Randy J. Kozel

Notre Dame Law School

Diane and M.O. Miller II Research Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Faculty Development

P.O. Box 780

Notre Dame, IN 46556-0780

United States

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1.

The Scope of Precedent

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 113, No. 2, 2014
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2014
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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precedent, stare decisis, constitutional law, federal courts

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Stare Decisis as Judicial Doctrine

Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 67, No. 2, 2010
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 06 May 2010
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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Settled Versus Right: Constitutional Method and the Path of Precedent

Texas Law Review, Vol. 91, No. 7, 2013, Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 12-66
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2013
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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constitutional law, constitutional theory, constitutional interpretation, federal courts, stare decisis, precedent, legal change

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Statutory Interpretation, Administrative Deference, and the Law of Stare Decisis

97 Texas Law Review 1125 (2019), Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1859
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 08 May 2019
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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precedent, stare decisis, statutory interpretation, administrative law, chevron, supreme court, auer

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Solving the Nuisance-Value Settlement Problem: Mandatory Summary Judgment

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 90, p. 1849, 2004
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 Feb 2004 Last Revised: 04 May 2010
David Rosenberg and Randy J. Kozel
Harvard Law School and Notre Dame Law School
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Going En Banc

Florida Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 25 Mar 2024
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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en banc, federal courts, precedent, stare decisis, judging

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The Rule of Law and the Perils of Precedent

111 Michigan Law Review First Impressions 37 (2013), Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1310
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 09 Apr 2013
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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stare decisis, precedent, rule of law, supreme court

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Stare Decisis in the Second-Best World

103 California Law Review 1139 (2015), Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1436
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2015
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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precedent, stare decisis, supreme court, constitutional law, judging

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Administrative Change

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 59, p. 112, 2011, Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 11-21
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 15 May 2011 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2011
Jeffrey A. Pojanowski and Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School and Notre Dame Law School
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administrative law, statutory interpretation, interpretation, stare decisis, precedent, legal change, change, administrative change, rule of law, Chevron, Fox, deference, standards of review, arbitrary and capricious

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Precedent and Reliance

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 62, 2013, Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1339
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Aug 2013
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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precedent, stare decisis, judicial decisionmaking, reliance, constitutional law, federal courts, Supreme Court

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Precedent and Speech

115 Michigan Law Review 439 (2017), Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1434
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2017
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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first amendment, freedom of speech, stare decisis, precedent, supreme court, constitutional law

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Original Meaning and the Precedent Fallback

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 68, No. 1, 2015
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 Jan 2015
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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precedent, stare decisis, constitutional law, constitutional theory, judicial decisionmaking, federal courts, supreme court, originalism

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Content Under Pressure

100 Washington University Law Review 59 (2022)
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 26 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2022
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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freedom of speech, first amendment, constitution, supreme court, content discrimination

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Free Speech and Parity: A Theory of Public Employee Rights

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 53, p. 1985, 2012, Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 11-37
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 17 May 2012
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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constitutional law, freedom of speech, first amendment

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Precedent and Constitutional Structure

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 112, No. 4, 2018
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Feb 2018
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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Supreme Court, stare decisis, precedent, federal courts, constitutional law, constitutional theory, constitutional structure, judicial decision-making

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Discretionary Dockets

Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 31, p. 221, 2016
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2016
Randy J. Kozel and Jeffrey A. Pojanowski
Notre Dame Law School and Notre Dame Law School
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Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Docket

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Leverage

62 Boston College Law Review 109 (2021)
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2021
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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leverage, unconstitutional conditions, federalism, freedom of speech, constitutional law

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Retheorizing Precedent

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 70, No. 5, 2021
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Feb 2021
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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chevron, stare decisis, precedent, overruling, administrative law

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Settled Versus Right: A Theory of Precedent (Introduction)

In: Settled Versus Right: A Theory of Precedent, by Randy J. Kozel, ISBN 9781107566521, Cambridge University Press (June 6, 2017)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 06 Oct 2017
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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Supreme Court, Stare Decisis, Precedent, Federal Courts, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory, Judicial Decisionmaking

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Institutional Autonomy and Constitutional Structure

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 112, No. 6, 2014, Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1414
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 21 May 2014
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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first amendment, speech, religion, association, constitutional law, constitutional theory, separation of powers, institutions

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Stare Decisis as Authority and Aspiration

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 5, 2021
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 May 2021
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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precedent, stare decisis, supreme court, bivens

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Special Justifications

33 Constitutional Commentary 471 (2018)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 09 Oct 2018
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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supreme court, stare decisis, precedent, constitutional law, impersonality

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Government Employee Speech and Forum Analysis

1 Journal of Free Speech Law 579 (2022)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Nov 2022
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School
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freedom of speech, first amendment, public employment, government employees, constitutional law

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Reconceptualizing Public Employee Speech

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 99, p. 1007, 2005
Posted: 10 Feb 2005 Last Revised: 04 May 2010
Randy J. Kozel
Notre Dame Law School

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