Insurance School
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MARK C. RAHDERT
*** ************ ****., #*** ****** University Law School
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 1719 North Broad Street
610-***-**** Philadelphia, PA 19122
FAX: 215-***-****
Email: abpqjb@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION: Haverford College, 1970-72
Harvard University, A.B., 1974
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Harvey Munn Prize
National Merit Scholar
Yale Law School, J.D., 1978
Note Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1977-78
Ivan Meitus Prize
LICENSES: Admitted to Practice Law:
Pennsylvania, 1980
U. S. District Court, E.D. Pa., 1980
U. S. Court of Appeals, 3d Circuit, 1982
EMPLOYMENT: Temple University, Beasley School of Law
Charles Klein Professor of Law, 2008-Present
Professor of Law, 1990 - Present
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 1999- 2003
I. Herman Stern Professor of Law, 1995 - 1998
Associate Professor of Law, 1988 - 1990
Assistant Professor of Law, 1984 - 1988
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
School of Law, Camden
Co-adjutant Professor of Law, 1983, 1984
Dechert, Price & Rhoads
Philadelphia, PA
Associate, 1980 - 84
Supreme Court of the United States
Law Clerk to Associate Justice Harry A. Blackmun,
1979 - 80
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United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit,
Law Clerk to Circuit Judge Murray I. Gurfein,
1978 - 79
Davis, Polk & Wardwell
New York, NY
Summer Associate, 1977
Holland & Knight
Tampa, FL
Summer Associate, 1976
Assistant to the President
Haverford College, 1974 - 75
Management Intern
New York City Police Department
(7th Precinct Office of Community Relations)
Summer 1973
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS: American Bar Association, 1980 - present
Member: Tort and Insurance Section
Section on Individual Rights & Responsibilities
Section on Legal Education &
Admission to the Bar
Consultant: Central and East European Law Initiative,
1992-1993
Association of American Law Schools, 1984 - present
COURSES TAUGHT
1984 - present: Appellate Advocacy
Constitutional Law
Comparative Constitutional Law
Cyberlaw & Policy
Federal American Indian Law
Federal Courts & Jurisdiction
Insurance
Political and Civil Rights
Products Liability
Religious Rights Under the U.S. Constitution
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Supreme Court Seminar
Torts
PUBLICATIONS
& RESEARCH: Books:
Torts: Cases and Problems (Newark: LexisNexis, 2d ed., 2003) (with Frank J. Vandall
and Ellen Wertheimer)
"Covering Accident Costs: Insurance, Liability and Tort Reform
(Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1995)
(Received the Clarence Arthur Kulp Memorial Award, American Risk and Insurance
Association, 1996)
Articles:
Double-Checking Emergency Power: Lessons from Hamdi and Hamdan, 80 Temple L.
Rev. 451 (2007)
Comparative Constitutional Advocacy, 56 American U. L. Rev. 553 (2007)
The Schiavo Litigation: A Case Study for Federalism, 15 Temple Pol. & Civ. Rights L.
Rev. 423 (2006)
In Search of a Conservative Vision of Constitutional Privacy: Two Case Studies from
the Rehnquist Court, 51 Villanova L. Rev. 859 (2006)
Reconstructing Marbury, 57 Arkansas L. Rev. 730 (2005) (with Robert Reinstein)
(Received the Friel-Scanlan Award for Scholarship, Temple University Beasley School
of Law, 2006)
Obstacles and Wrong Turns on the Road from Brown: Milliken v. Bradley and the Quest
for Racial Diversity in Education, 13 Temple Pol. & Civ. Rights L. Rev. 785 (2004)
Arline s Ghost: Some Notes on Working as a Major Life Activity under the ADA, 9
Temple Pol. & Civ. Rights L. Rev. 101 (2000)
Reasonable Expectations Revisited, 5 Connecticut Insurance L.J. 108 (1998-99)
A Jurisprudence of Hope: Justice Harry A. Blackmun and the Freedom of Religion,
22 Hamline L. Rev. 1 (1998)
Same-Sex Relationships: A Constitutional Commentary, 7 Temple Pol. & Civ. Rights
L. Rev. 495 (1998)
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Transracial Adoption - A Constitutional Perspective, 68 Temple
L. Rev. 1687 (1995)
"Preserving the Archives of Freedom: Justice Blackmun and First
Amendment Protections for Libraries," 97 Dickinson L. Rev. 437
(1993)
"Distributing the First Fruits: Statutory and Constitutional Implications of Tithing in
Bankruptcy," 26 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 853 (1993) (with Donald Price)
"The First Amendment and Media Rights During Wartime: Some Thoughts After
Operation Desert Storm," 36 Villanova L. Rev. 1513 (1991)
"Sprague v. Casey and its Seven Deadly Sins,"62 Temple L. Rev. 625 (1989)
"William Rehnquist's Judicial Craft: A Case Study,"
60 Temple L. Q. 841 (1987)
"Reasonable Expectations Reconsidered," 18 Connecticut L. Rev.
