James J. Brudney

Publications

• Does Textualism Constrain Supreme Court Justices?
  120 NW. U. L. REV. 1375 (2026) · Northwestern University Law Review · 2026
• “Any”
  49 BYU L. REV. 465 (2023) · BYU Law Review · 2023
• Hiding in Plain Sight: An ILO Convention on Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains
  23 CHI. J. INT'L L. (2023) · Chicago Journal of International Law · 2023
• The Right to Strike as Customary International Law
  46 YALE J. INT'L L. (2021) · Yale Journal of International Law · 2021
• Forsaken Heroes: COVID-19 and Frontline Essential Workers
  48 FORDHAM URB. L.J. (2020) · Fordham Urban Law Journal · 2020

• Two Roads Diverged: Statutory Interpretation by the Circuit Courts and Supreme Court in the Same Cases
  88 FORDHAM L. REV. 823 (2019) · Fordham Law Review · 2019
• Protean Statutory Interpretation in the Courts of Appeals
  58 WM. & MARY L. REV. 681 (2017) · William & Mary Law Review · 2017
• <em>Chevron</em> and <em>Skidmore</em> in the Workplace: Unhappy Together
  83 FORDHAM L. REV. 497 (2014) · Fordham Law Review · 2014
• Oasis or Mirage: The Supreme Court's Thirst for Dictionaries in the Rehnquist and Roberts Eras
  55 WM. & MARY L. REV. 483 (2013) · William & Mary Law Review · 2013
• Faithful Agency Versus Ordinary Meaning Advocacy
  57 ST. LOUIS U. L.J. (2013) · Saint Louis University Law Journal · 2013
• Confirmatory Legislative History
  76 BROOK. L. REV. (2011) · Brooklyn Law Review · 2011
• Private Injuries, Public Policies: Adjusting the NLRB’s Approach to Backpay Remedies
  5 FIU L. REV. 645 (2010) · FIU Law Review · 2010
• Canon Shortfalls and the Virtues of Political Branch Interpretive Assets
  98 CAL. L. REV. 1199 (2010) · California Law Review · 2010

• The Warp and Woof of Statutory Interpretation: Comparing Supreme Court Approaches in Tax Law and Workplace Law
  58 DUKE L.J. 1231 (2009) · Duke Law Journal · 2009
• Liberal Justices' Reliance on Legislative History: Principle, Strategy,and the Scalia Effect
  29 BERKELEY J. EMP. & LAB. L. 117 (2008) · Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law · 2008
• Intentionalism's Revival
  44 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 1001 (2007) · San Diego Law Review · 2007
• Below the Surface: Comparing Legislative History Usage by the House of Lords and the Supreme Court
  85 WASH. U. L. REV. (2007) · Washington University Law Review · 2007
• Foreseeing Greatness? Measurable Performance Criteria and the Selection of Supreme Court Justices
  32 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. (2005) · Florida State University Law Review · 2005
• Canons of Construction and the Elusive Quest for Neutral Reasoning
  58 VAND. L. REV. (2005) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 2005
• Dissing Congress
  100 MICH. L. REV. 80 (2001) · Michigan Law Review · 2001
• Stalking Secret Law: What Predicts Publication in the United States Courts of Appeals
  54 VAND. L. REV. 69 (2001) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 2001

• A Famous Victory: Collective Bargaining Protections and the Statutory Aging Process
  74 N. C. L. REV. 939 (1996) · North Carolina Law Review · 1996
• Congressional Commentary on Judicial Interpretations of Statutes: Idle Chatter or Telling Response?
  93 MICH. L. REV. 1 (1994) · Michigan Law Review · 1994