Dru Stevenson, Professor of Law

  The following table provides a comprehensive, structured catalog of academic blog posts and online essays regarding firearms law and policy authored by Professor Dru Stevenson (South Texas College of Law Houston), formatted specifically for easy data extraction and analysis. Duke Center for Firearms Law: Second Thoughts Blog Title Blog / Website Date Subtopic Link In the End, Vullo Prevails Against the N.R.A. Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog March 5, 2026 First Amendment & Regulation Link Restoration of Gun Rights and Measuring Individual Dangerousness Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Jan. 7, 2026 Rights Restoration Link Initial Public Comments on Federal Gun Rights Restoration Miss the Mark Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog May 21, 2025 Rights Rest...

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This semester, I am teaching a Law and Economics Seminar at South Texas College of Law in Houston. I teach this course almost every year, and in recent years I added a course module, about halfway through the course, on behavioral economics and law. I assign several videos by Daniel Kahneman an other researchers about ways in which human "rationality" breaks down. This semester, I decided I should add an introduction to Nudge, which was a bestselling book by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, and eventually became a management paradigm and a cultural trope. I recorded a video overview that I can add to my YouTube channel and use as part of the course module playlist in the future.     When we make big life decisions—like saving for retirement or deciding what to do with our earthly remains—most of us try to weigh costs, benefits, and our deepest personal values. But what if the most important decisions of your life were actually made by a bored HR staffer who simply chose whi...

In my Professional Responsibility course, I cover the Model Rules in order of how heavily tested they are on the MPRE, which happens to correlate to the difficulty or complexity of the rules.  Here, for convenient reference, I have posted an index of all my videos explaining the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC), the Code of Judicial Conduct (CJC), some recent ABA ethics opinions, and a few famous cases about legal ethics. The videos average around 15 minutes each. Grouping / Rule Number Video Title (Duration) Video Link Model Rules Rule 1.1 Rule 1.1 Competence (11:28) https://youtu.be/_4X-FrCchXk Rule 1.2 Rule 1.2 part 1 (Scope of Rep & Allocating Authority (11:05) https://youtu.be/wNHYUM83ocg Rule 1.2 Rule 1.2 part 2 The Comments (13:58) https://youtu.be/nlUNfHSVEao Rule 1.2 Rule 1.2 part 3 Crime...

Most people think of academic research as a quiet conversation between professors in dusty journals. But in the world of the law, a single article can sometimes become the silent engine driving a major court decision. You may know the headlines of a landmark case, but you rarely hear the rest of the story —the specific scholarship the judges leaned on to reach their conclusion. As a tenured professor at STCL Houston, my career has been defined by a deep dive into the intersections of history, administrative law, and firearm policy. Over the last two decades, I have found that true expertise isn't just about writing papers; it’s about providing the intellectual framework that courts use to navigate complex social issues. Whether it's the 9th Circuit's en banc look at felon-in-possession laws or the Washington Supreme Court's analysis of jury selection, these citations represent more than just a footnote. They are a sign of authority and a demonstration of the trust ...