Counsel Releases Opinions
New Federal Initiatives Project
April 14, 2009
Morality of First Amendment Jurisprudence - Event Audio/Video
2007 Annual Student Symposium
February 24, 2007

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