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A.B. 1973, Georgetown University J.D. 1976, Harvard University

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Stewart Jay, Mortal Words: A History of the U.S. Constitution: Volume 1, Origins to World War II (Carolina Academic Press forthcoming).
Stewart Jay, John Jay, in Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law 291-92 (Yale University Press 2009).

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Stewart Jay, Ideologue to Pragmatist?: Sandra Day O'Connor's Views on Abortion Rights, 39 Ariz. St. L.J. 777-828 (2007).
Stewart Jay, Servants of Monarchs and Lords: The Advisory Role of Early British Judges, 38 Am. J. Legal Hist. 117-96 (1995).
Stewart Jay, The Dilemmas of Attorney Contingent Fees, 4 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 813-84 (1989).
Stewart Jay, Juror Agreement on the Basis of Negligence, 8 Rev. Litig. 119-64 (1989), reprinted in 39 Def. L. J. 85-129 (1990).
Stewart Jay, The Status of the Law of Nations in the Early American Law, 42 Vand. L. Rev. 819-49 (1989).
Stewart Jay, Origins of Federal Common Law: Part Two, 133 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1231-1333 (1985).
Stewart Jay, Origins of Federal Common Law: Part One, 133 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1003-1116 (1985).
Stewart Jay, "Minimum Contacts" as a Unified Theory of Personal Jurisdiction: A Reappraisal, 59 N.C. L. Rev. 429-75 (1981).
Stewart Jay, Recent Cases, Securities -- Private Actions -- Issuer Violation of Stock Exchange Requirement Held "Colorable" Federal Claim; Issuers Have State Law Duty to Give "Reasonable Notice" of Call to Holders of Convertible Debentures, 89 Harv. L. Rev. 1016-27 (1976).

Stewart Jay, Mortal Words: A History of the U.S. Constitution: Volume 1, Origins to World War II (Carolina Academic Press forthcoming).
Stewart Jay, Most Humble Servants: The Advisory Role of Early Judges (Yale University Press 1997). 302 pages.

Stewart Jay, John Jay, in Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law 291-92 (Yale University Press 2009).

Stewart Jay, Seriatim: The Supreme Court Before John Marshall, 57 Wm. & Mary Q. 235-37 (2000) (book review).
Stewart Jay, The Supreme Court in the Early Republic: The Chief Justiceships of John Hay and Oliver Ellsworth, 16 Law & Hist. Rev. 186-88 (1998) (book review).
Stewart Jay, The Rehabilitation of Samuel Chase, 41 Buff. L. Rev. 273-308 (1993) (reviewing Stephen B. Presser, The Original Misunderstanding: The English, the Americans and the Dialectic of Federalist Jurisprudence (1991)).
Stewart Jay, The World According to Judge Posner, 73 Geo. L. J. 1507-44 (1985) (reviewing Richard A. Posner, The Federal Courts: Crisis and Reform (1985)).

Stewart M. Jay, Middle Man: The Nation Is at a Critical Juncture, and the Direction of the Constitution Comes Down to One Justice, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 22, 2007, at I1.
Stewart M. Jay, Editorial, Pharmacists Must Dispense Plan B, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Aug. 23, 2006, at B7.
Stewart Jay, Editorial, In or Out of Court, Bartell Had No Defense, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 14, 2001, at B6.
Stewart M. Jay, Divided We Stand -- When Justices Didn't Agree This Past Term, They Really Didn't Agree, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 20, 1997, at E1.
Janis Bianchi, Richard Hemstad & Stewart Jay, Editorial, Anti-120 Side Fooled Some of the People, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dec. 21, 1991, at A9.

Panelist, with The Right to Choose--The US Perspective, The Human Right to Family Planning, (October 9, 2015)
Speaker, "Mischief: The Promise and Perils of Judicial Review," Installation as the Pendleton Miller Chair in Law, ��Ƶ (February 27, 2013)
Moderator, "Panel discussing the limits of law in nineteenth century legal history," Annual Meeting, Organization of American Historians (January 1, 2008)
"Justice O’Connor’s View on Abortion," Conference on Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Arizona State University (October 18, 2007)
"TVA v. Hill," Of Salmon, the Sound, and the Shifting Sands of Environmental Law -- A National Perspective with a Look Forward at the Career of Bill Rodgers and the Power of Ideas, ��Ƶ (April 21, 2007)
"Women's Healthcare Update," Continuing Medical Education, University of Washington School of Medicine (March 1, 2007)
"Colloquium on Partial-Birth Abortions," (May 31, 2006)
"Public Interest and the Nineteenth Century Constitution," Faculty Colloquium, ��Ƶ (March 8, 2006)

Jun 28, 2022 | Source: Axios

A 1991 ballot measure in Washington that protects women's abortion rights could serve as a blueprint for other states in the wake of last week's Supreme Court opinion, its primary author told Axios. Stewart Jay, professor emeritus of law, is quoted.
May 11, 2022 | Source: MyNorthwest

As the fallout from the Supreme Court leak continues to fuel debate, demonstrations and political maneuvering regarding the future of abortion rights, it’s worth noting that Washington voters have twice approved pro-choice ballot measures in the past. A review of the historical record shows that there are essentially five eras of government regulation of abortion in Washington. Stewart Jay, professor emeritus of law at the UW, is interviewed.