Eskridge, William N(ichol), Jr.

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ESKRIDGE, William N(ichol), Jr.

ESKRIDGE, William N(ichol), Jr. American, b. 1951. Genres: Law. Career: U.S. District Court, New York, NY, law clerk to judge Edward Weinfeld, 1978-79; Shea & Gardner, Washington, DC, associate, 1979-82; University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, assistant professor, 1982-86; Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, associate professor, 1987-90, professor, 1990-; visiting professor at US law schools. Publications: (with P. Frickey) Cases and Materials on Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy, 1988; (with P. Frickey and D. Farber) Constitutional Law: Themes for the Constitution's Third Century, 1993; (with P. Frickey) Dynamic Statutory Interpretation, 1994; (with P. Frickey and H. Hart) The Legal Process: Basic Problems in the Making and Application of Law, 1994; The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment, 1996; (with N. Hunter) Sexuality, Gender, and the Law, 1997; Equality Practice: Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights, 2001. EDITOR: A Dance along the Precipice: The Political and Economic Dimensions of the International Debt Problem, 1985; (with S. Levinson) Constitutional Stupidities, Constitutional Tragedies, 1998; Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet, 1999. Address: Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001, U.S.A.