Mark Moller
Adjunct Scholar
Mark Moller is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. He was formerly editor in chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Moller speaks frequently about the Supreme Court on television and radio, appearing on Fox News, ABC News, CNN, Court TV, Bloomberg, BBC, National Public Radio, and CBS Radio. Prior to joining Cato, Mr. Moller was an appellate lawyer with the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he served on the team that successfully litigated Bush v. Gore. Moller earned his J.D. with honors at the University of Chicago Law School in 1999 and an LL.M (Master of Laws) from the University of Cambridge.
Books and Book Chapters
Cato Supreme Court Review: 2006-2007, editor-in-chief, (2007).
Cato Supreme Court Review: 2005-2006, editor-in-chief, (2006).
Cato Supreme Court Review: 2004-2005, editor-in-chief, (2005).
Cato Supreme Court Review: 2003-2004, editor-in-chief, (2004).
"Tort and Class Action Reform," chapter from the Cato Cato Handbook on Policy (2005).
Cato Studies
"Controlling Unconstitutional Class Actions: A Blueprint for Future Lawsuit Reform," Policy Analysis no. 546, June 27, 2005.
Articles and Newsletters
"Justice Scalia’s Regrettably Irrelevant Decision in Rapanos v. United States," National Wetlands Newsletter, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2006.
"Class Action Lawmaking: An Administrative Law Model," Texas Review of Law and Politics, vol. 11, 2006.
"The Rule of Law Problem: Unconstitutional Class Actions and Options for Reform," Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, vol. 28, 2005.
Opinion and Commentary
"Putting the Gloves On," Reason (Online), June 1, 2006
"Scrutinizing the Rights of the Terminally Ill," The Washington Post, May 9, 2006
"Is FAIR v. Rumsfeld Bad For Free Speech?," Legalaffairs.org, March 7, 2006
"Stop the Blame Game," The Orange County Register, March 2, 2006
"Untwist the Chain of Command," Legal Times, February 28, 2006
Legal Briefs
Gary Davenport v. Washington Education Association, November 13, 2006 (PDF, 76 KB)
Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, October 24, 2006 (PDF, 125 KB)
Alberto R. Gonzales v. Leroy Carhart, August 10, 2006 (PDF, 198 KB)
John Rapanos v. United States, December 9, 2005 (PDF, 524 KB)
Angel McClary Raich, et al. v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, et al., November 30, 2005 (PDF, 79 KB)
Events
"6th Annual Constitution Day," September 17, 2007 [Conference]
"4th Annual Constitution Day Conference," September 21, 2005 [Conference]
"We the People in the Courtroom: Recommendations for Tort and Class Action Reform," July 9, 2004 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Multimedia
"Interpreting Massachusetts v. EPA" featuring Mark Moller, April 5, 2007 [Flash Audio, 09:11]
Mark Moller discusses the Supreme Court decision on detainees on WJLA-TV Capital Sunday (July 2, 2006) [Real Media]
"Rapanos Case Muddies the Water" featuring Mark Moller, June 26, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:18]
Mark Moller discusses John Roberts' Supreme Court nomination on Court TV (July 20, 2005) [Real Media]