Michael B. Rappaport

University of San Diego School of Law

5998 Alcala Park

San Diego, CA 92110-2492

United States

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Original Methods Originalism: A New Theory of Interpretation and the Case Against Construction

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 103, No. 2, 2009, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 09-009, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 09-15
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 May 2009 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2009
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Originalism, construction, interpretative rules

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The Original Meaning of the Recess Appointments Clause

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The Original Meaning of the Recess Appointments Clause

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 07 Oct 2004
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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The Original Meaning of the Recess Appointments Clause

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 52, p. 1487, 2005, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 07-09
Number of pages: 92 Posted: 08 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2018
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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The Original Meaning of the Recess Appointments Clause

San Diego Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-26
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 17 Nov 2004 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Recess Appointments Clause, recess appointments

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The Constitution and the Language of the Law

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 17-262
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 08 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2018
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Constitutional law, originalism, language of law, originalism, interpretation

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Originalism and the Colorblind Constitution

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 13-115
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 04 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2014
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Originalism, Affirmative Action, 14th Amendment

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Originalism and the Good Constitution

Georgetown Law Journal, Forthcoming, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 08-05, San Diego Legal Studies Working Paper No. 08-022
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 20 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2010
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Constitutional Theory, Originalism, Constitutional Amendments

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A Pragmatic Defense of Originalism

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 101, 2007, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 07-85
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Jan 2007
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Reconciling Originalism and Precedent

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 103, No. 2, 2009, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 09-12, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 09-008
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 07 May 2009
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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pecedent, originalism, constitutional theory

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Unifying Original Intent and Original Public Meaning

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 113, No. 6, 2019, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 19-10, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 19-388
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 22 May 2019
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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originalism, Bank of the United States, language of law, interpretive rules, original public meaning, original intent

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Original Interpretative Principles as the Core of Originalism

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 07-82, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 962142, Constitutional Commentary, 2007
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 08 Feb 2007
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence

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Our Supermajoritarian Constitution

Number of pages: 99 Posted: 31 Oct 2001
Michael B. Rappaport and John O. McGinnis
University of San Diego School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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The Constitutionality of a Limited Convention: An Originalist Analysis

Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 81, p. 53, 2012, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 12-084
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 07 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 08 May 2012
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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constitutional convention, constitutional amendment, originalism

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The New and Old Originalism: A Discussion

"Meanings or Decisions? Getting Originalism Back on Track." Library of Law and Liberty. December 2, 2014. , San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 15-178, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 718, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 510
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 11 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2020
Steven Douglas Smith, Michael B. Rappaport, William Baude and Stephen E. Sachs
University of San Diego School of Law, University of San Diego School of Law, University of Chicago - Law School and Harvard Law School
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originalism, new originalism, old originalism,constitutional law, constitutional interpretation, interpretation, jurisprudence

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Originalism and Regulatory Takings: Why the Fifth Amendment May Not Protect Against Regulatory Takings, But the Fourteenth Amendment May

San Diego Law Review, Vol. 45, Summer 2008, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 09-003
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2009
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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federalism, fourteenth amendment, individual rights, property rights, takings, incorporation

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An Originalist Approach to Prospective Overruling

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 99, No. 2, 2023, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 23-07, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 23-009
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 24 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2024
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Precedent, Overruling, Originalism, Judicial Power, Dicta

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Classical Liberal Administrative Law in a Progressive World

Classical Liberalism Handbook (Forthcoming), San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 17-310
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 07 May 2020
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Administrative Law, Separation of Powers, Chevron, Auer, Skidmore, Administrative Courts, Guidance Documents, Classical Liberalism

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The Abstract Meaning Fallacy

University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 11-67, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 12-081
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2012
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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constitutional law, interpretation, originalism, living constitutionalism

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Chevron and Originalism: Why Chevron Deference Cannot Be Grounded in the Original Meaning of the Administrative Procedure Act

Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 57, No. 5, 2023, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 23-002
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2023
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Administrative Procedure Act, Judicial Review of Legal Questions, Chevron , Original Meaning of the APA, Separation of Powers, constitutional interpretation, administrative law, Administrative Procedure Act, APA, Chevron deference, administrative common law, adminstrative state, APA

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A Two Tiered and Categorical Approach to the Nondelegation Doctrine

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 20-471
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2020
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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separation of powers, delegation, nondelegation doctrine, legislative power, executive power, constitutional law, originalism

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Supermajority Rules and the Judicial Confirmation Process

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Nov 2005
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Presidential Polarization

Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 21-05, San Diego Legal Studies Paper 21-015
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 19 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2021
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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polarization, presidency, administrative state, delegation, war powers, executive agreement

