David Kairys' Publications & Media Appearances
Faculty Profile
All Faculty Scholarship
Law Journal Articles
- Self Defense and Gun Regulation for All, 45 Conn. L. Rev. 1669 (2013).
- The Contradictory Messages of Rehnquist-Roberts Era Speech Law: Liberty and Justice for Some, 2013 U. Ill. L. Rev. 195 (2013).
- Unconscious Racism, 83 Temple L. Rev. 857 (2011).
- Can Handguns Be Effectively Regulated?, 156 U. Pa. L. Rev. PENNumbra 188 (2007).
- A Brief History of Race and the Supreme Court, 79 Temple L. Rev. 751 (2006).
- Legislative Usurpation: The Early Practice and Constitutional Repudiation of Legislative Intervention in Adjudication, 73 UMKC L. Rev. 945 (2005).
- More or Less Equal, 13 Temple Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 675 (2004).
- Searching for the Rule of Law, 36 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 307 (2003).
- Public Nuisance Claims of Victims of Handgun Violence, 43 Ariz. L. Rev. 339 (2001).
- The Governmental Handgun Cases and the Elements and Underlying Policies of Public Nuisance Law, 32 Conn. L. Rev. 1175 (2000).
- The Origin and Development of the Governmental Handgun Cases, 32 Conn. L. Rev. 1163 (2000).
- Symposium Dialogue: Guns and Liability in America, 32 Conn. L. Rev. 1425 (2000).
- Symposium, Is there a Constitutional Right to Vote and Be Represented? The Case of the District of Columbia, 48 American U. L. Rev. 589 (1999).
- Some Concerns about Context and Concentration of Power, 72 Temple L. Rev. 1019 (1999).
- Legal Claims of Cities Against the Manufacturers of Handguns, 71 Temple L. Rev. 1 (1998).
- Unexplainable on Grounds Other Than Race, 45 Amer. U. L. Rev. 729 (1996).
- Foreword, Noble Lies and the First Amendment: A Symposium on the Death of Discourse, 64 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1195 (1996).
- Symposium, The Supreme Court, Racial Politics, and the Right to Vote: Shaw v. Reno and the Future of the Voting Rights Act, 44 Amer. U. L. Rev. 1 (1995).
- The History and Current Retrenchment of Free Speech, 3 Temple Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 73 (1995).
- Why Not Democracy? , 4 Poverty & Race 13 (1995).
- Foreword, Reflections on a 25th Anniversary, 25 Colum. Human Rts. L. Rev. 265 (1994).
- Race Trilogy, 67 Temple L. Rev. 1 (1994).
- The Thomas-Hill Sexual Harassment Hearings: An Interview with David Kairys, 1 Temple Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 107 (1992).
- Conservative Legal Thought Revisited, 91 Colum. L. Rev. 1847 (1991) (book review).
- Law and Politics, 52 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 243 (1984).
- Halting the Private Spies, 15 Bill Rts. J. 31 (1982) (with J. Shapiro).
- Remedies for Private Intelligence Abuses: Legal and Ideological Barriers, 10 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 233 (1981) (with J. Shapiro).
- Why Precedents Aren't Treated Equally: Judges Have Always Cracked the Wall of Stare Decisis, 2 Nat'l L.J., June 9, 1980, at 15.
- Review of Law and the Rise of Capitalism by Tigar, 126 U. Pa. L. Rev. 930 (1978).
- Jury Representativeness: A Mandate for Multiple Source Lists, 65 Cal. L. Rev. 776 (1977) (with J. Kadane and J. Lehoczky).
- Juror Selection: The Law, a Mathematical Method of Analysis, and a Case Study, 10 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 771 (1972).
- Note, The Bill of Attainder Clauses and Legislative and Administrative Suppression of Subversives, 67 Colum. L. Rev. 1490 (1967).
Articles in Other Periodicals
- Learning From the FBI Media Burglars, Slate.com, Jan. 17, 2014.
- Rights at Risk, Phila. Inquirer. May 6, 2012.
- Money Isn't Speech and Corporations Aren't People, Slate, Jan. 22, 2010, http://www.slate.com/id/2242210.
- Fair Numbers of Peremptory Challenges in Jury Trials, 74 J. Am. Statistical Ass'n 747 (1979) (with J. Kadane).
Book Contributions
- Civil Rights, in International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (2d ed., Elsevier 2015).
- Jury Composition Challenges, in Jurywork, Systematic Techniques (B. Bonora & E. Krauss eds., National Jury Project 2002; update, West 2010).
- Why are Handguns So Accessible on Urban Streets?, in Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Black, and Male 242 (E. Anderson ed., University of Pennsylvania Press 2008).
- The Cities Take the Initiative, Public Nuisance Lawsuits against Handgun Manufacturers, in Guns, Crime and Punishment in America (B. Harcourt ed., NYU Press 2003).
- Why Not Democracy?, in Challenges to Equality: Poverty and Race in America (Hartman ed., Sharpe 2001).
- Freedom of Speech II, in The Politics of Law (Basic Books 1998).
- The Law of Clinical Testing with Human Subjects: Legal Implications of New and Existing Methodologies, in Bayesian Methods and Ethics in a Clinical Trial Design (Kadane ed., Wiley 1996) (with A. Popp).
- Freedom of Speech, in The Politics of Law (Pantheon 1982), reprinted in Chinese in Collected Articles on Constitutional Law (Le Buyun ed., Nanjing University Press 1996).
- The Politics of Law: A Progressive Critique, in Critical Lawyer's Handbook (Grigg-Spall & Ireland eds., Pluto 1992).
