Andrew Coan

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law

Professor

P.O. Box 210176

Tucson, AZ 85721-0176

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (28)

1.

What Is the Matter with Dobbs?

26 U. PA. J. Const. L. 282 (2024); Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 22-24
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 05 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2024
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 811 (63,641)
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Abortion, Dobbs, Roe, Court Packing, Constitutional Law, Rule of Law

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Artificial Intelligence and Constitutional Interpretation

96 University of Colorado Law Review 413 (2025) , Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 24-30, U of Colorado Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 24-39
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 12 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2025
Andrew Coan and Harry Surden
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Colorado Law School
Downloads 620 (90,303)

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AI, artificial intelligence, LLM, large language models, constitutional interpretation, formalism, realism, originalism, constraint, interpretation

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The Original Meaning of Enumerated Powers

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-02, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper #1763, 109 Iowa Law Review 971 (2024)
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 18 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2024
Andrew Coan and David S. Schwartz
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Wisconsin Law School
Downloads 522 (111,937)

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Enumeration, Originalism, Federalism, Original Public Meaning, Interpretation, Construction, Contextual Enrichment

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Interpreting Ratification

1 J. Am. Con. Hist. 449 (2023), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 23-17, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper 1780
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 21 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2023
Andrew Coan and David S. Schwartz
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Wisconsin Law School
Downloads 521 (112,195)
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Federalism, Enumeration, Enumerated Powers, Commerce Power, Spending Power, General Welfare, Necessary and Proper Clause, Federalism, Originalism, Original Public Meaning, Original Meaning, Preamble, Federalists, Anti-Federalists, The Federalist, Federalist Papers, Contextual Enrichment, Sincerity

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The Foundations of Constitutional Theory

2017 Wisconsin Law Review 833 (2017), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 16-24
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2017
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Constitutional Theory, Jurisprudence, Originalism, Pluralism, Consequentialism

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Judicial Capacity and the Substance of Constitutional Law

122 Yale Law Journal 422, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1190
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2014
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 428 (141,676)

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Judicial Capacity, Constitutional Law, Courts, Judicial Decision-Making, Judicial Politics

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The Irrelevance of Writtenness in Constitutional Interpretation

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 158, 2010, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1250
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 10 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2014
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 364 (170,152)

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Constitution, Constitutional Interpretation, Originalism, Constitutional Theory, Writtenness, Persuasive Definition

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Too Much, Too Quickly?

58 UC Davis L. Rev 407 (2024); Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 24-04
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 02 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2024
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Constitutional Change, Supreme Court, Stare Decisis, Dobbs, Bruen, Precedent, Constitutional Theory

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Talking Originalism

Brigham Young University Law Review, Vol. 2009, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1096
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 26 Sep 2009
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 343 (182,123)

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Originalism, Constitutional Theory, Interpretive Theory, Constitutional Law, Constitution, Nonoriginalism, Pragmatism

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Dobbs v. Brown

J.AM.CON.HIST., Forthcoming Vol. 2 (Winter 2024), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 24-05
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Feb 2024
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 323 (194,188)

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Abortion, Dobbs, Brown, Roe, Stare Decisis, Constitutional Interpretation, Wechsler, Neutral Principles

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The Legal Ethics of Release-Dismissal Agreements: Theory and Practice

Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Vol. 1, p. 371, 2005, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 929050
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Sep 2006
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Legal Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights, Prosecutorial Discretion

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Toward a Reality-Based Constitutional Theory

89 Washington University Law Review 273, University of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1156
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 10 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2014
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 285 (221,030)

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Constitutional Theory, Originalism, Popular Constitutionalism, Political Science, Empirical

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Living Constitutional Theory

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 16-25
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Aug 2016
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 250 (252,410)

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living constitutionalism, originalism, history, interpretation, constitutional theory

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Judicial Capacity and Executive Power

Virginia Law Review, Forthcoming, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 15-09
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 01 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2015
Andrew Coan and Nicholas Bullard
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Downloads 248 (256,522)

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Judicial Capacity, Executive Power, Nondelegation, Unitary Executive, Removal Power, Legislative Veto, Line-Item Veto, INS v. Chadha, Judicial Competence, Judicial Behavior

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Eight Futures of the Nondelegation Doctrine

2020 Wisconsin Law Review 141, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 20-01
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 10 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 13 May 2020
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 227 (277,296)
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Nondelegation doctrine, judicial capacity, administrative law, constitutional law, administrative state, judicial review, judicial deference, rules, standards, Justice Gorsuch, Gundy v. United States

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Amending the Law of Constitutional Interpretation

13 Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy 83 (2018), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-19
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 10 May 2018 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2018
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Originalism, Nonoriginalism, Constitutional Interpretation, Interpretation, Positive Turn, Positivism, Constitutional Amendment, Living Constitutionalism

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Well, Should They?: A Response to 'If People Would Be Outraged By Their Rulings, Should Judges Care?'