323 (1986)
"The Completed Operations Hazard," 19 Forum 570 (1984) (with
Robert Landis)
Short Articles and Book Reviews:
Scholar s Dean: The Dean as Scholar, 81 Temple L. Rev. (2008) (tribute to Dean
Robert J. Reinstein) (in press)
The Long Shadow of Joseph McCarthy: Academic Freedom and Campus Hate Speech
during the War on Terrorism, 2007 National Conference on Law and Higher Education
Of Personality and Principle: The Supreme Court, Chronicle of Higher Education
(Chronicle Review), February 2, 2007 at B14 (review of The Supreme Court TV
documentary and of Jeffrey Rosen, The Supreme Court: ThePersonalities and Rivalries
that Defined America}
Religious and Political Freedom, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Commentaries
(Lexis/Nexis online publication, 2006)
Privacy, Patriotism, and Academic Freedom: The USA PATRIOT Act s Challenges for
Higher Education, 2005 National Conference on Law and Higher Education
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The Future of Temple Law Review: Stasis and Change, 75 Temple L. Rev.13 (2002)
(with Laura Little)
Recent Supreme Court Developments Affecting Higher Education,
2001 National Conference on Law and Higher Education
The Constitution, Academic Freedom, and the Essential
University: Overview, 1999 National Conference on Law and
Higher Education
The Toughest Job Interview in the Land," 2 Temple Pol. & Civ. Rights L. Rev. 293
(1993) (Review of Paul Simon, Advice & Consent: Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork and
the Intriguing History of the Supreme Court's Nominating Battles)
"Whither PC after R.A.V.?" 1993 National Conference on Law and
Higher Education
"Semper Fidelis," 62 Temple L. Rev. 809 (1989) (tribute to Judge James Hunter, III)
"Book Review," 32 Am. J. Legal Hist. 391 (1988)(Review of R. Kent Newmyer,
Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story: Statesman of the Old Republic)
"Of Impressionists and Rorschach Blots," 86 Columbia L. Rev. 1283 (1986) (Review of
Lawrence Friedman, Total Justice)
"Book Review," 58 Temple L. Q. 577 (1985) (Review of Richard Posner, The Federal
Courts: Crisis and Reform)
"Federalism's Man in the Middle: An Imaginary Interview with Justice White," 9 Urban,
State& Local Law Newsletter 2 (1985)
Commentary:
A Model Great Case Gideon v. Wainwright, National Law Journal, October 15, 2007
The Roberts Court and Academic Freedom, Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27,
2007
Risking Public Safety, National Law Journal, December 12, 2005 (with Frank
McClellan)
The Court Begins to Shift, Chronicle of Higher Education, July 1, 2005 (with
Lawrence White)
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Say It s a Clich, Just as Long as You Say It, National Law Journal, July 17, 2000
Remembering Harry Blackmun, ABA Journal, April 20, 1999
Remembering Blackmun: A Pivotal Figure in Legal History and in Life, Philadelphia
Inquirer, March 7, 1999
"Consider Three Other Amendments," Philadelphia Inquirer, June 25, 1990
"The People Speak on Insurance," Philadelphia Inquirer, December 17, 1988
Student Publication:
Note, "Tracking Katz: Beepers, Privacy and the Fourth Amendment," 86 Yale L. J. 1461
(1977)
PUBLIC SERVICE:
Golden Cradle, Inc.
Director, 2001 - Present
ABA Central and East European Law Initiative,
Commentator on draft laws for Belarus and Kazakhstan,
1992-1993
Diversified Community Services, Inc.
Director, 1983 - 1989
REPRESENTATIVE
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
The Electoral College: Is This Any Way to Pick a President? Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia, 2008
The Next Level in the Second Amendment Debate, Temple Federalist Society, 2008
Constitution Building, Temple Law Review Symposium, Law Without Borders, 2008
(Moderator)
Comparative Constitutional Omission, (Commenter), Delaware Valley International Law Day,
2007
Marbury in the New Millennium, Temple University Friel-Scanlan Lecture, 2007
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The Jena Affair and the Constitution, American Constitution Society (Temple Chapter), 2007
Hamdan and the Detention of Enemy Combatants, Temple Law Review Symposium:
Executive Power: Exploring the Limits of Article II, (Presenter and panelist) 2007
The Supreme Court Docket, October 06 Term, Lehigh County Bar Association Bench-Bar
Conference, October 2006
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Correcting for Executive Tilt, Temple Institute of Law & Public Policy,
September 2006
The New Supreme Court: Where Is it Headed? Philadelphia Bar Association, April 2006
(Presenter and panelist)
The Supreme Court in the 21st Century: From Rehnquist to Roberts & Beyond, Friends
Central School Parents & Alumni Lecture Series, February 2006
The Right to Privacy in the New Millennium, Villanova Law Review Symposium, November
2005 (Presenter & panelist)
The Patriot Act Reauthorization and the Threat to Academic Freedom, National Lawyers
Guild (Temple Law School Chapter), October 2005
End of Life Decisionmaking: The Right to Die? Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review
Symposium, October 2005 (Presenter and panelist)
The Roberts Court and the O Connor Vacancy, American Constitution Society (Philadelphia
Chapter), October 2005 (Presenter and panelist)
