The scholarship of Samford University Cumberland School of Law faculty members is frequently cited in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited from July 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2026, and sourced by Westlaw Precision, Lexis+ AI, and HeinOnline.

Jeffrey M. Anderson, The Principle of Party Presentation, 70 Buffalo Law Review 1029 (2022).

• Cited by Jeffrey A. Van Detta, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: How the New York Appellate Division Slowed the Progress of Judge Cardozo's Effort in Macpherson v. Buick Motor Co. to End Privity's Stranglehold over Negligence Claims in Product Injury, 41 Touro Law Review 259 (2026).

Brandon P. Denning & Glenn H. Reynolds, United States v. Rahimi: Five Takes, 63 Houston Law Review (forthcoming).

• Cited by Kevin Schascheck, Second Amendment Exceptions, 93 Tennessee Law Review 887 (2026). 

Brannon P. Denning & Glenn H. Reynolds, Trouble's Bruen: The Lower Courts Respond, 108 Minnesota Law Review 3187 (2024).

• Cited by Knife Rts., Inc. v. Bonta, No. 24-5536, 2026 WL 2054987 (9th Cir. July 16, 2026).
• Cited by Kevin Schascheck, Second Amendment Exceptions, 93 Tennessee Law Review 887 (2026).
• Cited by Jack Baker, Beyond Redemption?: Examining the Sixth Circuit's Dangerousness Approach for As-Applied Challenges to the Felon-in-Possession Ban, 79 Vanderbilt Law Review 631 (2026).

Brannon P. Denning, National Pork Producers Council v. Ross: Extraterritoriality Is Dead, Long Live the Dormant Commerce Clause, 2023 Cato Supreme Court Review 23 (2023).

• Cited by Rachel Rothschild, State Climate Superfunds, 126 Columbia Law Review 585 (2026).

Calvin B. Massey & Brannon P. Denning, American Constitutional Law: Powers And Liberties (7th ed. 2023).

• Cited by Brendan Coughlan, Commander-in-Crisis: Why the "Council of War" Needs to Return to the Executive Branch After Afghanistan, 24 Ave Maria Law Review 131 (2026).

Brannon P. Denning & Glenn H. Reynolds, Retconning Heller: Five Takes on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 65 William and Mary Law Review 79 (2023).

• Cited by Marcello Jones, Political Weapons Or Judicial Officers: How The United States Supreme Court's Increased Political Polarisation Highlights An Immediate Need For Reform, 36 University of Florida Journal of Law and Pubic Policy 629 (2026).
• Cited by Joseph Blocher & Hayley Lawrence, Cumulative Burdens on Second Amendment Rights, 106 Boston University Law Review 435 (2026).

Brannon P. Denning, Ipse Dixits, Bootstraps, and Constitutional Doctrine, 74 Baylor Law Review 555 (2022).

• Cited by Ann Woolhandler, Contracts, Grants, and the Limits of Executive Discretion, 78 Administrative Law Review 387 (2026).

Brannon P. Denning, The Dormant Commerce Clause Wins One: Five Takes on Wynne and Direct Marketing Association, 100 Minnesota Law Review Headnotes 103 (2016).

• Cited by David Gamage & Darien Shanske, Against Doctrinal Siloing: Harmonizing Fiscal Federalism and the U.S. Constitution, 103 Washington University Law Review 1993 (2026).

Brannon P. Denning, One Toke over the (State) Line: Constitutional Limits on "Pot Tourism" Restrictions, 66 Florida Law Review 2279 (2014).

• Cited by Joseph Saoud, High Hurdles: The Paradox of Enforcing the Dormant Commerce Clause Against State Marijuana Regulations, 2026 University of Illinois Law Review 1449 (2026).

Brannon P. Denning, Common Law Constitutional Interpretation: A Critique, 27Constituional Commentary 621 (2011) (book review).

• Cited by Rachel Bayefsky, Tradition And Feminism In Constitutional Rights Adjudication, 112 Virginia Law Review 865 (2026).

Brannon P. Denning & Glenn H. Reynolds, Heller, High Water(Mark)? Lower Courts and the New Right to Keep and Bear Arms, 60 Hastings L.J. 1245 (2009).

• Cited by United States v. Jordan, No. 24-CR-30077, 2026 WL 933309 (S.D. Ill. Apr. 7, 2026).

Brannon P. Denning, Reconstructing the Dormant Commerce Clause Doctrine, 50 William and Mary Law Review 417 (2008).

