Essentially Contested America

Robert Justin Lipkin, a distinguished professor of law at Widener University School of Law, is the founder and Editor-In-Chief of Essentially Contested America (ECA). Professor Lipkin earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University and a J.D. from UCLA. Prior to entering law school Professor Lipkin taught philosophy at Northwestern University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Brooklyn College, and Cooper Union. After graduating from law school he clerked for the Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Professor Lipkin has written articles in constitutional law and theory, jurisprudence, political philosophy, and ethics. He is currently working on his second book examining various ways to modify the American practice of judicial constitutionalism. In 2008, Lipkin was awarded the title of “Distinguished Professor of Law.” Lipkin lives with his wife and daughter in Wilmington, Delaware.

Professor Widener Law: Robert Justin Lipkin biography and Publications (PDF)