WashU Law Faculty

Meet the faculty.

Our law faculty combine recognized expertise with real-world practice, mentoring creative legal minds through cutting-edge scholarship and hands-on experience.

In the Media

Faculty voices driving important conversations.

WashU Law faculty offer expert commentary through national media, podcasts, and publications, bringing clarity to complex legal issues.

All Faculty Media

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    Callais’ impact on voting rights extends beyond 2026 midterms
    Travis Crum, Interview
    The Source | November 5, 2026
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    Kim and Johnson Defend Title VII Disparate Impact Against Constitutional Attack
    Pauline Kim, Quote
    Converge for Impact | November 5, 2026
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    Democrats’ Victory Tees Up Focus on Trump’s Big Pharma Deals
    Rachel Sachs, Quote
    Blomberg Law | November 5, 2026
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    What This Week’s Elections Mean for The Future of Elections
    Travis Crum, Quote
    The New Yorker | November 5, 2026
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    Missouri Voters Just Made It Much Harder for Lawmakers to Overturn Citizen-Led Initiatives
    Travis Crum, Quote
    ProPublica | November 5, 2026
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    Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California
    Travis Crum, Quote
    NBC News | November 2, 2026
Featured Scholarship

Scholarship that defines legal standards.

From top law reviews to specialized journals, WashU Law faculty scholarship influences and advances legal practice.

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Centers & Institutes

Where legal minds create meaningful change.

Our specialized centers and institutes transform research into policy, turn scholarship into solutions, and connect academic inquiry with real-world impact across empirical research, health law, and global legal frameworks.

Center for Empirical Research in the Law (CERL)

The Cordell Institute for Policy & Law in Medicine

Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute

WashU Law faculty testimony