Faculty Expertise: Textualism Hon. John L. Badalamenti Peter T. Fay Jurist-in-Residence Email: badalamenti@law.ufl.edu Expertise: Federal Sentencing • Originalism • Statutory Interpretation • Textualism • Browse Expertises Abortion and Reproductive RightsAccountingAdministrative LawAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)AdvocacyAffirmative ActionAfrica (particularly Rwanda)Africa and African StudiesAgricultural LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionAmerican Legal HistoryAntitrustAntitrust and Competition PolicyAntitrust Law and EconomicsAppellate AdvocacyArbitrationArt LawArtificial IntelligenceArtificial IntelligenceAtrocity CrimesAtrocity Prevention and ResponseAttorney ConductBankruptcyBill of RightsBiotechnology LawBlockchainBusiness & Corporate LawBusiness SuccessionBusiness TransactionsBystanders and UpstandersCampus ClimateCentral Bank Digital CurrencyCharitable Entities and Charitable GivingChild Abuse and NeglectChild WelfareChildren & the LawChildren's PrivacyChildren's RightsChinese Law and EconomyCivil LitigationCivil Litigation & 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CitizenshipDispute ResolutionDistributed EnergyDistributive JusticeEconomic Analysis of LawEconomicsElectric Grid ReliabilityElectronic DiscoveryEleventh AmendmentEminent DomainEmpirical Analysis of LawEmpirical ResearchEmployment LawEnergyEnvironmental JusticeEnvironmental LawEqual ProtectionEqual Rights AmendmentEstate & Gift TaxEstate PlanningEstatesEstates & TrustsEthics & Professional ResponsibilityEthics & regulation of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Medical SoftwareEthics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Medical SoftwareEuropeEuropean UnionEvidenceExcludeExecutive PowersExempt OrganizationsExternshipsFamily LawFamily Law (Parentage)FarmworkersFederal Administrative LawFederal Civil ProcedureFederal ClerkshipsFederal ClerkshipsFederal CourtsFederal Income TaxFederal Income Tax ControversyFederal JurisdictionFederal SentencingFederal Transfer Taxes (Estate, Gift and GST)FederalismFeminist JurisprudenceFeminist TheoryFiduciary DutiesFifth 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Ground LawState and Federal ProsecutionState Constitutional LawStates RightsStatutory InterpretationSupreme CourtSupreme Court Agenda SettingSustainabilitySystems Analysis of LawTakings Clause JurisprudenceTaxTax LawTax LegislationTax PolicyTaxation of Corporations and PartnershipsTaxation of Estates & TrustsTechnologyTechnology Law and PolicyTenth AmendmentTextualismTitle IXTort LawTransactional Law & PracticeTransgender RightsTrauma Informed Client RepresentationTrial and Appellate AdvocacyTrial PracticeTrial ProcedureTrustsU.S. Foreign PolicyU.S. International TaxU.S. National SecurityU.S. Supreme CourtU.S. Territorial PossessionsUnited Nations (including the UN Security Council)Urban and Regional PlanningUrban RevitalizationVeterans LawVulnerability TheoryWar and War CrimesWater LawWetlandsWhite Collar CrimeWillsWomen & Gender HistoryWomen, Gender and the LawWrongful ConvictionsZoning
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