- Freedom of Speech, in The United States Constitution (B. Ollman & J. Birnbaum, eds., NYU Press 1990).
- Exporting Freedom of Speech, in A Less than Perfect Union (Lobel ed., Monthly Review Press 1988).
- Freedom of Speech I, in The Politics of Law (Pantheon 1982).
Media Appearances
- Philadelphia Inquirer, Allentown Morning Call (05/26/2019)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (01/28/2019)
- Philly Voice (01/17/2018)
- Temple Now (12/13/2017)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (08/22/2017)
- Newsweek (08/10/2016)
- Newsweek (05/18/2016)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (12/16/2015)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (10/07/2015)
- Legal Intelligencer (09/14/2015)
- Los Angeles Times (06/04/2015)
- San Antonio Express-News (05/28/2015)
- PBS (05/18/2015)
- Politico.com, Newsmax (02/23/2015)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (12/21/2014)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (11/14/2014)
- WHYY NewsWorks Tonight (09/23/2014)
- Legal Intelligencer (09/16/2014)
- Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (05/29/2014)
- Legal Intelligencer (05/05/2014)
- States News Service (04/21/2014)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (01/13/2014)
- Front Runner (01/08/2014)
- Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS3 (01/07/2014)
- The Morning Call (06/11/2013)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (06/03/2013)
- Philadelphia Daily News (04/26/2013)
- Intelligencer (02/20/2013)
- American Prospect, Salon.com (01/09/2013)
- Slate.com (12/19/2012)
- American Constitution Society Blog, Alliance for Justice Blog (10/18/2012)
- Legal Intelligencer (10/03/2012)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (09/24/2012)
- Allentown Morning Call (06/10/2012)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (05/06/2012)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (01/24/2012)
- Wisconsin Public Radio (01/16/2012)
- WHYY/NewsWorks (01/09/2012)
- Associated Press (10/17/2011)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (10/10/2011)
- Temple News (09/06/2011)
- Allentown Morning Call (06/28/2011)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (05/30/2011)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (05/23/2011)
- Kashmir Monitor (05/16/2011)
- Baltimore Sun (02/19/2011)
- WHYY-FM (02/04/2011)
- Legal Intelligencer (11/24/2010)
- Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations Newsletter (11/01/2010)
- Harrisburg Patriot-News (10/09/2010)
- Wisconsin Public Radio (10/06/2010)
- Allentown Morning Call (08/06/2010)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (08/01/2010)
- American Constitution Society (06/30/2010)
- Philly.com, Associated Press (06/29/2010)
- Philadelphia Daily News (06/18/2010)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (06/05/2010)
- Philadelphia Daily News (05/22/2010)
- WHYY-FM (04/09/2010)
- Wilmington News Journal (03/06/2010)
- Philadelphia Daily News (02/20/2010)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (02/13/2010)
- USA Today (02/08/2010)
- Slate (01/22/2010)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (01/09/2010)
- CNN (11/30/2009)
- WHYY-FM (10/21/2009)
- WHYY-FM (10/17/2009)
- The Humanist (09/01/2009)
- Philadelphia Inquirer, ACSBlog (08/05/2009)
- CSPAN-2 (07/27/2009)
- WHYY-FM (07/15/2009)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (06/28/2009)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (06/14/2009)
- WHYY-FM (06/09/2009)
- WHYY-FM (04/15/2009)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (02/09/2009)
- WHYY (11/17/2008)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (09/20/2008)
- Kirkus Reviews (08/15/2008)
- NPR Weekend Edition (06/29/2008)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (06/27/2008)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (05/21/2008)
- Philadelphia Daily News (04/17/2008)
- Philadelphia Daily News (04/11/2008)
- USA Today (03/18/2008)
- Essence (03/01/2008)
- USA Today (02/27/2008)
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune (02/25/2008)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (01/25/2008)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (12/31/2007)
- WHYY (12/20/2007)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (12/15/2007)
- KYW Radio (12/11/2007)
- Philadelphia Daily News (12/06/2007)
- Associated Press (11/30/2007)
- Allentown Morning Call (10/30/2007)
- CNN, "Anderson Cooper 360" (10/04/2007)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (09/11/2007)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (08/13/2007)
- KCBS radio (San Francisco) (05/17/2007)
- Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, PCWorld, Reuters (05/07/2007)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (05/03/2007)
- Daily News (04/23/2007)
- United Nations (04/01/2005)
Other Publications
- Assault-Weapon Bans Are Not Enough, Am. Prospect, Jan. 9, 2013.
- Is Freedom of Speech at Risk in the Election?, ACS Blog (Oct. 16, 2012), reprinted at Alliance for Justice Action Campaign Blog (Oct. 18, 2012).
- General Principles of Law Relating to Native Lands and Natural Resources (R. Coulter ed., Indian Land Tenure Foundation 2009) (contributor).
- Fire Sale: How the Gun Industry Bought Itself Immunity from the Rule of Law, Slate.com (November 7, 2005). http://www.slate.com/id/2129649
- Bush v. Gore Blues, Jurist (May, 2001).
- Reason Worship, Jurist (May 1998) (book review).
Editorials
- A Chance to Implement Real Community Policing, Phila. Inquirer, Dec. 21, 2014 (op-ed).
- Court extends election crisis, Phila. Inquirer, Sep. 24, 2012, at A18 (op-ed).
- Understanding how we think, talk about race, Phila. Inquirer, Aug. 5, 2009 at A11.
