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Paul M. Collins, Jr.
Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Teaching

Course Syllabi

Bias in the American Legal System (Spring 2022)

Introduction to Legal Studies (Fall 2021)

Judges and Judging (Fall 2021)

Proseminar in Public Law (Spring 2021)

Law and Social Activism (Fall 2017)

Picking a U.S. Supreme Court Justice (Fall 2016)

Latest News

The President and the Supreme Court: Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump, coauthored with Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, received the 2021 Richard E. Neustadt Award for the best book on executive politics.

Collins receives the 2022-2023 Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellowship from the University of Massachusetts.

“Justice Breyer Announced he will Retire. Here’s what Happens Next,” coauthored with Lori A. Ringhand, was published in the Washington Post.

“The Moderate, Pragmatic Legacy of Stephen Breyer,” coauthored with Artemus Ward, was published in The Conversation.

“Stephen Breyer is Set to Retire – Should his Replacement on the Supreme Court have a Term Limit?,” coauthored with Artemus Ward, was published in The Conversation.

“The Supreme Court, the President, and Congress: Lawmaking in a Separation of Powers System,” coauthored with Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, was accepted for publication in the Journal of Law and Courts.

Collins, Doug Rice, and Jesse Rhodes receive National Science Foundation Grant for “Understanding Law and Legality in Media.”

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