Prof. Jonathan H. Adler

Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Jonathan H. Adler is Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Business Law & Regulation at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. A prolific writer, he is one of the most widely cited academics in environmental law. His articles have appeared in publications ranging from the Harvard Environmental Law Review and Supreme Court Economic Review to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Professor Adler is the author or editor of three books on environmental policy, including Envi­ron­men­talism at the Crossroads (1995), and several book chapters. A regular commentator on environmental and legal issues, he has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including the PBS “Newshour with Jim Lehrer,” NPR's “Talk of the Nation,” Fox News Channel's “O'Reilly Factor” and “Hannity & Colmes,” and Entertainment Tonight. Professor Adler is a contributing editor to National Review Online and a regular contributor to the popular legal blog, “The Volokh Conspiracy”.

Professor Adler teaches courses in environmental, regulatory, and constitutional law. In 2004, Professor Adler received the Paul M. Bator Award, given annually by the Federalist Society for Law and Policy Studies to an academic under 40 for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and commitment to students. In 2007, the Case Western Reserve University Law Alumni Association awarded Professor Adler their annual “Distinguished Teacher Award.” Professor Adler serves on the advisory board of the NFIB Legal Foundation, the academic advisory board of the Cato Supreme Court Review, and the Environmental Law Reporter and ELI Press Advisory Board of the Environmental Law Institute.

Prior to joining the faculty at Case Western, Professor Adler clerked for the Honorable David B. Sentelle on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. From 1991 to 2000, Professor Adler worked at the Compe­ti­tive Enterprise Institute, a free market research and advocacy group in Washington, D.C., where he directed CEI's envi­ron­mental studies program. He holds a B.A. magna cum laude from Yale University and a J.D. summa cum laude from the George Mason University School of Law.

More information is available at: http://www.jhadler.net/


Education

B.A. 1991 (Yale University)
J.D. 2000 (George Mason)

Upcoming Events

Publications

Federalism and Interstate Competition - Event Audio/Video
2011 Annual Student Symposium
February 26, 2011
The Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act
New Federal Initiatives Project
January 14, 2011
Regulation by Litigation: Boon or Bane? - Event Audio
Administrative Law Practice Group and Litigation Practice Group
March 17, 2009
A Conversation on Climate Change Policy: A Look Ahead at 2009 - Event Audio
Nashville Lawyers Chapter & Environmental Law Practice Group
February 19, 2009
Health Care and the Environment - Event Audio/Video
Federalism & Separation of Powers
September 12, 2008
Should Federal Wetlands Regulation Give Way to State and Private Initiatives?
Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 2, Summer 1999
October 1, 1999
Colloquium: The Future of Environmental Reform
Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 1, Issue 1, Fall 1996
December 1, 1996

Debates

Supreme Court Term
June 27, 2008