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Ian Drake is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Law at Montclair State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a B.A. in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law, and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Maryland at College Park. His research focuses on American legal and political history, constitutional law, and environmental law, with recent work examining animal protection laws, First Amendment rights, and the intersection of tort law and political economy.
- Teaching Areas: American judiciary, Supreme Court history, law and society, political theory
- Research Interests: Constitutional history, tort law evolution, environmental law, and legal historiography
His scholarship spans interdisciplinary topics such as the historical failure of federalizing tort law, the electoral college's constitutional constraints, and the ethical dimensions of animal agriculture regulation. His op-eds and articles frequently bridge historical analysis with contemporary legal debates.
Dr. Drake has published in venues including Publius: The Journal of Federalism, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, and the Albany Times Union. He has also contributed to podcast discussions on constitutional history and legal theory.
His current projects include research on ag-gag laws' legal tensions and the historical roots of American private law systems.
