John F. Preis
Professor of Law
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Profile
Professor Jack Preis teaches and writes in the areas of federal courts, civil rights litigation, and civil procedure. His scholarship, which focuses on constitutional rights and remedies, has appeared in the Virginia Law Review, Indiana Law Journal, and Wake Forest Law Review, among other venues. While a professor, Prof. Preis has argued before the Ninth Circuit, the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court in constitutional remedies cases. Before joining the Richmond Law faculty in 2008, Prof. Preis served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Brooklyn Law School and Washburn University School of Law.
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Presentations
Presenter, "Sovereign and Qualified Immunity for Virginians," Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (May 2021)
Presenter, "Policing Post-2020: Recipes for Review and Reform," University of Richmond School of Law Carrico Center (April 2021)
Presentations Prior to 2019
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Memberships
Chair, AALS Section on Remedies
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Bar Admissions
Washington, D.C.
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Professional Experience
Professor of Law (2013 - present)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VAAssociate Professor of Law (2010 - 2013)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VAAssistant Professor of Law (2008 - 2010)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VAVisiting Assistant Professor of Law (2006 - 2008)
Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NYVisiting Assistant Professor of Law (2005 - 2006)
Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KSAssociate (2001 - 2004)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLC, Washington, DCJudicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth (2000 - 2001)
United States District Court, Washington, DCCommodity Trader (1994 - 1997)
Archer Daniels Midland, Co., Decatur, IL
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Presentations
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Publications
Journal Articles
Jurisdiction and "Definitional Law", 60 William & Mary Law Review Online 93 (2019).
Jurisdictional Idealism and Positivism, 59 William & Mary Law Review 1413 (2018).
Qualified Immunity and Fault, 93 Notre Dame Law Review 1969 (2018).
A Further Note on Federal Causes of Action, 67 Florida Law Review Forum 78 (2016).
The Dormant Commerce Clause as a Limit on Personal Jurisdiction, 102 Iowa Law Review 121 (2016).
How the Federal Cause of Action Relates to Rights, Remedies, and Jurisdiction, 67 Florida Law Review 849 (2015).
In Defense of Implied Injunctive Relief in Constitutional Cases, 22 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 1 (2013).
How Shall the Constitution be Enforced? A Preview of Minneci v. Pollard, Richmond Law 12 (2012).
The False Promise of the Converse-1983 Action, 87 Indiana Law Journal 1697 (2012).
Constitutional Enforcement by Proxy, 95 Virginia Law Review 1663 (2009).
Alternative State Remedies in Constitutional Torts, 40 Connecticut Law Review 723 (2008).
Reassessing the Purposes of Federal Question Jurisdiction, 42 Wake Forest Law Review 247 (2007).
Jurisdiction and Discretion in Hybrid Law Cases, 75 University of Cincinnati Law Review 145 (2006).
Witch Doctors and Battleship Stalkers: The Edges of Exculpation in Entrapment Cases, 52 Vanderbilt Law Review 1869 (1999).
Book ReviewsWhy Insurance Contracts Might be the Trick to Police Reform, Journal of Things We Like (Lots) (January 2016).
Blog PostsIn Search of the Great Academic Novel, PrawfsBlawg (September 2016).
Reality, Experience, Video, and the Law, PrawfsBlawg (September 2016).
The Next Personal Jurisdiction Issue for the Supreme Court, PrawfsBlawg (September 2016).
The Possible Relationship Between Course Design and the Curve, PrawfsBlawg (September 2016).
Which Part of the Constitution Prohibits Wrongful Detention?, PrawfsBlawg (September 2016).
NewslettersQualified Immunity Under Scrutiny, National Association of Appellate Court Attorneys Newsletter (May 2019).
Newspaper ArticlesQualified immunity and Government Accountability, Richmond Times Dispatch (September 2019).
Magna Carta's Rule of Politics, Richmond Times-Dispatch 5E (June 2015).
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In the News
Qualified immunity and government accountability (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Fri., Sep. 11, 2020Family leave is a win-win (Richmond Family Magazine)
Tue., Oct. 30, 2018Gavin Grimm cases starts over? (Newsradio 1140 WRVA)
Tue., Mar. 7, 2017As Trump rolls back transgender bathroom rights, supporters and opponents sound off (HealthDay)
Thu., Feb. 23, 2017Op-ed: The folly of bathroom bills (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Mon., Jan. 9, 2017Op-ed: Magna Carta's rule of politics (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sat., Jun. 20, 2015It may be legal for these police officers to racially profile you in Virginia (The Washington Post)
Wed., Mar. 4, 2015Correspondent of the Day (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sat., Aug. 10, 2013'Simple apology' and man tells rape accuser he would drop lawsuit (CBS 6)
Tue., Aug. 6, 2013Removal before service not allowed (Virginia Lawyers Weekly)
Fri., Mar. 8, 2013Interview on Bloomberg Law (Bloomberg Radio)
Sat., Nov. 24, 2012 - Links