Full Name	Nelson, Caleb
University/Affiliation	University of Virginia School of Law
Title	Professor of Law
Status	Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
Professor Type	Doctrinal
ORCID ID	0000-0003-0803-550X
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Constitutional Law, Generally (11) Legislation (8) Jurisprudence (7) Legal Practice and Procedure (6) Jurisdiction (5) Courts (4) Judges (4) Legal History (3) Statutes (3) Business and the Law (2)
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Average Citations per Article	123.67
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Average Citations per Document	106.00
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Preemption [article]

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 86, Issue 2 (March 2000), pp. 225-306

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

86 Va. L. Rev. 225 (2000)

PathFinder Subjects: Jurisdiction; Medical Devices; Constitutional Law, Generally; Immigration Law

Cited by 532 Articles
Cited by 34 Cases
Accessed 50 Times

What is Textualism [article]

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 91, Issue 2 (April 2005), pp. 347-418

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

91 Va. L. Rev. 347 (April 2005)

PathFinder Subjects: Constitutional Law, Generally; Jurisprudence; Legislation

Cited by 268 Articles
Cited by 16 Cases
Accessed 132 Times

Originalism and Interpretive Conventions [article]

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 70, Issue 2 (Spring 2003), pp. 519-598

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

70 U. Chi. L. Rev. 519 (Spring 2003)

PathFinder Subjects: Constitutional Law, Generally; Jurisprudence; Legal Analysis and Writing

Cited by 234 Articles
Cited by 13 Cases
Accessed 22 Times

Stare Decisis and Demonstrably Erroneous Precedents [article]

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 87, Issue 1 (March 2001), pp. 1-84

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

87 Va. L. Rev. 1 (2001)

PathFinder Subjects: Legal Practice and Procedure; Precedents; Judges; Jurisprudence; Supreme Court of the United States

Cited by 224 Articles
Cited by 8 Cases
Accessed 49 Times

Does History Defeat Standing Doctrine [article]

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 102, Issue 4 (February 2004), pp. 689-733

Woolhandler, Ann (Cited 996 times); Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

102 Mich. L. Rev. 689 (2003-2004)

PathFinder Subjects: Constitutional Law, Generally; Legal History; Legal Practice and Procedure; Jurisdiction; Citizen Suit

Cited by 170 Articles
Cited by 26 Cases
Accessed 30 Times

Sovereign Immunity as a Doctrine of Personal Jurisdiction [article]

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 115, Issue 6 (April 2002), pp. 1559-1654

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

115 Harv. L. Rev. 1559 (April 2002)

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PathFinder Subjects: Constitutional Law, Generally; Jurisdiction; Sovereign Immunity; International Law; Eleventh Amendment; Employment Practice and the Law

Cited by 137 Articles
Cited by 24 Cases
Accessed 58 Times

Adjudication in the Political Branches [article]

Columbia Law Review, Vol. 107, Issue 3 (April 2007), pp. 559-627

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

107 Colum. L. Rev. 559 (2007)

PathFinder Subjects: Constitutional Law, Generally; Separation of Powers; Checks and Balances

Cited by 125 Articles
Cited by 17 Cases
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A Re-Evaulation of Scholarly Explanations for the Rise of the Elective Judiciary in Antebellum America [article]

American Journal of Legal History, Vol. 37, Issue 2 (April 1993), pp. 190-224

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

37 Am. J. Legal Hist. 190 (1993)

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PathFinder Subjects: Common Law; Jurisprudence; Politics (General); Eleventh Amendment; Constitutional Law, Generally; Federalism; Political Theories and Ideologies

Cited by 97 Articles
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Cited by 83 Articles
Cited by 9 Cases
Accessed 73 Times

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The Persistence of General Law [article]

Columbia Law Review, Vol. 106, Issue 3 (April 2006), pp. 503-568

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

106 Colum. L. Rev. 503 (2006)

PathFinder Subjects: Jurisprudence; Federalism; Political Theories and Ideologies; Statutes; Legislation

