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Rick Tepker

Professor of Law Emeritus, Floyd & Irma Calvert Chair of Law and Liberty Emeritus

Publications

An Introductory Essay: Old Principles For An (Allegedly) Brave New World
An Introductory Essay: Old Principles For An (Allegedly) Brave New World
Oklahoma Law Review (2018)
Harry F. Tepker, An Introductory Essay: Old Principles For An (Allegedly) Brave New World, 71 Okla. L. Rev. 17 (2018).
Available at:  http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/olr/vol71/iss1/3


Marriage Equality And One Original Principle Of Religious Liberty
Marriage Equality And One Original Principle Of Religious Liberty
Elon Law Review (2014)
Harry F. Tepker, Marriage Equality And One Original Principle Of Religious Liberty, 6 Elon L. Rev. 173 (2014).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/458


John P. Enyeart. The Quest For
John P. Enyeart. The Quest For "Just And Pure Law": Rocky Mountain Workers And American Social Democracy, 1870-1924. Stanford, Ca: Stanford University Press, 2009. 344 Pp. $65.00 (Cloth)
American Journal of Legal History (2012)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., John P. Enyeart. The Quest For "Just And Pure Law": Rocky Mountain Workers And American Social Democracy, 1870-1924. Stanford, Ca: Stanford University Press, 2009. 344 Pp. $65.00 (Cloth), 52 Am. J. Legal Hist. 229 (2012).


Thompson V. Oklahoma And The Judicial Search For Constitutional Tradition In Celebration Of Victor Streib
Thompson V. Oklahoma And The Judicial Search For Constitutional Tradition In Celebration Of Victor Streib
Ohio Northern University Law Review (2012)
Harry F. Tepker, Thompson v. Oklahoma and the Judicial Search for Constitutional Tradition in Celebration of Victor Streib, 38 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 465 (2012).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/642


The Dean Takes His Stand: Julien Monnet's 1912 Harvard Law Review Article Denouncing Oklahoma's Discriminatory Grandfather Clause
The Dean Takes His Stand: Julien Monnet's 1912 Harvard Law Review Article Denouncing Oklahoma's Discriminatory Grandfather Clause
Oklahoma Law Review (2010)
Harry F. Tepker, The Dean Takes His Stand: Julien Monnet's 1912 Harvard Law Review Article Denouncing Oklahoma's Discriminatory Grandfather Clause, 62 Okla. L. Rev. 427 (2010).
Available at:  http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/olr/vol62/iss3/5


Lincoln At 200: On Lincoln's Statesmanship, Dred Scott And Constitutional Evil
Lincoln At 200: On Lincoln's Statesmanship, Dred Scott And Constitutional Evil
Oklahoma Law Review (2008)
Harry F. Tepker, Lincoln At 200: On Lincoln's Statesmanship, Dred Scott And Constitutional Evil, 61 Okla. L. Rev. 785 (2008).
Available at:  http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/olr/vol61/iss4/3


Tradition & The Abolition Of Capital Punishment For Juvenile Crime
Tradition & The Abolition Of Capital Punishment For Juvenile Crime
Oklahoma Law Review (2006)
Harry F. Tepker, Tradition & The Abolition Of Capital Punishment For Juvenile Crime, 59 Okla. L. Rev. 809 (2006).
Available at:  http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/olr/vol59/iss4/3


Reply To Noah Feldman: Democracy's Paradox: Popular Rule As A Constitutional Limit On Foreign Policy Promoting Popular Rule
Reply To Noah Feldman: Democracy's Paradox: Popular Rule As A Constitutional Limit On Foreign Policy Promoting Popular Rule
Oklahoma Law Review (2005)
Harry F. Tepker, Reply To Noah Feldman: Democracy's Paradox: Popular Rule As A Constitutional Limit On Foreign Policy Promoting Popular Rule, 58 Okla. L. Rev. 21 (2005).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/451


Regarding History As A Judicial Duty
Regarding History As A Judicial Duty
Oklahoma Law Review (2004)
Harry F. Tepker, Regarding History As A Judicial Duty, 57 Okla. L. Rev. 41 (2004).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/461


Marbury's Legacy Of Judicial Review After Two Centuries
Marbury's Legacy Of Judicial Review After Two Centuries
Oklahoma Law Review (2004)
Harry F. Tepker, Marbury's Legacy Of Judicial Review After Two Centuries, 57 Okla. L. Rev. 127 (2004).
Available at:  http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/olr/vol57/iss1/7


Bare Naked Value Choice
Bare Naked Value Choice
Oklahoma Law Review (2001)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Bare Naked Value Choice, 54 Okla. L. Rev. 20 (2001).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/450


The Arbitrary Path Of Due Process
The Arbitrary Path Of Due Process
Oklahoma Law Review (2000)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., The Arbitrary Path Of Due Process, 53 Okla. L. Rev. 197 (2000).
Available at:  http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/olr/vol53/iss2/3


