John C. Blakeman
Title: Associate Professor and Departmental Chair
Office: CCC 482
Phone: (715) 346-4111
Education
Research
- Constitutional Law, Civil Rights and Liberties, Religion & Politics, Federalism, Law and Society.
- Professor Blakeman has published several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on law, religion, and the judicial process, and most recently published The Bible in the Park: Federal District Courts, Religious Speech and the Public Forum (Akron, 2005). Read the Law and Politics Book Review here: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/blakeman805.htm
- Professor Blakeman is finishing on a book on federalism and the Supreme Court, co-authored with Professor Chris Banks of Kent State University and under contract with Rowman & Littlefield. The book is titled The U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism: From the Rehnquist to the Roberts Court, and will be in print in spring 2012.
Courses
Constitutional Law I: Federalism and Separation of Powers; Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties; Judicial Process; Law and Society; Religion and Politics; International Law
About
Prof. Blakeman grew up in southeastern Kentucky in the heart of Appalachia. While he's lost his hillbilly twang, he retains his Alvin York outlook on life. Prof. Blakeman loves to fish and from time to time tries to advise and coach the
UWSP Men's Rugby Club. He's a
former rugby player himself, having played for Wake Forest Univ., Univ. of Glasgow, Hampstead (North London), and the
infamous Waco Geezers (Waco, Texas). He advised and coached the
Men's Rugby Club at Baylor University, and helped coach them to the USA Rugby Collegiate Division II National Championship in 2001. Blakeman is an IRB certified rugby referee with degenerating eyesight and most recently
refereed in London with the
London Society of Rugby Referees. He previously taught at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and has been at UWSP since 2003.