Cited by 78 Articles
Cited by 11 Cases
Accessed 35 Times

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A Critical Guide to Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins [article]

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 54, Issue 3 (February 2013), pp. 921-986

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

54 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 921 (2012-2013)

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PathFinder Subjects: Commercial Law; Legal History; Human Rights Law; Property--Personal and Real; Economics Law

Cited by 46 Articles
Accessed 31 Times

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The Legitimacy of (Some) Federal Common Law [article]

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 101, Issue 1 (March 2015), pp. 1-64

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

101 Va. L. Rev. 1 (2015)

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PathFinder Subjects: Common Law; Jurisprudence; Judges; Courts; Legal Practice and Procedure; Constitutional Law, Generally; Jurisdiction; Supremacy Clause

Cited by 40 Articles
Cited by 2 Cases
Accessed 31 Times

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Statutory Interpretation and Decision Theory [reviews]

Reviews

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 74, Issue 1 (Winter 2007), pp. 329-368

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

74 U. Chi. L. Rev. 329 (2007)

PathFinder Subjects: Legislation; Statutory Interpretation; Courts; Legal Practice and Procedure; Executive Branch; Politics (General)

Cited by 37 Articles
Cited by 1 Case
Accessed 12 Times

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State and Federal Models of the Interaction between Statutes and Unwritten Law [article]

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 80, Issue 2 (Spring 2013), pp. 657-768

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

80 U. Chi. L. Rev. 657 (2013)

PathFinder Subjects: Statutes; Legislation; Arbitration; Dispute Resolution; Antitrust; Business and the Law

Cited by 36 Articles
Accessed 26 Times

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A Response to Professor Manning [comments]

Response

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 91, Issue 2 (April 2005), pp. 451-470

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

91 Va. L. Rev. 451 (April 2005)

PathFinder Subjects: Environmental Law; Legislation; Constitutional Law, Generally; Jurisprudence

Cited by 32 Articles
Accessed 29 Times

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Avoiding Constitutional Questions Versus Avoiding Unconstitutionality [article]

Harvard Law Review Forum, Vol. 128, pp. 331-345

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

128 Harv. L. Rev. F. 331 (2014-2015)

PathFinder Subjects: Statutory Construction; Courts; Legislation; Statutory Interpretation; Environmental Law

Cited by 27 Articles
Cited by 1 Case
Accessed 10 Times

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Cited by 27 Articles
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Standing and Remedial Rights in Administrative Law [article]

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 105, Issue 4 (June 2019), pp. 703-804

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

105 Va. L. Rev. 703 (2019)

PathFinder Subjects: Courts; Federal Courts; Administrative Procedure; Administrative Law

Cited by 16 Articles
Cited by 3 Cases
Accessed 41 Times

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The Treaty Power and Self-Execution: A Comment on Professor Woolhandler's Article [comments]

Sympoisum: Federal Courts and Foreign Affairs: Comment

Virginia Journal of International Law, Vol. 42, Issue 2 (Winter 2002), pp. 801-818

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

42 Va. J. Int'l L. 801 (2001-2002)

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    1. Congress

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PathFinder Subjects: International Law; Judges; Supremacy Clause; Constitutional Law, Generally; Treaties; Foreign Affairs; Congress; Legislative Branch

Cited by 7 Articles
Accessed 1 Time

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Intervention [article]

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 106, Issue 2 (April 2020), pp. 271-394

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

106 Va. L. Rev. 271 (2020)

PathFinder Subjects: Legal Practice and Procedure; Religion and the Law; Jurisdiction

Cited by 6 Articles
Cited by 6 Cases
Accessed 32 Times

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Vested Rights, "Franchises," and the Separation of Powers [article]

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 169, Issue 5 (April 2021), pp. 1429-1544

Nelson, Caleb (Cited 2226 times)

169 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1429 (2020-2021)

PathFinder Subjects: Intellectual Property Law; Government (General); Business and the Law

Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 40 Times

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