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Kate Shaw is a Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a constitutional law scholar with expertise in executive power, reproductive rights, and Supreme Court jurisprudence. She previously served as Co-Director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at Cardozo Law School and was a Visiting Professor at Penn in 2023. Shaw's academic work intersects with public engagement through her role as co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, a Contributing Opinion Writer for the New York Times, and a Public Member of the Administrative Conference of the United States.
Her research focuses on constitutional law, administrative law, and the intersection of democracy and legal structures. Shaw's scholarship, published in leading journals like Harvard Law Review and Georgetown Law Journal, examines executive authority, judicial review, and reproductive rights. She has also contributed to debates on campaign finance transparency, federal agency independence, and presidential accountability through op-eds in Time, Washington Post, and other outlets.
Kate Shaw's recent articles reflect trends in constitutional challenges to executive overreach, particularly under the Trump administration. Themes include the erosion of administrative independence (Hidden Harms), judicial methodology (The Constitution of the War on Abortion), and the democratic implications of Supreme Court decisions (Dobbs and Democracy). Her work bridges doctrinal analysis with practical legal reform, emphasizing the need for institutional checks on presidential power.