The Rehnquist Legacy and the Roberts Court s Future, American Constitution Society
(Temple Chapter) September 2005 (Presenter and panelist)
The USA PATRIOT Act s Challenges for Higher Education, 2005 National Conference on
Law and Higher Education (Presenter and panelist)
The Blackmun Papers: An Archivist s Archive, Villanova University School of Law Faculty
Colloquium Series, March 2004
The Impact of the 2004 Elections on the Supreme Court, and the Potential Impact of the
Supreme Court on the 2004 Election, Temple University Alumni Association, October 2004
Governmental Tort Liability and Immunity: Lessons from the American Experience,
(Presenter and panelist), Chinese Tort Reform Symposium, Tsinghua University (China),
October 2003
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The Constitutional War Powers Implications of Military Action in Iraq, Temple Institute for
International Law and Public Policy, Lecture Series on War in Iraq, 2002 (Presenter and panelist)
Religious Tolerance in the American Legal System, (Presenter) (Organized for a group of
visiting African Journalists by the Visitors Council of Philadelphia), 2002
The War on Terrorism: A New Quagmire? Temple Institute for International Law and Public
Policy, Lecture Series on Law and Terrorism, 2002 (Co-presenter)
The Ethics of Judicial Intervention in the 2000 Presidential Election Temple Political & Civil
Rights Law Review Symposium, Constructive Disenfranchisement: The Problems of Access and
Ambiguity Facing the American Voter, 2001 (Presenter and panelist)
The Law of Voting Rights: Problems and Solutions Temple Political & Civil Rights Law
Review Symposium, Constructive Disenfranchisement: The Problems of Access and Ambiguity
Facing the American Voter, 2001 (Moderator)
The Future of Higher Education Law in the U.S. Supreme Court National Conference on Law
and Higher Education, 2001 (Co-presenter)
The Future of Roe and Casey, Temple Women s Law Caucus, 2001
Debate on Police Handling of Protestors at the 2000 Republican National Convention
(Moderator), Hopkinson House Civic Association, Philadelphia, PA, 2000
How Cases Get to the Supreme Court, Temple Moot Court Honor Society, 2000
Are School Vouchers Constitutional? (Co-presenter) Temple Student Bar Association, 1999
The Constitution, Academic Freedom, and the Essential University National Conference on
Law and Higher Education, 1999 (Moderator)
Impeachment: A Roundtable Discussion, Temple University Legal Ethics Society, 1998
(Panelist)
How to Respond to Hate Speech and Hate Group Activity within the Boundaries of the First
Amendment (Respondent), National Conference on Law and Higher Education, 1998
Reasonable Expectations Revisited, Symposium on the Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations
after Three Decades, Insurance Section, Association of American Law Schools, 1998
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Religion, Morality and Sexuality (Moderator), Symposium, Constructing Family, Constructing
Change: Shifting Legal Perspectives on Same-sex Relationships, Temple University School of
Law, 1997
Products Liability: The Impact of the Third Restatement (Presenter and panelist), Temple Law
Alumni/ae Association, 1996
Workplace Privacy and Confidentiality (Presenter), Lehigh University Education Law
Conference XXIII, 1996
Was the Constitution Really Intended to Be Freely Amended? Phi Beta Kappa Association of
the Delaware Valley, 1995
Pornography, Violence Against Women, and the First Amendment (Debate), Daroff Campus -
Philadelphia Jewish Community Center, 1995
"Law Day Address: Brown v. Board of Education 50 Years Later," Berks County Bar
Association, 1994
"The University as a Marketplace of Ideas" (Panelist), National Conference on
Law and Higher Education, 1994
"Constitutional Implications of Tort Liability for Faith Healing," Temple
Christian Legal Society, 1993
"The Short Life of the Political Correctness Doctrine: Does the Supreme Court's Decision in
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul Invalidate the Regulation of the Content of Student Speech, Even if
Harassive?" (Panelist), National Conference on Law and Higher Education, 1993
"Interpreting Our Original Constitution: A Panel Discussion," Temple Federalist Society, 1993
"The Arts: The First Amendment's Second-Class Citizen," Delaware Center for the
Contemporary Arts, Forum on Artistic Freedom, 1991
"Redirecting Religious Liberties: The Peyote Case and the Jurisprudence of the
Rehnquist Court" Temple-LEAP Seminar on the Bill of Rights, 1991
"Affirmative Action and the Rehnquist Court: Some Lessons
from the October 1988 Term," Temple Law Alumni Association, 1990
"The First Amendment: Have We Gone Too Far?" (Keynote Speaker and Panelist), ABA
Appellate Judges' Seminar, 1989
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Debate on Constitutionality of the Federal Independent Counsel Statute, Philadelphia Federalist
Society, 1987
"How the U.S. Supreme Court Looks at the Constitution," Constitutional Conference for
Delaware Valley High School Students, 1987
Symposium on Tort Reform, Temple Law School Barrister's Society, 1986
(Moderator)
Seminar on Academic Freedom (Panelist) (Organized for a group of Chinese
Professors by the U.S. State Dept. and Philadelphia Visitor's Bureau), 1986
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