PERSONAL DATA:
Name: Professor Martin L. Levy
Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana
Date of Birth: July 19, 1945
Present Address:
Home: 5202 Darnell
Houston, Texas 77096
Telephone: (713 ) 661-3810
(713) 661-5202 Office-TeleFax
Work: Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Texas Southern University
3201 Wheeler Avenue
Houston, Texas 77004
Telephone: (713) 313-7368
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND HONORS:
Undergraduate:
* A.B., Indiana University (Bloomington), 1967.
* Government Honors Program and Thesis.
* President, Indiana University Student Union.
* Chairman, Big Ten Universities Student Unions Association.
* Student Representative, Indiana University Faculty Council.
* Member, Indiana University President's Advisory Council.
* Blue Key Academic Honorary.
* Recipient, Sigma Delta Chi Award: One of the Ten Most Outstanding Indiana University Students 1967.
* Selected One of Top Ten Indiana University Graduating Seniors by the Indiana Daily Student.
Graduate:
* J.D., Indiana University School of Law, (Bloomington), 1970
* Research Assistant, Professor Robert L. Birmingham.
* Selected as one of six Teaching Assistants for under-graduate law course.
* Selected Participant, Inter-disciplinary Seminar, "Recommending a Constitution for the Republic of Ghana."
* Research in Constitutional Law under guidance of Professor Patrick L. Baude. (Article extending from such published in 1972)
LEGALLY RELATED EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
* Staff, Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Advance work, junior speech writing, inclusive of Presidential Campaign 1968.
* Teaching Assistant, Indiana University, 1968 -1970. Undergraduate Law Course.
* Faculty of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, 1970-1971,1971-1972.
Cross-appointment to, Vainer College, Political Science, York University, 1971-72.
* Visiting Scholar, King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. Summer, 1973.
* Faculty of Law, Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Assistant Professor, 1972-1973; Associate Professor, 1973-1976; Full Professor (With Tenure), 1976-present.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS:
Articles:
* Levy, The Supreme Court, Minority Rights and Principled Adjudication, 2 Tex. So. L. Rev. 208 (Vol. II, Winter, 1972).
* Levy, Wealth Fundamental Rights, and Mr. Justice Marshall, 4 Tex. So. L. Rev. 2, (1977). This article was a part of a special law review in honor of Mr. Justice Marshall and the designation of the Texas Southern School of Law in his name in 1976.
* Levy, Sell Us Soap - Not Politics, Political Editorial Advertising, Southwest Advertising, June, 1979.
* Levy, The Brandies, Frankfurter Connection, 8 Thurgood Marshall L. Rev. 248 (1982).
* Levy, The Brethren, A Readers Guide to the Inner Sanctums of the Supreme Court, 6 Thurgood Marshall L. Rev. 347 (1981).
* Levy, Free Speech, Making Law at TSU, The Voice, Dec., 1989.
* Levy, Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, Thurgood Marshall L. Rev. 245 (1990).
* Levy, Separate But Equal IS Inherently Unequal, 28 Thurgood Marshall L. Rev. 121 (2003) (Brown v. Board of Education Commemorative Edition)
* Levy, “Sarah Weddington,” Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, Rutledge Press (2006)
* Levy,“The Right of Privacy,” Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, Rutledge Press (2006)
* Levy, “The Fourteenth Amendment,” Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, Rutledge Press (2006)
* Levy, The Thurgood Marshall School of Law,” Oxford Encyclopedia of African-American History, Oxford University Press, (Scheduled 2009)
* Levy “The Civil Rights Act of 1964,” Oxford Encyclopedia of African-American History, Oxford University Press, (Scheduled 2009)
* Levy, “Desegregation and Integration [Public Education],” Oxford Encyclopedia of African-American History, Oxford University Press, (Scheduled 2009).
* Levy, “Disfranchisement of African Americans.” ”Oxford Encyclopedia of African-American History, Oxford University Press, (Scheduled 2009)
* Levy, “The Texas White Primary Cases,” __ Thurgood Marshall L. Rev. __ (Scheduled, Spring 2008).
