Brandon Hasbrouck

Brandon Hasbrouck is a Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University’s School of Law. He specializes in constitutional law, racial justice, and abolition democracy, focusing on systemic critiques of policing, incarceration, and civil rights. His work often bridges legal scholarship with social movement advocacy.

Education: J.D. from Washington and Lee University (Class of 2011).

Research Focus: Hasbrouck’s research examines antidemocratic practices in carceral systems, police reform through the Thirteenth Amendment, and antiracist constitutional frameworks. His 2024 Columbia Law Review article 1983 uses fictional narratives to critique legal immunities shielding abusive officials. He also explores how prison policies normalize antidemocratic measures outside penal institutions (e.g., Prisons as Laboratories of Antidemocracy, Yale Law Journal 2024).

Recognition: Named a Top 20 Law Scholar on SSRN (2022), recipient of the 2024 Law Faculty Fellowship for Scholarship, and frequently cited by federal courts (e.g., 2022 U.S. District Court opinion referencing his work).

Leadership: Appointed Director of the Frances Lewis Law Center (2023) and frequently contributes to national dialogues on abolitionist legal strategies. His scholarship spans critical race theory, sentencing reform, and movement-driven constitutional interpretation.