About John F. Manning

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John F. Manning, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law, has taught at Harvard Law School since 2004, and was Bruce Bromley Professor of Law from 2007-2017 and Deputy Dean from 2013-17. Manning teaches administrative law, federal courts, legislation and regulation, separation of powers, and statutory interpretation. His writing focuses on statutory interpretation and structural constitutional law. Manning graduated from Harvard Law School in 1985 and Harvard College in 1982. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Dean Manning: Recent Perspectives and Scholarship
Dean Manning: Recent Perspectives and Scholarship
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The Means of Constitutional Power
Harvard Law Review
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Separation of Powers as Ordinary Interpretation
Harvard Law Review
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What Divides Textualists from Purposivists?
Columbia Law Review
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