Professor Robert Blecker
Publications

Roots “Resolving the Death Penalty: Wisdom from the Ancients.” Chapter 6 in America’s Experiment with Capital Punishment: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of the Ultimate Penal Sanction, 2nd ed. at 169–231 (J.R. Acker, R.M. Bohm & C.S. Lanier, eds., Carolina Academic Press, 2003).

“Policing the Police.” Chapter 13 in Police and Policing: Contemporary Issues, at 169–180, edited by D.J. Kenney. Praeger, 1989.

"A Poster Child for Us (Symposium: The Effects of Capital Punishment on the Administration of Justice)," 89 Judicature 297-301 (2006).

"If I Implore You and Order You to Set Me Free (New York Law School Faculty Presentation Day II)," 49 New York Law School Law Review 561-576 (2004-2005).

“The Death Penalty: Where Are We Now?” (Special Issue: Reflecting on the Legal Issues of Our Times. New York Law School Faculty Presentation Day), 46 New York Law School Law Review 665–674 (2002–2003).

“Haven or Hell? Inside Lorton Central Prison: Experiences of Punishment Justified.” 42 Stanford Law Review 1149–1249 (1990).

“Beyond 1984: Undercover in America–Serpico to Abscam.” 28 New York Law School Law Review 823–1024 (1984).

“Who Deserves to Die? A Time to Reconsider,” 231 New York Law Journal 2 (July 22, 2004).

"To Live or Die? Is There a Moral Obligation to Execute the Worst of the Worst? (Point/Counterpoint: Yes)," 1 New York Law Journal Magazine 10–11 (September 2002).

Book Review. "When the State Kills: Capital Punishment and the American Condition, by Austin Sarat," 225 New York Law Journal 2 (May 11, 2001).

“Among Killers, Searching For the Worst of the Worst.” Washington Post (Outlook), at B01 (December 3, 2000).

“Getting the View From Lorton.” Washington Post (Outlook), at B04 (December 3, 2000).

“How Does Congress Define ‘Perjury’?” Wall Street Journal, at A22 (December 9, 1998). Reprinted in 17 In Brief 12 (Spring/Summer, 1999).

“The Right Way Out.” 220 New York Law Journal 2 (December 16, 1998).

“Truth in the Iran-Contra Affair: Making the Constitution Work.” 10 National Law Journal 22 (December 7, 1987).

“The Standards of Truth and Trust After the Iran-Contra Hearings.” 10 National Law Journal 20 (December 14, 1987).

“Vote No!” An Antifederalist Monologue [a play that premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 1987, and has been performed in many places throughout the country, including Tufts University, Harvard University, the National Association of

Attorneys General State Dinner, the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and the Air Force Academy].

“Readers’ Reaction to Bolan-Cohn Article.” 187 New York Law Journal 2 (May 21, 1982) (with J. Glekel, S. Stein, S. Rifkin & J. Boutiller).