Thomas W. Merrill

Publications

• Re-Reading Chevron
  70 DUKE L.J. 1153 (2021) · Duke Law Journal · 2021
• The Compensation Constraint and the Scope of the Takings Clause
  96 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 1421 (2021) · Notre Dame Law Review · 2021
• Classical Liberal Property and the Question of Institutional Choice
  50 J. LEGAL STUD. (2021) · Journal of Legal Studies · 2021
• Legitimate Interpretation - Or Legitimate Adjudication?
  105 CORNELL L. REV. 1395 (2020) · Cornell Law Review · 2020

• Learned Hand on Statutory Interpretation: Theory and Practice
  87 FORDHAM L. REV. (2018) · Fordham Law Review · 2018
• Text over Intent and the Demise of Legislative History
  43 U. DAYTON L. REV. (2018) · University of Dayton Law Review · 2018
• Interpreting an Unamendable Text
  71 VAND. L. REV. 547 (2018) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 2018
• Learned Hand on Statutory Interpretation: Theory and Practice
  87 FORDHAM L. REV. 1 (2018) · Fordham Law Review · 2018
• The Digital Revolution and the Future of Law Reviews
  99 MARQ. L. REV. 1101 (2016) · Marquette Law Review · 2016
• A Comment on Metzger and Zaring: The Quicksilver Problem
  78 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 189 (2015) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 2015
• Contested Shore: Property Rights in Reclaimed Land and the Battle for Streeterville
  107 NW. U. L. REV. 1057 (2015) · Northwestern University Law Review · 2015
• Justice Stevens and the Chevron Puzzle
  106 NW. U. L. REV. 551 (2015) · Northwestern University Law Review · 2015
• Formalism and Deference in Administration Law
  39 U. DAYTON L. REV. (2015) · University of Dayton Law Review · 2015
• Why Restate the Bundle?: The Disintegration of the Restatement of Property
  79 BROOK. L. REV. (2014) · Brooklyn Law Review · 2014
• Step Zero After <em>City of Arlington</em>
  83 FORDHAM L. REV. 753 (2014) · Fordham Law Review · 2014
• Four Questions About Fracking
  63 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 971 (2013) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2013
• The Shale Oil and Gas Revolution, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Water Contamination: A Regulatory Strategy
  98 MINN. L. REV. 145 (2013) · Minnesota Law Review · 2013
• The Interstate Commerce Act, Administered Contracts, and the Illusion of Comprehensive Regulation
  95 MARQ. L. REV. 1141 (2012) · Marquette Law Review · 2012
• <i>Melms v. Pabst Brewing Co.</i> and the Doctrine of Waste in American Property Law
  94 MARQ. L. REV. 1055 (2011) · Marquette Law Review · 2011
• Private Rights in Public Lands: The Chicago Lakefront, Montgomery Ward, and the Public Dedication Doctrine
  105 NW. U. L. REV. 1417 (2011) · Northwestern University Law Review · 2011
• Making Coasean Property More Coasean
  54 J. L. & ECON. (2011) · Journal of Law and Economics · 2011
• Direct Voting by Property Owners
  77 U. CHI. L. REV. (2010) · University of Chicago Law Review · 2010

• The Morality of Property
  48 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1849 (2007) · William & Mary Law Review · 2007
• Originalism, Stare Decisis and the Promotion of Judicial Restraint
  22 CONST. COMMENT. 271 (2005) · Constitutional Commentary · 2005
• The Origins of the American Public Trust Doctrine: What Really Happened in Illinois Central
  71 U. CHI. L. REV. (2004) · University of Chicago Law Review · 2004
• Marbury v. Madison as the First Great Administrative Law Decision, 37 J. Marshall L. Rev. 481 (2004)
  37 UIC L. REV. (2004) · UIC Law Review · 2004
• The Making of the Second Rehnquist Court: A Preliminary Analysis
  47 ST. LOUIS U. L.J. (2003) · Saint Louis University Law Journal · 2003
• Introduction: The Demsetz Thesis and the Evolution of Property Rights
  31 J. LEGAL STUD. (2002) · Journal of Legal Studies · 2002
• What Happened to Property in Law and Economics?
  111 YALE L.J. 357 (2001) · Yale Law Journal · 2001
• The Landscape of Constitutional Property
  86 VA. L. REV. 885 (2000) · Virginia Law Review · 2000
• Influence of Amicus Curiae Briefs on the Supreme Court
  148 U. PENN. L. REV. 743 (2000) · University of Pennsylvania Law Review · 2000
• Optimal Standardization in the Law of Property: The Numerus Clausus Principle
  110 YALE L.J. 1 (2000) · Yale Law Journal · 2000

