Politics and Law


Faculty Experts:

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Charles Burson

Visiting Professor of Law

Burson

Charles Burson has an extensive professional career including Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Monsanto Company from 2001-2006; Counsel to the Vice President, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff at The White House, Office of the Vice President from 1997-2001; Attorney ...


Expertise: Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court and presidential elections, lawyer's role in corporate crisis management

Direct contact: (314) 935-8166 / cwburson@wulaw.wustl.edu


Thomas Schweich

Visiting Professor of Law and Ambassador in Residence

Schweich

Thomas Schweich served the Bush administration as the ambassador for counternarcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan, as the government's principal deputy assistant secretary (PDAS) for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and chief of staff to the U.S. Mission ...


Expertise: foreign policy, Afghanistan

Direct contact: (314) 935-3379 / tschweich@wulaw.wustl.edu


Melissa Waters

Professor of Law

Waters

Waters' research and teaching interests include foreign relations law, international law, international human rights law and international criminal law, comparative law, conflicts of law, civil procedure, and complex civil litigation. Her scholarly work focuses on the incorporation of international ...


Expertise: international law, foreign relations law, war on terrorism, conflicts of law, international human rights law, civil procedure

Direct contact: (314) 935-3458 / mawaters@wulaw.wustl.edu


Gregory Magarian

Professor of law

Gregory Magarian

Magarian is a leading expert in the areas of election law, the electoral system, free speech, the First Amendment and constitutional law. He is the author of a number of articles including the forthcoming "Substantive Media Regulation in Three Dimensions" (George Washington Law Review).


Expertise: election law, First Amendment, third parties, free speech, law and religion, church-state law, media regulation, …

Direct contact: (314) 935-3394 / gpmagarian@wulaw.wustl.edu


Cheryl Block

Professor of Law

Cheryl Block

Cheryl Block is an expert in tax law and policy. Author of a leading book on corporate taxation, she has also written numerous articles on taxation, public policy relating to federal bailouts, legislative voting rules, social choice theory, federal budget process, and the interplay between tax and ...


Expertise: federal budget, tax law and policy, corporate taxation, federal bailouts

Direct contact: (314) 935-6444 / cblock@wulaw.wustl.edu



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