Kevin Walsh - School of Law - University of Richmond

Kevin C. Walsh

Associate Professor of Law

Courses Taught Complex Litigation Constitutional Law Federal Courts Supreme Court Seminar

Profile

Professor Kevin Walsh teaches and writes in the areas of federal jurisdiction and constitutional law. His scholarship focuses on doctrines that define the scope of federal judicial power, and has appeared in the Stanford Law Review, New York University Law Review, and Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, among other venues. Prior to joining the Richmond Law faculty in 2009, Professor Walsh was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Villanova University School of Law. He also clerked for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States and for Judge Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Presentations

"Frames of Reference and the 'Turn to Remedy' in Facial Challenge Doctrine," Symposium, The Roberts Court: Distinguishing As Applied Versus Facial Challenges in the Midst of Ideological Differences, February 6, 2009, UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA.

"Partial Unconstitutionality," Junior Faculty Workshop, Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA.

Bar Admissions

Virginia

Maryland

U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Professional Experience

Associate Professor of Law (2012-present)

University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Va.

Assistant Professor of Law (2009-12)

University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Va.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law (2007-09)

Villanova University School of Law

Associate (Litigation, IP, and Antitrust) (2004-07)

Hunton & Williams LLP, Richmond, VA

Law Clerk (2003-04)

Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States

Law Clerk (2002-03)

Hon. Paul V. Niemeyer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Publications

Articles

There is No New General Common Law of Severability, 91 Texas Law Review See Also 49 (2013). [Journal] [W]

The Anti-Injunction Act, Congressional Inactivity, and Pre-Enforcement Challenges to Section 5000A of the Tax Code, 46 U. Rich. L. Rev. 823 (2012). [Journal] [SSRN] [L] [W] [HEIN]

The Ghost that Slayed the Mandate, 64 Stan. L. Rev. 64 (2012). [Journal] [SSRN] [L] [W] [HEIN]

Partial Unconstitutionality, 85 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 738 (2010). [Journal] [SSRN] [L] [W] [HEIN]

Frames of Reference and the "Turn to Remedy" in Facial Challenge Doctrine, 36 Hastings Const. L.Q. 667 (2009) (invited symposium contribution). [Journal] [L] [W] [HEIN]

Note, The Science, Law, and Politics of Fetal Pain Legislation, 115 Harv. L. Rev. 2010 (2002). [L] [W] [HEIN]

Case Comment, INS v. St. Cyr, 115 Harv. L. Rev. 477 (2001). [HEIN]

Recent Case, KDM ex rel. WJM v. Reedsport School District, 114 Harv. L. Rev. 954 (2001). [W] [HEIN]

In the News

Supreme Court rules Va. can deny out-of-state FOIA use (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Tue., Apr. 30, 2013

Will Supreme Court punt on gay marriage? (Politico)
Tue., Mar. 26, 2013

FOIA case with Henrico roots heads to Supreme Court (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Mon., Feb. 18, 2013

Is the 4th Circuit veering back to the center? (NC Policy Watch)
Wed., Feb. 13, 2013

Debate continues on birth control insurance (Rappahannock News)
Tue., Feb. 12, 2013

Live Updates: Inauguration Day 2013 (ABC News)
Mon., Jan. 21, 2013

Full House to vote on local gay judge (Richmond Times-Dispatch and Individual.com)
Tue., Jan. 15, 2013

SCOTUS orders appeals court to hear Liberty University health care lawsuit (Politico)
Mon., Nov. 26, 2012