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Stephen E. Sachs is the Antonin Scalia Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, teaching civil procedure, conflict of laws, and constitutional law seminars. His research focuses on constitutional interpretation, state-federal court jurisdiction, legal history, and the role of general common law in the U.S. legal system.
- Harvard Law School (2023–present, Antonin Scalia Professor of Law)
- Duke University School of Law (2011–2020, including Colin W. Brown Professor of Law 2020–2021)
- University of Chicago Law School (Visiting Professor)
Key research areas include constitutional theory, originalism, personal jurisdiction, and the interplay between historical legal practices and modern interpretation. His work challenges the Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins precedent, advocating for the reinstatement of general law principles to clarify constitutional jurisprudence.
Recent publications analyze the Equal Rights Amendment’s validity, originalist constitutional interpretation, and parental proxy voting reforms. Articles demonstrate recurring themes in constitutional backdrops, federal jurisdictional limits, and the philosophical foundations of legal theory.
- Federalist Society Joseph Story Award (2020)
- American Law Institute elected member (2016–)
- Green Bag Exemplary Legal Writing Award (2013)
As faculty advisor to Harvard’s Federalist Society chapter and co-advisor to the Harvard Law School Alliance for Israel, Sachs bridges academic scholarship with practical legal engagement. His clerkships with Chief Justice Roberts and Judge Stephen F. Williams inform his judicial perspective.
