Phil Weiser

Appointments

Associate Professor, School of Law and Department of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications, January 1999-present.

Fellow, Law and Public Affairs Program, Princeton University, August 2001-June 2002.

Teaching Assistant, School of Law, New York University, Spring 1993 and Fall 1993.

Education

New York University School of Law, High Honors, J.D., 1994. Sommer Award for excellence in scholarship, service and character (highest award given at graduation).

Swarthmore College, High Honors in Political Science with Minors in Economics and History, B.A., 1990.

Project-Related Publications

Philip J. Weiser, “Promoting Informed Deliberation and A First Amendment Doctrine For A Digital Age: Towards A New Regulatory Regime for Broadcast Regulation,” Deliberation, Democracy, and the Media (2000).

Philip J. Weiser, What’s Quality Got to Do With It?: Constitutional Theory, Politics, and Education Reform, 21 New York University Review of Law and Social Change 745, 758 (1995).

Philip J. Weiser, Ackerman’s Proposal for Popular Constitutional Lawmaking: Can It Realize His Aspirations for Dualist Democracy?, 68 New York University Law Rev. 907 (1993).

Other Publications

Philip J. Weiser, The Internet, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Policy, Columbia Law Rev. (2003).

Philip J. Weiser, Cooperative Federalism, Federal Common Law, and The Enforcement of the Telecom Act, 66 New York University Law Rev. 1692 (2001).

Philip J. Weiser, Standard Setting, Internet Governance, and Self-Regulation, 28 N. Kent. Law Journal 822 (2001).

Philip J. Weiser, Toward A Constitutional Architecture For Cooperative Federalism, 79 North Carolina Law Rev. 663 (2001).

Philip J. Weiser, Chevron, Cooperative Federalism, and Telecom Reform, 52 Vanderbilt Law Rev. 1 (1999).

Related Activities

Teach regularly in Constitutional Law, where I explain the role of civic involvement in the U.S. constitutional order.

Founded and direct the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program, which holds regular seminars on how changes in information technology impact the legal system. In the past, we have focused on, among other topics, the Internet’s impact on political participation and how it can be used to enhance civic education.

Founded and advise the Journal on Telecommunications and High Tech Law, which publishes articles that evaluate the legal system’s response to technological changes.