Caprice L. RobertsView profile
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Caprice L. Roberts serves as Interim Dean and Professor of Law at Louisiana State University's Paul M. Hebert Law Center, a position she assumed in Fall 2022 after teaching at George Washington University Law School. Her distinguished career includes tenured professorship and Associate Dean roles at West Virginia University College of Law, along with faculty positions at seven additional law schools including Florida, UNC, and Washington & Lee. Her educational background features a J.D. magna cum laude from Washington & Lee University School of Law (1997), where she was lead articles editor and Order of the Coif, and a B.A. in Political Science from Rhodes College (1994). Additional training includes Oxford University's British Studies Program and American University's Washington Semester. Roberts's research centers on Remedies Law as her primary domain, with specialized expertise in restitution, unjust enrichment, and constitutional remedies. She examines judicial power dynamics through historical lenses like civil rights enforcement in the Old South while addressing contemporary challenges including algorithmic justice and digital property. Her scholarship consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in federal courts and constitutional litigation. Her publication trends reveal sustained productivity with increasing focus on judicial restraint (2023-2025), First Amendment remedies (2024), and algorithmic accountability (2025). Recent work demonstrates interdisciplinary reach into technology law and bioethics while maintaining core remedies scholarship through treatise updates and Restatement contributions. Roberts holds significant professional recognition including election to the American Law Institute, leadership roles in the Southeastern Association of Law Schools, and frequent Supreme Court citations of her work. Her named professorships (J.Y. Sanders and G. Frank & Wilson Purvis) reflect institutional esteem. As an educator, Roberts teaches Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, and Remedies while mentoring through her editorial roles at JOTWELL and PrawfsBlawg. Her prior clerkships with federal judges and litigation experience at Skadden Arps inform her practical approach to legal doctrine. She maintains active engagement with judicial processes through Senate Judiciary Committee service and nomination commentary.
