Vikram D Amar

Vikram D Amar is an Adjunct Professor at the College of Law, University of Illinois. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and an A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Civil Procedure, Federalism, and Supreme Court jurisprudence. He has published extensively on constitutional adjudication, election law, and voting rights, with recent works addressing federalism, judicial doctrines, and legal theory critiques. His 2021 publication, Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials, serves as a foundational casebook in the field.

Key research areas include the historical and doctrinal analysis of constitutional principles, election exceptionalism, and the role of federal courts in resolving political disputes. His work often intersects with debates over constitutional foundations and judicial approaches to rights.

Dr. Amar has delivered invited talks at various institutions, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the National Conference for Healthcare Executives (NCHER). He has engaged in collaborative research on topics such as federalism and constitutional compensation, as evidenced by his network of scholarly collaborations. While no specific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned, his contributions to legal scholarship are widely recognized through citations and media engagement.