Books, Texts (Published):
* Levy, et. al.. Introduction to Law, York Law Press, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA (1971).
* Levy, et. al., Introduction to Law, (Revised Edition). York Law Press, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA, (1972)
* Levy, Attitudes of the Most Likely to Succeed, York Law Press, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. 1972 , (2nd Printing 1973) Available in the United States through Carswell Pub. Inc..
* Levy, Constitutional Law, Volume One, Governmental Powers, West Publishing (2002) ISBN: 0-314-14680-6.
* Levy, Constitutional Law, Volume Two, Individual Rights and Liberties, West (2002).
* Levy, Constitutional Law, 2nd Edition, West (2003) ISBN: 0-314-14680-6
* Levy, Constitutional Law, 3rd Edition, West (2004) ISBN: 0-314-14680-6. Published as two volume edition, Volume I, Governmental Powers (619 pages), Vol. II, Individual Rights and liberties.(607 pages)
* Levy, Constitutional Law, 4th Edition, West (2006) ISBN: 0-312-172289. (1217 pages) Cases and Materials in Constitutional Law.
* Levy, Constitutional Law, Supplement, Spring 2009, West (2009) (Supplements also published 2003 - 2008)
Texts (Unpublished for Classroom Use):
* Levy, Materials in Jurisprudence, Kinko Professor Publishing, 1991
* Levy, Materials in Constitutional Decision Making, 1976. 1044 pages of selected and edited articles and cases for seminar offering in the same.
* Levy, Materials in Constitutional Law, 1978. Selected and edited articles, cases, and author supplied text, for course offering in the same.
* Levy, Freedom of Speech, 1986.
Significant Briefs and Amicus Curie Contributions:
* Levy, et. al. Amicus Curie Brief, Edgewood Independent School District, Et. Al., v. William N. Kirby, Et Al, In the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. Cause No. C-8353. "Texas School Finance Case'. (Prepared for Senfronia Thompson, Member Texas House of Representatives)
* Levy, et.al. Amicus Curie Brief, Edgewood Independent School District, Et. Al., v. William N. Kirby, Et Al, In the Court of Appeals for the Third Supreme Judicial District of Texas at Austin, Cause no. 3-7-190-CV. Prepared for Senfronia Thompson, Member Texas House of Representatives)
* Levy, et al, all jurisdictional briefing and support in, Moore, Et Al v. City Of Houston, In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. "The HPD Hold Litigation."
* Harrington v. Harris, 118 F.3d 1994, successful and precedent setting litigation in employment discrimination.
* Memorandum to the Texas Legislature in support of the Byrd Hate Crime legislation. (2001)
CONSULTATION, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS:
* Teaching Fellowship, Osgoode Hall School of Law, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1972.
* Houston Endowment Association Grant, Scholar in Residence, Cambridge. University, Cambridge, England, 1973
* Consultant, to the Honorable Barbara Jordan, during her tenure on the House Judiciary Committee, inclusive of the Nixon impeachment hearings.
* Community Development Corporation Grant, Federal Fair Housing Project, 1975.
* Harris County Democratic Study Group, Review and Recommended Changes to the Texas Constitution, 1976.
* National Endowment for the Humanities, Participant in program planning grant in law and the humanities, KOUH-TV, Houston, Texas. 1978.
* Consultant, U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Sub-Committee on Civil Rights and Police Practices, Chaired by Representative Conner's.
* Title XI Grant to Integrate Academic and Clinical Faculty. This grant led to formation of the ACLU/Thurgood Marshall "Pre-trial" release project.
* More, et. al. v. The City of Houston, et. al. All jurisdiction preparation for the "Texas Hold Case", now cited in a variety of Criminal Procedure texts and treatise.
* Consultant, to the City of Donna, Texas, on a variety of constitutional matters.
