Sherif Girgis

Notre Dame Law School

Associate Professor of Law

P.O. Box 780

Notre Dame, IN 46556-0780

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

15

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Scholarly Papers (15)

1.

What is Marriage?

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 245-287, Winter 2010
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2012
Sherif Girgis, Robert George and Ryan T. Anderson
Notre Dame Law School, Princeton University and The Ethics and Public Policy Center
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marriage, gay marriage, same-sex marriage, traditional marriage, Proposition 8

2.

Living Traditionalism

98 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1477 (2023), 98 New York University Law Review 1477 (2023)
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 01 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2023
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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constitutional law, constitutional interpretation, abortion, Dobbs, Bruen, originalism, traditionalism, living constitutionalism, precedent, Supreme Court

3.

Two Obstacles to (Merely) Chipping Away at Roe in Dobbs

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 Oct 2021
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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abortion, Dobbs, Roberts Court

4.

Originalism's Age of Ironies

138 Harv. L. Rev. F. 1 (2024)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 07 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2025
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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originalism, Supreme Court, Rahimi, gun rights, free speech, traditionalism, judicial balancing, textualism, individual rights, separation of powers

5.

Defining 'Substantial Burdens' on Religion and Other Liberties

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 108, 2022
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 01 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2023
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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legal theory, religious liberty, constitutional law, constitutional theory, Free Exercise, First Amendment, RFRA, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, civil liberties, constitutional liberties, constitutional theory

6.

The Mens Rea of Accomplice Liability: Supporting Intentions

123 Yale L. J. 460, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2013
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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accomplice liability, complicity, criminal law, punishment, criminal punishment, criminal justice, Gideon Yaffe, intention, action theory, mens rea

7.

Misreading and Transforming Casey for Dobbs

20 Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy 331 (2022)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2022
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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abortion, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center, Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, undue burden test

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Fragility, Not Superiority? Assessing the Fairness of Special Religious Protections

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 171, 2022
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 18 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2023
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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religion, First Amendment, free exercise, law and religion, constitutional law, constitutional theory, civil liberties

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A Philosophy of Civil Rights and Liberties

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 18 Dec 2018
Sherif Girgis and Robert George
Notre Dame Law School and Princeton University
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Windsor: Lochnerizing on Marriage?

Case Western Reserve Law Review, Vol. 64, No. 3, 2014
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 30 Nov 2014
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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Windsor, same-sex marriage, gay marriage, Lochner, equal protection, gay rights, anti-discrimination, United States v. Windsor

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Update: Why the Equal-Protection Case for Abortion Rights Rises or Falls with Roe's Rationale

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 17, No. Per Curiam, 2022
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Aug 2022
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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equal protection, abortion, Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

12.

Unfinished Liberties, Inevitable Balancing

Colum. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2025)
Number of pages: 68 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2025
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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Nervous Victors, Illiberal Measures: A Response to Douglas Nejaime and Reva Siegel

Yale Law Journal Forum, 2016
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 03 Mar 2016
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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religious liberty, religious freedom, same-sex marriage, abortion, conscience rights, dignitary harm, RFRA

14.

How the Law School Can Succeed - An Invitation

Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy | Vol. 37, No. 1, 2013
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 22 Jul 2024
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School
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intellectual diversity, legal academy, legal education

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Equality and Moral Worth in Natural Law Ethics and Beyond

American Journal of Jurisprudence, Forthcoming
Posted: 30 Nov 2014
Sherif Girgis
Notre Dame Law School

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Equality, Personhood, Natural Law Ethics, Moral Status, John Finnis, Moral Worth, Peter Westen, Non-Consequentialism, Deontology