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Lauren Gailey is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, where she teaches courses in constitutional law and appellate practice.  Her recent scholarship has focused on the Press Clause of the First Amendment and related subjects such as media and defamation law.  Her work has been or will be published in the Michigan Law Review, Texas A&M Law Review, and Journal of International Media & Entertainment Law.

Lauren comes to Duquesne Kline from Winston & Strawn’s appellate group in Washington, DC.  She litigated high-profile, high-stakes matters in courts across the country, including a U.S. Supreme Court case she briefed and second-chaired that resulted in a 9–0 victory.  She previously served as a law clerk to Judge Thomas Hardiman (Third Circuit), now-Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton (Sixth Circuit), Judge David Campbell (District of Arizona), and the federal Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Lauren graduated at the top of her class from Duquesne Kline, where she was Executive Articles Editor of the Duquesne Law Review.

A native of the Pittsburgh area, Lauren serves on advisory boards for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Education

  • J.D., Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, (summa cum laude)
  • B.A., University of Pittsburgh, (summa cum laude)
  • B.S.B.A, University of Pittsburgh, (summa cum laude)

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Areas of Expertise

  • Federal constitutional law
  • First Amendment and media law
  • State constitutional law
  • Pennsylvania constitutional Law
  • Appellate practice & procedure
  • Federal civil procedure

School

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FALL
Constitutional Law I
Pennsylvania Constitutional Law
State Constitutional Law: The Role of State Courts and State Constitutions in Our American Legal System
Appellate Practice and Procedure

SPRING
Constitutional Law II
The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression in the Modern Age

  • Court admissions: Pennsylvania Supreme Court; District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Supreme Court of the United States; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, D.C., and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Allegheny County Bar Association Federal Court Council
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Jack Heinz Advisory Board

Does the Press Get Special Rights?
Lauren Gailey, Does the Press Get Special Rights?, 12 tex. A&M l. Rev. 1045 (2025)
 
Is the Exclusionary Rule a Prohibition-Era Relic?
Thomas M. Hardiman & Lauren Gailey, Is the Exclusionary Rule a Prohibition-Era Relic?, 117 Mich. L. Rev. 1135 (2019)
 
Thirty Years Too Long: Why the Michigan v. Long Presumption Should Be Rejected, and What Can Be Done To Replace It
Lauren Gailey, Thirty Years Too Long: Why the Michigan v. Long Presumption Should Be Rejected, and What Can Be Done To Replace It, 53 Duq. L. Rev. 483 (2015)
 
“I’m Sorry” as Evidence? Why the Federal Rules of Evidence Should Include a New Specialized Relevance Rule To Protect Physicians
Lauren Gailey, “I’m Sorry” as Evidence? Why the Federal Rules of Evidence Should Include a New Specialized Relevance Rule To Protect Physicians, 82 Def. Couns. J. 172 (2015)
 
“What Goes” For Personal Jurisdiction After Ford Motor Co.?
Andrew Tauber & Lauren Gailey, “What Goes” For Personal Jurisdiction After Ford Motor Co.?, Wash. Legal Found. Legal Pulse (July 13, 2021)

2025 Supplement to The Pennsylvania Constitution: A Treatise on Rights and Liberties (Ken Gormley & Joy G. McNally eds., 2d ed.) (with Joy McNally)

2014 Supplement to The Pennsylvania Constitution: A Treatise on Rights and Liberties (Ken Gormley et al. eds., 1st ed.) (with Joy McNally)

Biden and the Federal Judiciary
Biden and the Federal Judiciary, roundtable discussion at The Joe Biden Presidency: Legacy and Record conference, University of Mount Union (Apr. 10, 2025)

Does the Press Get Special Rights?
Does the Press Get Special Rights?, presentation at Junior Scholars Conference, Northeastern University School of Law (Mar. 2, 2024)

Hot Topics at Trial
Hot Topics at Trial, panel discussion at National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fall 2023 Conference, Washington, DC (Oct. 20, 2023)

Supreme Court Review
Supreme Court Review, moderator, Dallas Assembly 2022 Spring Seminar, Washington, DC (Apr. 9, 2022)