Ruth Colker

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law

Distinguished University Professor & Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law

55 West 12th Avenue

Columbus, OH 43210

United States

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/faculty/professor/ruth-colker/

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1.

Formative Assessments: A Law School Case Study

University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2018
Deborah Jones Merritt, Ruth Colker, Ellen E. Deason, Monte Smith and Abigail Shoben
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law and Mershon Center for International Security, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law and Ohio State University (OSU) - College of Medicine and Public Health
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Assessment, Pedagogy

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Universal Design: Stop Banning Laptops!

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 39, 2017
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 10 Jan 2018
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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education, universal design, laptop use, disability

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Disabled Education: A Critical Analysis of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 163
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Dec 2011
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Downloads 317 (103,564)

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disability, race, class, equality, special education

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The Learning Disability Mess

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 156
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Oct 2011
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Downloads 303 (108,694)

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learning disability, special education

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The Disability Integration Presumption: Thirty Years Later

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 154, 2005
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 25 Mar 2005
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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disabilities, education, children, mainstreaming, disability

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Marriage Mimicry: The Law of Domestic Violence

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 47, 2006
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 19 Oct 2005
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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domestic partner, common-law marriage, battered spouse, battered wife

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Winning and Losing Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 62
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Mar 2001
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Downloads 211 (156,766)
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disability discrimination, employment discrimination, judicial outcomes, empirical research

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Dissing Congress

Number of pages: 80 Posted: 08 Mar 2001
Ruth Colker and James J. Brudney
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law and Fordham University School of Law
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constitutional law, legislation, Congress, federalism, separation of powers, employment discrimination

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Anti-Subordination Above All: A Disability Perspective

Notre Dame Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 30 Nov 2006
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, special education, institutionalization

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Ada Title Iii: A Fragile Compromise

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Ada Title Iii: A Fragile Compromise

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Jul 2000
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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Ada Title Iii: A Fragile Compromise

Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, Vol. 21, No. 1, P. 377, 2000
Posted: 04 Jul 2000
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law

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Public Restrooms: Flipping the Default Rules

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 388
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Mar 2017
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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bathrooms, restrooms, equality, transgender, sexual stereotyping

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Test Validity: Faster is Not Necessarily Better

Seton Hall Law Review, Vol. 49
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 04 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2019
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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disability, education, testing

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Religious Accommodations for County Clerks?

Ohio State Law Journal Furthermore, Vol. 76, 2015
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 26 Oct 2015
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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gay rights, religion, equal protection, marriage

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Rehnquist and Federalism: An Empirical Perspective

THE REHNQUIST LEGACY, Craig Bradley, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2006
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 04 May 2005
Ruth Colker and Kevin M. Scott
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law and United States Department of Justice
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national league of cities, wirtz, fry, fitzpatrick, rome, hibbs

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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Friends

Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 66, 2006
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 02 May 2006
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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amici, friend of the court

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The Mythic 43 Million Americans With Disabilities

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 49, 2007
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 06 Apr 2007
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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anti-subordination, Sutton, Kirkingsburg, Murphy, civil rights canon

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Freedom to Choose to Marry

Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2016
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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gay rights, marriage, gender equality, privacy, freedom to marry, Obergefell

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Blaming Mothers: A Disability Perspective

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 295
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 13 May 2015
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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special education, mothers, disability

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Dissing States?: Invalidation of State Action During the Rehnquist Era

Forthcoming in Virginia Law Review
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 25 Jun 2002
Ruth Colker and Kevin M. Scott
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law and United States Department of Justice
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Speculation About Judicial Outcomes Under 2008 ADA Amendments: Cause for Concern

Utah Law Review, Vol. 2010, No. 4, pp. 1029-1055, 2010
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2011
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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disability, ADA, civil rights

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Politics Trump Science: the Collision between No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

42 Journal of Law & Education (2013)
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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special education, learning disabilities, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, No Child Left Behind

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Did the Fry Decision Under the IDEA Overturn Rowley?

Journal of Law & Education, Vol. 46, No. 4, Fall 2017
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 11 Dec 2017
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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special education, disability

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Special Education Complaint Resolution: Ohio

Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2014
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Sep 2014
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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special education, dispute resolution

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The Power of Insults

Boston University Law Review, Vol. 100, No. 1, 2020
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 11 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2020
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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disability, civil rights, social change

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California Year in Review: 2013 Special Education ALJ Decisions

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary, Vol. 34, No. 1, Spring 2014
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Jun 2014
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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special education

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California Hearing Officer Decisions

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 185
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 17 Jan 2013
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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special education, disability

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Response: Hybrid Revisited

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 166
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 Apr 2012
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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sexual orientation, bisexuality, discrimination

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Amicus Curiae Brief of Disability Rights Organizations, Advocates and Academics on Rehearing En Banc in Pre-Term Cleveland v. Acton

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 Mar 2020
Ruth Colker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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disability, abortion, Down syndrome