Oxford - Upham Hall 001
Wednesday, March 27, 2023, 5 – 7pm

The speaker is Greg Ablavsky, Assistant Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.

Ablavsky’s scholarship focuses on early American legal history, particularly on issues of sovereignty, territory, and property in the early American West. His publications explore a range of topics including the history of the Indian Commerce Clause, the importance of Indian affairs in shaping the U.S. Constitution, and the balance of power between states and the federal government. His book Federal Ground: Governing Property and Violence in the First U.S. Territories was published in 2021 by Oxford University Press. His work has received the Cromwell Article Prize and the Kathryn T. Preyer Prize from the American Society for Legal History.

Event Title: The Past, Present, and Future of Native Sovereignty in Federal Law
Event Locator: 2023-ACHHNP