Frederick Schauer
Frederick Schauer | |
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| Born | January 15, 1946 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 2024 (aged 78) |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA, MBA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Law professor, jurist |
| Employer(s) | University of Virginia School of Law Kennedy School of Government |
| Known for | American constitutional law Free speech |
Frederick Franklin Schauer (January 15, 1946 – September 1, 2024) was an American legal scholar who served as David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He was also the Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He was well known for his work on American constitutional law, free speech, and on legal reasoning, especially the nature and value of legal formalism.