• High-Level, “Tenured” Lawyers
  61 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 83 (1998) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 1998
• Property and the Right to Exclude
  77 NEB. L. REV. (1998) · Nebraska Law Review · 1998
• Compensation and the Interconnectedness of Property
  25 ECOLOGY L. Q. 327 (1998) · Ecology Law Quarterly · 1998
• Golden Rules for Transboundary Pollution
  46 DUKE L.J. 931 (1997) · Duke Law Journal · 1997
• Capture Theory and the Courts: 1967-1983
  72 CHI.-KENT. L. REV. 1039 (1997) · Chicago-Kent Law Review · 1997
• Deregulatory Takings and Breach of the Regulatory Contract
  4 RICH. J. L. & TECH. 2 (1997) · Richmond Journal of Law & Technology · 1997
• Dolan v. City of Tigard: Constitutional Rights as Public Goods
  72 DENV. L. REV. 859 (1995) · Denver Law Review · 1995
• Reply to Professor Brewbaker
  21 UC L. CONST. Q. 709 (1994) · UC Law Constitutional Quarterly · 1994
• Constitutional Limits on Physician Price Controls
  21 UC L. CONST. Q. 635 (1994) · UC Law Constitutional Quarterly · 1994
• Textualism and the Future of the Chevron Doctrine
  72 WASH. U. L. REV. 351 (1994) · Washington University Law Review · 1994
• Two Social Movements
  21 ECOLOGY L. Q. 331 (1994) · Ecology Law Quarterly · 1994
• Panel III: International Law, Global Environmentalism, and the Future of American Environmental Policy - Third Panelist
  21 ECOLOGY L. Q. 485 (1994) · Ecology Law Quarterly · 1994
• Judicial Opinions as Binding Law and as Explanations for Judgments
  15 CARDOZO L. REV. 43 (1993) · Cardozo Law Review · 1993
• The Judicial Prerogative
  12 PACE L. REV. 327 (1992) · Pace Law Review · 1992
• Zero-Sum Madison
  90 MICH. L. REV. 1392 (1992) · Michigan Law Review · 1992
• Judicial Deference to Executive Precedent
  101 YALE L.J. 969 (1992) · Yale Law Journal · 1992
• The Constitutional Principle of Separation of Powers
  1991 SUP. CT. REV. (1991) · Supreme Court Review · 1991

• Public Contracts, Private Contracts, and the Transformation of the Constitutional Order
  37 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 597 (1987) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 1987
• Economics of Public Use
  72 CORNELL L. REV. 61 (1986) · Cornell Law Review · 1986
• Round Table Discussion
  64 WASH. U. L. REV. 793 (1986) · Washington University Law Review · 1986
• Introduction: Time, Property Rights, and the Common Law
  64 WASH. U. L. REV. 661 (1986) · Washington University Law Review · 1986
• The Common Law Powers of Federal Courts
  52 U. CHI. L. REV. (1985) · University of Chicago Law Review · 1985
• Trespass, Nuisance, and the Costs of Determining Property Rights
  14 J. LEGAL STUD. (1985) · Journal of Legal Studies · 1985

• First Amendment Protection for Commercial Advertising: The New Constitutional Doctrine
  44 U. CHI. L. REV. (1976) · University of Chicago Law Review · 1976