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Miriam Galston Faculty Member
Positions
Research Areas
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Affiliation
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Buckley 2.0: Would the Buckley Court Overrule Citizens United?. University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law. 2020
- When Statutory Regimes Collide: Will Citizens United and Wisconsin Right to Life Make Tax Regulation of Campaign Activity Unconstitutional?. University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law. 2011
- Theocracy in America: Should Core First Amendment Values Be Entrenched?. Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. 2009
- Emerging Constitutional Paradigms and Justifications for Campaign Finance Regulation: The Case of 527 Groups. Georgetown Law Journal. 2007
- Political Speech and Contextual Analysis. First Amendment Law Review. 2007
- Civic Renewal and the Regulation of Nonprofits. Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. 2004
- ABA Members Suggest Guidance on Political Activity by Exempts. Tax Analysts' Daily Tax Highlights and Documents. 1995
- Istook Amendment–Limits on Political Advocacy by Nonprofits. Highlights and Documents. 1995
- Activism and Restraint: the Evolution of Harlan Fiske Stone's Judicial Philosophy. Tulane Law Review. 1995
- Rawlsian Dualism and the Autonomy of Political Thought. Columbia Law Review. 1994
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article
- Outing Outside Group Spending and the Crisis of Non-Enforcement. Stanford Law & Policy Review. 2021
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book
- Politics and Excellence: the Political Philosophy of Alfarabi. Princeton University Press. 1990
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chapter
- Fundamentals of the Law: Medieval and Modern. Adaptations and Innovations: Studies on the Interaction between Jewish and Islamic Thought and Literature from the Early Middle Ages to the Late Twentieth Century. 2007
- The Moral Status of Teaching and Writing. Enlightening Revolutions: Essays in Honor of Ralph Lerner. 2006
- The Middle Way: What Contemporary Liberal Legal Theorists Can Learn from Aristotle. Aristotle and Modern Politics: The Persistence of Political Philosophy. 2002
- Back to the Future: Ralph Lerner's Political Thought. Leo Strauss, the Straussians, and the American Regime. 1999
- The Theoretical and Practical Dimensions of Happiness as Portrayed in the Political Treatises of Al-Farabi. The Political Aspects of Islamic Philosophy. 1992
- Al-F~r~b§ et la logique aristotélicienne dans la philosophie islamique. Aristote aujourd'hui. 1988
- Al-F~r~b§ on Aristotle's Theory of Demonstration. Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism. 1981
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conference paper
- Paper: Bringing the Agent Intellect Down to Earth 2019
- Peoplehood and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues 2011
- Impact of Citizens United on Advocacy of Nonprofits under the Tax Code 2011
- Using Affiliated Entities for Advocacy by Nonprofits 2011
- Nonprofit Speech in the 21st Century: Time for a Change? 2010
- Permissible Politicking: The Proper Use of Tax Exempt Organizations to Influence Elections 2008
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review
- Morality and Human Development in Student Rights’ Constitutional Decisions. Boston University Law Review Online. 2020
- Vision Service Plan v. U.S., Implications for the Campaign Activities of 501(c)(4) Groups. Exempt Organization Tax Review. 2006
- Position Paper on Proposals for Evaluating Voter Guides under Section 501(c)(3). Exempt Organization Tax Rev. 1999
- Simpson's Lobbying Provision: More Bark than Bite. Exempt Organization Tax Review. 1996
- Plain Language Outline: Lobbying and Political Activities of Exempt Organizations. Exempt Organization Tax Review. 1995
- Election Year Issues. Exempt Organization Tax Review. 1995
presentations
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presentation
- When Should Groups Be Classified as Political Committees?, Nonprofit Forum 2021
- Program on Philanthropy and the Law, NYU 2020
- International Philosophy Conference on Challenges in the Relationship Between Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, June 15-19, 2014, Effective Criticism and Proposals for Action 2014
- Nonprofit Forum, New York, NY, February 12, 2014, Standing to Challenge IRS Regulations Implementing 501(c)(4) 2014
- Roundtable on “Can We Set Bright Lines on Political Activity: (c)(4)s and Beyond?, Urban Institute, Washington, DC, October 2013, Can the IRS Be Forced to Re-Write Its 501(c)(4) Regulations? 2013
- Alfarabi 's Two Political Treatises, “Leo Strauss on Islamic Philosophy and the End of Pre-Modernity” University of Chicago 2013
- “Exempt Organizations and Campaign Intervention: What Lies Ahead Post-Election?”, 28th Annual Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations 2013
- The Challenges of Sovereignty in a Jewish State, Annual International Philosophy Conference, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem 2012
- Advocacy by 501(c) Organizations: Playing by the Rules, ALI-ABA 2011 Advanced Tax Exempt Organizations Program,American Law Institute and the American Bar Association, Washington, DC 2011
- Using Affiliated Entities for Advocacy and Politics, 28th Annual Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations, Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education, Washington, DC 2011
- Campaign Intervention: Proper Improper Use of Tax-Exempt Organizations to Influence Elections, 26th Annual Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations, Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education, Washington, DC 2010
- When Statutory Regimes Overlap: Will Wisconsin Right to Life Make the 501(c)(3) Campaign Prohibition Unconstitutional?, Nonprofit Forum, New York, NY 2009
- Campaign Intervention: Proper Improper Use of Tax-Exempt Organizations to Influence Elections, 26th Annual Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations, Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education, Washington, DC 2009
- The Importance of Alfarabi, 2nd Farabi International Award on the Humanities and Islamic Studies, Tehran, Iran 2008
- In the Wake of Wisconsin Right to Life, Association of American Law Schools, New York, NY 2008
- Election Year Planning for Exempt Organizations; Developments during 2006-2007, 24th Annual Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations, Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education, Washington, DC 2007
- Breaking with Athens: Alfarabi As Founder, Northeast Political Science Association Convention, Boston, MA 2006
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Teaching
teaching activities
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Service
reviewer of
- Catholic University Columbus School of Law (Journal)
- Election Law Journal (Journal)
- Journal of Religion (Journal)
- Review of Politics (Journal)
professional service activities
- Bright Horizons Child Care Center Policy Advisory Board Member 1995 - 2015
- Exempt Organization Committee of Taxation Section of Amer. Bar Ass'n Member 1994 - 2015
- The Nonprofit Forum Member 1991 - 2015
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Background
education and training
- J.D degree, Yale Law School 1979 - 1982
- Ph.D. degree in Medieval Arabic Philosophy, University of Chicago 1967 - 1973
- B.A. degree in Government, Cornell University 1963 - 1967
awards and honors
- Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prize for Service, 2016
- Farabi International Award on the Humanities and Islamic Studies, conferred by Islamic Republic of Iran, UNESCO, and ISESCO, Tehran, Iran, 2008
- Research of civic renewal Award, conferred by Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, 1998
- Research Fellow, conferred by The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1998
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Contact
full name
- Miriam Galston
mailing address
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Law School
2000 H St NW STU319
Washington, DC 20052
USA
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