David Fontana has been an Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School since 2006. His research is focused on the areas of constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, comparative law, administrative law, judicial behavior, and public policy, and he is currently completing a doctoral degree in socio-legal studies at Oxford University. Before coming to GW, he clerked for Judge Dorothy W. Nelson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has published articles in several legal journals. David also has written for The New Republic Online, Legal Affairs, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Atlantic Monthly), The Los Angeles Times, and Findlaw. He has advised congressional and presidential campaigns on legal and foreign policy issues, and also has advised governments on constitution-drafting in newly emerging democracies.