Stephen Gilles graduated from St. John's College (Annapolis) in 1976, and received his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1984. After clerking for U.S. Circuit Judge Robert Bork and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, he practiced as an appellate litigator, and subsequently taught at the University of Chicago Law School. He has been a Professor of Law at the Quinnipiac University School of Law since 1995. He has visited at Washington and Lee Law School and the John Marshall Law School. He teaches tort law, constitutional law, first amendment law, and law and economics. His research interests include tort law and constitutional law, especially issues of substantive due process such as parental and reproductive rights.
Education
BA, St. Johns College MD
JD, The University of Chicago
Areas of Expertise
Torts
Constitutional Law
Civil Rights
Law and Religion
Organization
Law
Office Location
School of Law and Education 163
Mail Drop
LW-FAC
Selected Publications
Scholarly Journals
Mandatory Liability Insurance for Firearm Owners: Design Choices and Second Amendment Limits
Stephen G. Gilles & Nelson Lund
14 ENGAGE 18 (February 2013)
Law Reviews
Restoring Casey's Undue-Burden Standard after Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt
Stephen G. Gilles
35 QUINNIPIAC L. REV. 701 (2017)
Law Reviews
Response, A Second Amendment Right to Be Negligent?
Stephen G. Gilles & Nelson Lund
68 FLA. L. REV FORUM 83 (2016)
Others
Commentary, Justice Kennedy's Disastrous Defection--and Its Likely Limits
Stephen G. Gilles
https://casetext.com June 29 (2016)
Law Reviews
Should Pregnancy Help Centers Offer Post-Natal Financial Support to Reduce the Incidence of Abortion
Stephen G. Gilles
13 AVE MARIA L. REV. 21 (2015)
Law Reviews
Does the Right to Elective Abortion include the Right to Ensure the Death of the Fetus
Stephen G. Gilles
49 U. RICH. L. REV. 1009 (2015)
Law Reviews
Why the Right to Elective Abortion Fails Casey's Own Interest-Balancing Methodology - And Why it Matters
Stephen G. Gilles
91 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 691 (2015)
Law Reviews
Insurance as Gun Control; A Liability Insurance Mandate for Firearm Owners May Pass Constitutional Muster, But Its Effect on Violent Crime Would Be Modest
Stephen G. Gilles & Nelson Lund
36 REGULATION 38 (2013)
Law Reviews
The Supreme Court and Legal Uncertainty
Stephen G. Gilles
60 DEPAUL L. REV. 311 (2011)
Law Reviews
Roe's Life-or-Health Exception: Self-Defense or Relative-Safety
Stephen G. Gilles
85 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 525 (2010)
Scholarly Journals
Commentary: As Justice Kennedy Said….
Stephen G. Gilles
January 2008 FIRST THINGS 18 (2008)
Chapters
TORTS STORIES
Stephen G. Gilles
United States v. Carroll Towing Co.: The Hand Formula's Home Port 11 (Foundation Press 2003)