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2007, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 1005430
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2014
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Constitutional Law, Legal Theory, Democracy, Public Outrage, Backlash, Minimalism, Originalism, Dead Hand, Condorcet, Condorcet Jury Theorem

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Is There a Constitutional Right to Select the Genes of One's Offspring?

63 Hastings Law Journal 233, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1144
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 25 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2014
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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ART, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Procreative Liberty, Reproductive Liberty, Reproductive, Reproductive Rights, Institutional Analysis, Comparative Institutional Analysis, Comparative Institutional Competence, Institutional Choice

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Commandeering, Coercion, and the Deep Structure of American Federalism

Boston University Law Review, Forthcoming, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1249
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2014
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 171 (359,849)
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Commandeering, Coercion, Conditional Spending, Federalism, Spending Power

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Difficulty of Amendment and Interpretive Choice

1 Journal of Institutional Studies 6 (2015), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 15-23
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 04 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2016
Andrew Coan and Anuj C. Desai
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Wisconsin Law School
Downloads 163 (375,081)

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Constitutional Amendment, Interpretive Choice, Article V, Constitutional Interpretation, Originalism, Nonoriginalism, Dead Hand Problem

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Judicial Capacity and the Conditional Spending Paradox

2013 Wisconsin Law Review 339 , Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1211
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 12 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2014
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Judicial Capacity, Spending Power, Spending Clause, Conditional Spending, Commandeering, NFIB v. Sebelius

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Text as Truce: A Peace Proposal for the Supreme Court's Costly War Over the Eleventh Amendment

Fordham Law Review, Vol. 74, p. 2511, 2006, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 929010
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Sep 2006
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 147 (408,990)

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Eleventh Amendment, Sovereign Immunity, Federalism, Textualism, Textualist, Jurisdiction, Federal Courts, Constitutional Theory, Constitutional Interpretation

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Implementing Enumeration

William & Mary Law Review, Forthcoming, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 15-22
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2015
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 132 (445,300)
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enumeration principle, constitutional law, judicial competence, federalism, judicial capacity, Article I, NFIB v. Sebelius, constitutional interpretation, constitutional theory

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Article III, Representation, and Remedies

9 ConLawNOW (2018 Forthcoming), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 18-02
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 24 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2021
Andrew Coan and David Marcus
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and UCLA School of Law
Downloads 125 (464,745)

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Article III standing, representation-centered theory, universal injunctions, injunctive relief, nationwide injunction, remedies

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Assisted Reproductive Equality: An Institutional Analysis

60 Case Western Reserve Law Review 1143, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1145
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 26 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2014
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Equal Protection, Due Process, Procreative Liberty, Reproductive Liberty, Reproductive Freedom, Institutional Choice, Institutional Analysis

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Qualified Immunity: Round Two

78 Washington and Lee Law Review 1433 (2021), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 21-25
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 22 Nov 2021
Andrew Coan and DeLorean Forbes
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Qualified Immunity, Judicial Capacity, Federal Courts, Constitutional Torts, Caseload, Floodgates

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Prosecuting the President: How Special Prosecutors Hold Presidents Accountable and Protect the Rule of Law

Prosecuting the President: How Special Prosecutors Hold Presidents Accountable and Protect the Rule of Law (2019), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 19-01
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Feb 2019
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Downloads 77 (641,184)

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Special prosecutor, Special Counsel, Independent Counsel, Mueller, Impeachment, Nixon, Trump, Obstruction of Justice, Executive Privilege, Executive Power, Polarization, Populism, Teapot Dome, Grant, Truman

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The Dead Hand Revisited

70 Emory L. J. Online 1 (2020)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 08 Dec 2022
Andrew Coan
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
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Dead Hand, Originalism, Constitutional Interpretation