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Majority and Supermajority Rules: Three Views of the Capitol

Texas Law Review, Vol. 85, p. 1115, 2007, San Diego Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-100, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 07-22
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 27 Apr 2007
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Supermajority rule, entrenchment, constitutional amendment

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Symmetric Entrenchment: A Constitutional and Normative Theory

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Symmetric Entrenchment: A Constitutional and Normative Theory

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Jun 2003
Michael B. Rappaport and John O. McGinnis
University of San Diego School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence

Symmetric Entrenchment: A Constitutional and Normative Theory

Posted: 16 Nov 2003
Michael B. Rappaport and John O. McGinnis
University of San Diego School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

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Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence

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The Legal Turn in Originalism: A Discussion

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 18-350
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2018
John O. McGinnis, Michael B. Rappaport, Ilya Shapiro, Kevin C. Walsh and Ilan Wurman
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of San Diego School of Law, Manhattan Institute, Catholic University of America (CUA) - Columbus School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School
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originalism, new originalism, old originalism, legal meaning, original methods originalism, constitutional law, constitutional interpretation, interpretation, jurisprudence

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The Power of Interpretation: Minimizing the Construction Zone

Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 21-01, Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 3 (2021)
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2022
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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interpretation, construction, ambiguity, vagueness, language of the law, legal interpretive rules

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Reforming Article V: The Problems Created by the National Convention Amendment Method and How to Fix Them

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 7, November 2010, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 11-049
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 27 Jan 2011
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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constitutional law, constitutional amendment, national convention, constitutional convention

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The Condorcet Case for Supermajority Rules

Supreme Court Economic Review, 2008, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 08-001, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 1081729
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 14 Jan 2008
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Supermajority Rules, Condorcet Jury Theorem, Constitution-Drafting

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Replacing Agency Adjudication with Independent Administrative Courts

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 20-448, George Mason Law Review, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2019
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2020
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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administrative adjudication, separation of powers, Article III judges, Article I judges,

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Why Nonoriginalism Does Not Justify Departing from the Original Meaning of the Recess Appointments Clause

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 14-140
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 04 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2014
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Separation of Powers, Recess Appointments, Presidential Power

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The Obama Administration, Fundamental Institutional Change, and the Constitutional Lawmaking System

Constitutional Commentary, Spring 2010, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 10-013
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2010
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Supermajority Rules, Constitutional Change, Fundamental Institutional Change

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What is Original Public Meaning?

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 24-017, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 24-27
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 09 Sep 2024
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
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Originalism, Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, ordinary meaning, Original Public Meaning, Original Methods, The Language of the Law

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Is Proportionality Analysis Consistent with Originalism?

Diritto Pubblico Comparato Ed Europeo, Vol 31 No 3 (2017), San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 17-308
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2017
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Proportionality analysis, originalism, balancing, constitutional rights, original intent, original public meaning, original methods, comparative constitutional law

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Replacing Independent Counsels with Congressional Investigations

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Apr 2000
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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The Unconstitutionality of 'Signing and Not-Enforcing'

William & Mary Bill of Rights, Vol. 16, 2007, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 08-010
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Feb 2008
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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presidential power, signing statements, power to not enforce

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Replacing the Major Questions Doctrine with Originalist Statutory Interpretation

San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 24-016, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy Per Curiam, June 20, 2024
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Jun 2024
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Major Questions Doctrine, Originalism, Supreme Court Chevron, Administrative Law, MQD, Statutory Originalism,Textualism,Congress Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Justices Constitution Public Policy, Regulation, Delegation, Canons of Statutory Interpretation

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Renewing Federalism by Reforming Article V: Defects in the Constitutional Amendment Process and a Reform Proposal

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Renewing Federalism by Reforming Article V: Defects in the Constitutional Amendment Process and a Reform Proposal

Cato Institute Policy Analysis, No. 691, January 2012
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 03 Apr 2012
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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Renewing Federalism by Reforming Article V: Defects in the Constitutional Amendment Process and a Reform Proposal

Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 691
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Mar 2013
Michael B. Rappaport
University of San Diego School of Law
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US federalism, Constitutional amendment process, proposed constitutional amendments, balanced budget amendment, line-item veto amendment, congressional term limit amendment, Article V of the American Constitution

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The Judicial Filibuster, the Median Senator, and the Countermajoritarian Difficulty

Supreme Court Review, 2006, San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 07-40, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 895605
Posted: 08 Apr 2006
John O. McGinnis and Michael B. Rappaport
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law

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supermajority rules, filibuster, judicial appointments

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