Directory of Scholars

MARCILYNN A. BURKE

J.D., YALE LAW SCHOOL, 1995; A.B., UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, 1991
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW

email maburke@uh.edu

Primary Research Interests

  • Municipal & land use planning
  • Natural resources management (forestry, mining, etc)

Secondary Research Interests

  • Constitutional law and the environment
  • Corporate environmental responsibility
  • Environmental dispute resolution (litigation, mediation, etc)

Selected Publications

  • The Emperor's New Clothes: Exposing the Failures of Regulating Land Use Through the Ballot Box, 84 NOTRE DAME L. REV. (forthcoming 2009).
  • Green Peace? Protecting Our National Treasures While Providing for Our National Security, 32 WM. & MARY ENVTL. L. & POL. REV. 803 (2008).
  • Much Ado About Nothing: Kelo v. City of New London, Babbitt v. Sweet Home, and Other Tales from the Supreme Court, 75 U. CIN. L. REV.663 (2006).
  • Klamath Valley and Cappuccino Cowboys: The Rhetoric of the Endangered Species Act and Why it (Still) Matters, 14 DUKE ENVTL. L. & POL. F. 441 (2004).