Michael L. Smith

Publications

• Species of State Constitutional Lockstepping
  71 VILL. L. REV. 111 (2026) · Villanova Law Review (1956 - ) · 2026
• Ethics and Originalism
  16 ST. MARY'S J. LEGAL MAL. & ETHICS 2 (2026) · St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics · 2026
• Papering Justices
  50 BYU L. REV. 681 (2025) · BYU Law Review · 2025
• Is Originalism Bullshit?
  28 LEWIS & CLARK L. REV. 779 (2025) · Lewis & Clark Law Review · 2025
• Missouri's Law of Constitutional Interpretation
  93 UMKC L. REV. 703 (2025) · UMKC Law Review · 2025
• Rogue Prosecutor Panic
  28 SCHOLAR: ST. MARY'S L. REV. RACE & SOC. JUST. 23 (2025) · The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice · 2025
• Pluralism in State Constitutional Law
  59 GA. L. REV. (2025) · Georgia Law Review · 2025
• Judicial Courage, Contrarianism, and Candor
  53 HOFSTRA L. REV. (2025) · Hofstra Law Review · 2025
• Moral Panic and the First Amendment
  72 BUFF. L. REV. 455 (2024) · Buffalo Law Review · 2024
• Public Accommodations Laws, Free Speech Challenges, and Limiting Principles in the Wake of 303 Creative
  84 LA. L. REV. (2024) · Louisiana Law Review · 2024
• Constitutional Interpretation and Zombie Provisions
  40 GA. ST. U. L. REV. 603 (2024) · Georgia State University Law Review · 2024
• Language Models, Plagiarism, and Legal Writing
  22 U. N. H. L. REV. (2024) · The University of New Hampshire Law Review · 2024
• Generative AI in the Attorney-Client Relationship: An Exercise in Critical Revision and Client Management
  27 SMU SCI. & TECH. L. REV. 275 (2024) · SMU Science and Technology Law Review · 2024
• State Constitutional Prohibitions of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
  99 WASH. L. REV. 523 (2024) · Washington Law Review · 2024
• Historical Tradition: A Vague, Overconfident, and Malleable Approach to Constitutional Law
  88 BROOK. L. REV. 797 (2023) · Brooklyn Law Review · 2023
• Policy’s Place in Pedestrian Infrastructure
  127 DICK. L. REV. 587 (2023) · Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present) · 2023
• Originalism and the Inseparability of Decision Procedures from Interpretive Standards
  58 CAL. W. L. REV. (2022) · California Western Law Review · 2022
• Using Bruen to Overturn New York Times v. Sullivan
  2022 PEPP. L. REV. 80 (2022) · Pepperdine Law Review · 2022
• Countermajoritarian Criminal Law
  43 PACE L. REV. 54 (2022) · Pace Law Review · 2022
• Originalism's Implementation Problem
  30 WM. & MARY BILL RTS. J. 1063 (2022) · William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal · 2022
• TRIAL BY COMBAT IN THE MODERN WORLD
  27 BARRY L. REV. 53 (2022) · Barry Law Review · 2022
• Shooting Fish
  12 KY. J. EQUINE AGRI. & NAT. RESOURCES L. (2020) · Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law · 2020

• The Present Public Meaning Approach to Constitutional Interpretation
  89 TENN. L. REV. (2013) · Tennessee Law Review · 2013

• The Public Employers' Right to Unilateral Action: A Management Perspective
  8 J. L. & EDUC. (1979) · The Journal of Law and Education · 1979