James E. Fleming

James E. Fleming
James E. Fleming
Fleming in 2012
Born1954 (age 69–70)[4]
Spouse
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(m. 1992)​
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Children2[2]
Academic background
Education
ThesisConstitutional Constructivism (1988)
Doctoral advisorWalter F. Murphy
Other advisorsSanford Levinson
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineConstitutional theory
Institutions

James E. Fleming is an American legal scholar who serves as the Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law at the Boston University School of Law.[6][7] He is a scholar in standard constitutional theory and constitutional interpretation,[8] with special attention to criticizing originalism and defending moral readings of the U.S. Constitution,[9] developing a civic liberalism concerned with protecting rights and instilling civic virtues,[10] and justifying rights to autonomy and equality as central to constitutional self-government.[11]

  1. ^ Sunstein, Cass R. (December 1993). "Response: Liberal Constitutionalism and Liberal Justice". Texas Law Review. 72 (2): 306. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Fleming, James E. (2006). Securing Constitutional Democracy: The Case of Autonomy. University of Chicago Press. p. xiii. ISBN 9780226253435.
  3. ^ Sunstein, Cass R. (2007). "Second-Order Perfectionism". Fordham Law Review. 75 (6): 2872. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Fleming, James E." Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "WEDDINGS; Linda McClain, James Fleming". The New York Times. 28 June 1992. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "James E. Fleming". bu.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "James Fleming". princeton.edu. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "James E. Fleming". Google Scholar. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ Balkin, Jack (July 2016). "History, Rights, and the Moral Reading" (PDF). Boston University Law Review. 96 (4): 1433. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ^ Dorf, Michael C. "Liberalism's Errant Theodicy". Research Gate. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ^ Kelbley, Charles A. (2007). "Privacy, Minimalism, and Perfectionism". Fordham Law Review. 76 (6): 2953. Retrieved 22 June 2021.