• Cited by Joseph Saoud, High Hurdles: The Paradox of Enforcing the Dormant Commerce Clause Against State Marijuana Regulations, 2026 University of Illinois Law Review 1449 (2026).

Brannon P. Denning & Molly C. Taylor, Morse v. Frederick and the Regulation of Student Cyberspeech, 35 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 835 (2008).

• Cited by Kristopher L. Caudle, Limited - Not Eliminated: The "Middle" Ground of Off-Campus Student Speech, 77 South Carolina Law Review 221 (2025). 

Brannon P. Denning, Confederation-Era Discrimination Against Interstate Commerce and the Legitimacy of the Dormant Commerce Clause, 94 Kentucky Law Journal 37 (2005).

• Cited by Miguel A. Moreno Santiago, From Pike to Pork: The Uncertain Future of Dormant Commerce Clause Balancing After National Pork Producers v. Ross, 7 Revista de la Asociacion de Abogados de Puerto Rico 298 (2026).

Borris I. Bittker & Brannon P. Denning, Bittker on the Regulation of Interstate and Foreign Commerce (1999).

• Cited by H. Beau Baez III, Statutory Obsolescence: Diminished Protections Under P.L. 86-272, 95 Mississippi Law Journal 491 (2026).

Alyssa A. DiRusso, Life and Death Matters in Conflict of Laws, 97 Tulane Law Review 703 (2023).

• Cited by Robert B. Niles-Weed and Robert H. Sitkoff, P 203 The Path Forward in 60 Univ of Miami Law Center on Est Planning (2026).

Alicia Gilbert, Frenemies: Why the FTC Should Explore the Utility of State COPAs to Address Anticompetitive Consolidation in Healthcare, 85 Louisiana Law Review 51 (2024).

• Cited by Jay Baker, Certificates of Public Advantage (Copas): A Provisional, State-Led Solution to Rural Hospital Closures and Consolidation-Why Rural Hospital Markets Currently Need an Alternative to Bankruptcy and Antitrust-Scrutinized M&A, 23 Indiana Health Law Review 305 (2026).

Allyson E. Gold, Alicia Gilbert, & Benjamin J. McMichael, Socially Distant Health Care, 96 Tulane Law Review 423 (2022).

• Cited by Meighan Parker, State Medical Licenses Without Borders, 104 North Carolina Law Review 1339 (2026).

Blake Hudson, Dynamic Forest Federalism, 71 Washington & Lee Law Review 1643 (2017).

• Cited by Taylor Nchako, A Strategic Approach to "E"Sg Reporting, 30 Lewis & Clark Law Review 319 (2026).

Blake Hudson, Structural Environmental Constitutionalism, 21 Widener Law Review 201 (2015).

• Cited by Francesco Lucherini, Sustainable Development in Comparative Constitutional, 74 American Journal of Comparative Law 266 (2026).

Blake Hudson & Jonathan Rosenbloom, Uncommon Approaches to Commons Problems: Nested Governance Commons and Climate Change, 64 Hastings Law Journal 1273 (2013).

• Cited by Jonathan Rosenbloom, From Maps To Meadows: Ecologically Literate Zoning And The Regeneration Of Wildlife Habitats, 74 Cleveland State Law Review 993 (2026). 

Blake Hudson, Fail-Safe Federalism and Climate Change: The Case of U.S. and Canadian Forest Policy, 44 Connecticut Law Review 925 (2012).

• Cited by Jonathan Rosenbloom, From Maps To Meadows: Ecologically Literate Zoning And The Regeneration Of Wildlife Habitats, 74 Cleveland State Law Review 993 (2026). 

Layne S. Keele, When Mohammed Goes to the Mountain: The Evidentiary Value of a View, 80 Indiana Law Journal 1091 (2005).

• Cited by BIERSCH, INC. v. PREMIERE AG MFG., LLC, 24-CV-2063-CJW-MAR, 2026 WL 2622775 (N.D. Iowa July 20, 2026).

Paul Kuruk, Goading a Reluctant Dinosaur: Mutual Recognition Agreements as a Policy Response to the Misappropriation of Foreign Traditional Knowledge in the United States, 34 Pepperdine Law Review 629 (2007).

• Cited by Marcia Zug, "In My Defense, I Have None:" Taylor SWIFT, Indian Law, And A Re-examination Of Custom's Inapplicability In The United States, 50 Harvard Environmental Law Review 193 (2026). 

Timothy J. McFarlin, A Copyright Restored: Mark Twain, Mary Ann Cord, and How to Right a Longstanding Wrong, 2023 Wisconsin Law Review 45 (2023).

