Hamilton and the Law

Lisa A. Tucker is Associate Professor of Law at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University and author of the novel Called On, as well as eleven books for children. She has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, People, Time, and NBC Nightly News.

Part 1: "And so the American Experiment Begins": The Constitution and the Three Branches of Government

1. Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Future of Originalism, Richard Primus

2. Some Alexander Hamilton, but Not So Much Hamilton, in the New Supreme Court, John Q. Barrett

3. Tragedy in the Supreme Court: "I'd Rather Be Divisive Than Indecisive", Lisa A. Tucker

4. Alexander Hamilton's "One Shot" before the U.S. Supreme Court, Gregory G. Garre

5. "Never Gon' Be President Now", Michael Gerhardt

6. Hamilton: Child Laborer and Truant, Paul M. Secunda

Part 2: "America, You Great Unfinished Symphony"

7. Hamilton's America—and Ours, Kermit Roosevelt III

8. Hamilton and Washington at War and a Vision for Federal Power, Elizabeth B. Wydra

9. Two Oaths: Supporting and Defending the Constitution with Hamilton, Jill I. Goldenziel

Part 3: "We'll Never Be Truly Free": Hamilton and Race

10. Finding Constitutional Redemption through Hamilton, Christina Mulligan

11. Race, Nation, and Patrimony, or, the Stakes of Diversity in Hamilton, Anthony Paul Farley

12. "The World Turned Upside Down": Employment Discrimination, Race, and Authenticity in Hamilton, Marcia L. McCormick

13. Hamilton and the Power of Racial Fables in Examining the U.S. Constitution, Danielle Holley-Walker

Part 4: "I'm 'a Compel Him to Include Women in the Sequel"

14. On Women's Rights, Legal Change, and Incomplete Sequels, Eloise Pasachoff

15. When Your Job Is to Marry Rich: Marriage as a Market in Hamilton, Kimberly Mutcherson

16. "Love" Triangles: Romance or Domestic Violence?, Rosa Frazier

Part 5: "Immigrants, We Get the Job Done"

17. Hamilton's Dissent to the Travel Ban, Neal Katyal

18. Hamilton and the Limits of Contemporary Immigration Narratives, Anil Kalhan

19. Hamilton's Immigrant Story Today, Elizabeth Keyes

Part 6: "The Ten Duel Commandments"

20. Hamilton, Hip-Hop, and the Culture of Dueling in America, Glenn Harlan Reynolds

21. Alexander Hamilton, Citizen-Protector?, Jody Madeira

22. We Will Never Be Satisfied: Hamilton and Jefferson's Duel Over Constitutional Meaning, Ian Millhiser

23. Hamilton, Burr, and Defamation: Physical versus Verbal Duels, Benjamin Barton

24. Elections as Duels: "You Know What? We Can Change That. You Know Why?" 'Cuz We Have the Support of Two-Thirds of Each House of Congress and Three-Quarters of the States!, Joshua A. Douglas

25. Modern-Day Protests: As American as Apple Pie, Kimberly Jade Norwood

Part 7: "Who Tells Your Story?"

26. Every Action's an Act of Creation: Hamilton and Copyright Law, Rebecca Tushnet

27. Hollering to Be Heard: Copyright and the Aesthetics of Voice, Zahr K. Said

28. Taking Law School Musicals Seriously: A Little Love Letter to Legal Musicals and the Lawyers Who Love Them, Robin J. Effron

29. "The World Turned Upside Down": Hamilton and Deconstruction, Bret D. Asbury

Part 8: "What Is a Legacy?": Lessons from Hamilton beyond the Libretto

30. "Cabinet Battle #1": The Structure of Federalism, Erwin Chemerinsky

31. Hamilton's Bank and Jefferson's Nightmare, Mehrsa Baradaran

32. Alexander Hamilton's Legacy: The American Board of Directors, M. Todd Henderson

33. I Never Thought I'd Live Past Twenty": Hamilton through the Lens of Anticipated Early Death, Sarah Fishel