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Roderick M. Hills Jr. is the William T. Comfort, III Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, specializing in public law with a focus on federalism, local government, and constitutional law. He holds a JD and BA from Yale University and previously taught at the University of Michigan Law School. His research examines the division of powers between central and subnational governments, with notable publications in leading law reviews. Hills has served as a law clerk to Judge Patrick Higginbotham of the Fifth Circuit and collaborates with the ACLU on issues of governmental autonomy. He is a member of the New York State and U.S. Supreme Court bars.
Education: JD (Yale Law School, 1991); BA in History, Yale University (summa cum laude, 1987). Courses taught include Constitutional Law, Land Use Regulation, and NYC Governance. His work addresses jurisdictional conflicts, local government autonomy, and race/class dynamics in urban policy.
Publications span constitutional law, administrative law, and federalism, with a focus on legislative delegation, historical legal analysis, and institutional design. Notable articles include critiques of nondelegation doctrine and comparative studies of regional governance structures.
Active in NYC legal practice, he directs the NYC Law Department Externship, training students in municipal legal representation. His scholarship often intersects with policy debates on preemption, home rule, and municipal finance.