• Cited by Lateef Mtima, Copyright Social Justice in Service of Art: Lessons from Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 38 Harvard Journal of Law and Technology 697 (2024).

Roberta F. Mann & Tracey M. Roberts, The Long and Winding Road: The Inflation Reduction Act's Energy and Environmental Tax Credits, 78 National Tax Journal 223 (2025).

• Alejandro E. Camacho, Brigham Daniels, Legal Tides: History's Lessons for A Warming Planet, 56 Environmental Law Reporter (ELI) 10307 (2026).

Tracey M. Roberts, Picking Winners and Losers: A Structural Examination of Tax Subsidies to the Energy Industry, 41 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 63 (2016).

• Cited by Mirit Eyal and Yonathan Arbel, Racing To Safety: Tax Policy For AI Safety-by-design, 79 Southern Methodist University Law Review 393 (2026).

Tracey M. Roberts, Innovations in Governance: A Functional Typology of Private Governance Institutions, 22 Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum 67 (2011).

• Cited by Aaron M. Dubin-Ramos, Weeding Out the Rotten Apples: A Third-Party Certification Regime and Strengthened Ftc Authority, 47 Cardozo Law Review 1727 (2026).
• Cited by Lauren R. Roth, Ethan Thorpe, Private Health Governance and the Environment, 56 Environmental Law Reporter (ELI) 10365 (2026).

William G. Ross, The Chief Justiceship Of Charles Evans Hughes, 1930-1941 (2007).

• Cited by Joshua E. Kastenberg, "There Was Such an Array of Circumstances Pointing to Defendant's Guilt ...'': Shepard v. United States and the Dying Declaration As A Legal, Social, and Political History of People, Places, Times ... and Utility, 74 Cleveland State Law Review 1 (2025).

William G. Ross, The Contemporary Significance of Meyer and Pierce for Parental Rights Issues Involving Education, 34 Akron Law Review 177 (2000).

• Cited by Danielle Wingfield, The Convergence Against Homeplace, 106 Boston University Law Review 59 (2026).

William G. Ross, A Muted Fury: Populists, Progressives, And Labor Unions Confront The Courts, 1890-1937 (1994).

• Cited by Christopher W. Schmidt, The Politics of Judicial Ideology, 93 Tennessee Law Review 497 (2026).
• Cited by Michael Waldman, The Rhythm of Reform, 47 Cardozo Law Review 1663 (2026).

William G. Ross, The Questioning of Supreme Court Nominees at Senate Confirmation Hearings: Proposals for Accommodating the Needs of the Senate and Ameliorating the Fears of Nominees, 62 Tulane Law Review 109 (1987).

• Cited by Wesley Harris, The Last Defense Of Due Process And Equal Protection: Reasserting The Senate's Confirmation Power To Preserve The Legitimacy Of The Supreme Court And Protect Constitutional Rights, 13 Lincoln Memorial University Law Review 280 (2026).

William G. Ross, The Functions, Roles, and Duties of The Senate in The Supreme Court Appointment Process, 28 William and Mary Law Review 633 (1987).

• Cited by Wesley Harris, The Last Defense Of Due Process And Equal Protection: Reasserting The Senate's Confirmation Power To Preserve The Legitimacy Of The Supreme Court And Protect Constitutional Rights, 13 Lincoln Memorial University Law Review 280 (2026).

David Smolin, Suicide, Suicidality, and Pediatric Medical Transition in United States v. Skrmetti and Beyond, 5 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy: Per Curiam 2 (2025).

• Cited by Mark Strasser, Puberty Blockers and Classifications on the Basis of Sex, 48 Western New England Law Review 361 (2026)

David M. Smolin, Child Laundering and the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: The Future and Past of Intercountry Adoption, 48 U. Louisville L. Rev. 441 (2010).

• Cited by Joseph Isanga, Intercountry Adoptions in South Africa and Uganda: Do Different Contracting Statuses Relative to the Hague Convention Matter?, 62 Idaho Law Review 247 (2026).

David M. Smolin, The Jurisprudence of Privacy in a Splintered Supreme Court, 75 Marquette Law Review 975 (1992).

• Cited by Hoffman v. Collins, No. 24-7834, 2026 WL 2474370 (Vet. App. Aug. 24, 2026) (Jaquith, J. concurring).

Maryam T. Stevenson, Explaining the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Stalemate in Congress, 73 Catholic University Law Review 400 (2024).

Cited by The Honorable Raymond J. Lohier et. al., Cross-Talk, 99 Saint John's Law Review 751 (2026).