Writing The Law Of Work On Nero's Pillars: The 1998-99 Term Of The U.S. Supreme Court
Writing The Law Of Work On Nero's Pillars: The 1998-99 Term Of The U.S. Supreme Court
Labor Lawyer (1999)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Writing The Law Of Work On Nero's Pillars: The 1998-99 Term Of The U.S. Supreme Court, 15 Lab. Law. 181 (1999).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/468


William E. Doyle
William E. Doyle
Colorado Lawyer (1998)
John L. Kane, Jr. & Harry F. Tepker, Jr., William E. Doyle, 27-JUL Colo. Law. 21 (1998).



On Balancing Scales, Kaleidoscopes, And The Blurred Limits Of Academic Freedom
On Balancing Scales, Kaleidoscopes, And The Blurred Limits Of Academic Freedom
Oklahoma Law Review (1997)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr. & Joseph Harroz, Jr., On Balancing Scales, Kaleidoscopes, And The Blurred Limits Of Academic Freedom, 50 Okla. L. Rev. 1 (1997).
Available at:  http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/olr/vol50/iss1/2


The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident
Oklahoma City University Law Review (1997)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., The Ox-Bow Incident, 22 Okla. City U. L. Rev. 1209 (1997).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/465


Separating Prejudice From Rationality In Equal Protection Cases: A Legacy Of Thurgood Marshall
Separating Prejudice From Rationality In Equal Protection Cases: A Legacy Of Thurgood Marshall
Oklahoma Law Review (1994)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Separating Prejudice From Rationality In Equal Protection Cases: A Legacy Of Thurgood Marshall, 47 Okla. L. Rev. 93 (1994).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/462


Good Cause And Just Expectations: Academic Tenure In Oklahoma's Public Colleges And Universities
Good Cause And Just Expectations: Academic Tenure In Oklahoma's Public Colleges And Universities
Oklahoma Law Review (1993)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Good Cause And Just Expectations: Academic Tenure In Oklahoma's Public Colleges And Universities, 46 Okla. L. Rev. 205 (1993).
Available at:  http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/olr/vol46/iss2/2


Hallucinations Of Neutrality In The Oregon Peyote Case
Hallucinations Of Neutrality In The Oregon Peyote Case
American Indian Law Review (1991)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Hallucinations Of Neutrality In The Oregon Peyote Case, 16 Am. Indian L. Rev. 1 (1991).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/453


The Trouble With Pool Halls: Rationality And Equal Protection In Oklahoma Law
The Trouble With Pool Halls: Rationality And Equal Protection In Oklahoma Law
Emerging Issues in State Constitutional Law (1990)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., The Trouble With Pool Halls: Rationality And Equal Protection In Oklahoma Law, 3 Emerging Issues St. Const. L. 151 (1990).



Abortion, Privacy And State Constitutional Law: A Speculation If (Or When) Roe V. Wade Is Overturned
Abortion, Privacy And State Constitutional Law: A Speculation If (Or When) Roe V. Wade Is Overturned
Emerging Issues in State Constitutional Law (1989)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Abortion, Privacy And State Constitutional Law: A Speculation If (Or When) Roe V. Wade Is Overturned, 2 Emerging Issues St. Const. L. 173 (1989).



"The Defects of Better Motives": Reflections on Mr. Meese's Jurisprudence of Original Intention
Oklahoma Law Review (1986)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., "The Defects of Better Motives": Reflections on Mr. Meese's Jurisprudence of Original Intention, 39 Okla. L. Rev. 23 (1986).
Available at:  https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/469//


Oklahoma's At-Will Rule: Heeding The Warnings Of America's Evolving Employment Law?
Oklahoma's At-Will Rule: Heeding The Warnings Of America's Evolving Employment Law?
Oklahoma Law Review (1986)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Oklahoma's At-Will Rule: Heeding The Warnings Of America's Evolving Employment Law?, 39 Okla. L. Rev. 373 (1986).
Available at:  https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/459//



Judicial Review and Moral Progress: Searching for the Better Angels of Our Nature
Judicial Review and Moral Progress: Searching for the Better Angels of Our Nature
Oklahoma Law Review (1983)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Judicial Review and Moral Progress: Searching for the Better Angels of Our Nature, 37 Okla. L. Rev. 269 (1983).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/454/


Title Vii, Equal Employment Opportunity, And Academic Autonomy: Toward A Principled Deference
Title Vii, Equal Employment Opportunity, And Academic Autonomy: Toward A Principled Deference
U.C. Davis Law Review (1983)
Harry F. Tepker, Jr., Title Vii, Equal Employment Opportunity, And Academic Autonomy: Toward A Principled Deference, 16 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1047 (1983).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/fac_articles/466/