* Consultant, and preparation of challenge to Texas Rule 327, Robinson v. Dolcifeno.
* Consultant, to the Honorable Senfronia S. Thompson, on a variety of her Committee Chairpersonships and assignments. The following legislation is a direct by-product of this consultation:
* Amendment to the Texas Penal Code in Sexual Abuse of Children.
* Amendment to the Texas Constitution to return land in Leon County to Black Farmers.
* Memorandum on the Bumper Sticker Obscenity Law and the First Amendment.
* Amicus Curiae Brief to the Third Court of Civil Appeals in Austin, Texas on Public School Finances, 1989.
* Amicus Curiae Brief to the Texas Supreme Court, Texas on Public school Finances, 1989.
* Research in support of the Texas Open Meeting Law.
* Research in support of Judicial Redistricting and the Impact on Minorities.
* Research on the negative impact of minority appointment to the Judiciary in the Texas and Missouri Plans.
* Development of Texas legislation allowing the State Attorney Generals Office to defend its officers accused of federal civil rights violation, while not waving its 11th Amendment immunity. Memorandum prepared to test the Constitutionality of proposed City of Houston ordinance to relocate the homeless.
* Consultant, inclusive of guest appearances, to Channel 2 and Channel 11, Houston, on the impact and meaning of recent Supreme Court decisions.
* Consultant to the House Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Criminal Justice Committee on proposed Texas Hate Crime Legislation.
* Consultant and academic support to Senator Rodney Ellis and Representative Senfronia Thompson on Texas Hate Crime Legislation. Witness before the Texas Senate and House Criminal Justice Committee. Spring 1999 Legislative Session, Spring 2001 Legislative Session.
* Expert/Resource Witness: Appearance and Presentation to the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice and The Texas House Judiciary Committee on the proposed Texas Hate Crime Legislation.
* On the floor of the Texas Senate to aid Senator Rodney Ellis during the debate and adoption of the Byrd Hate Crime Legislation
* Recognition Received for Academic Support for the Byrd Hate Crime Legation, passed during the 2001 Legislative Session. (See Community Service (4), attached)
* Consultant to the Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Legislative Re-districting. Spring 2003, and Summer 2003 Legislative Sessions.
* Consultant to the Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Legislative Session, Spring 2005, 2006.
* Memorandum to Texas House of Representatives on HB 218.
SELECTED PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS:
* "The Meaning of Watergate," College of the Mainland. 1974
* “Bakke,” Southern Methodist Law School, 1978
* Participant and Presenter, Civil Rights Symposium on, Brown v. Board of Education, State Bar Individual Rights Conference. 1990.
* Rawls: A Theory of Justice; "Right is Might". Spring 1991, Fall 1992, Thurgood Marshall Law School.
* "Recent Trends in Search and Seizure Law," Law Day, 1992.
* PBS Presentation on the "Texas School Finance Litigation", Channel 8, ALMANAC.
* By-Weekly Radio Talk Show Host with Rob McKinnon, subject matter, Constitutional Law, KENR, 1070 AM, 9:00 - 10:30 AM, Mondays. (1998-2000)
* “Why We Are Here,” Presentation on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. (Published in Volume XII, The Faculty Voice, Publication for Black Colleges and Universities). (1998)
* Presentation to the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice and The Texas House Judiciary Committee on the proposed Texas Hate Crime Legislation. (2001)
* “The Iraq War,” Presentation, panel discussion, TMSL, Spring, 2003.
* “The Patriot Act.” Presentation and panel discussion, TMSL, Spring, 2003.
* “Separate but Equal IS Inherently Unequal,” Presentation, panel discussion, Houston Joint Faculty Meeting, (Houston, South Texas, TMSL), February 24, 2004, Kroft Hall University of Houston.
* Brown v. Board, 50th Anniversary, Presentation and panel discussion, TMSL, 3/25/2004.
* “The Texas White Primary Cases.” This paper was presented at The Texas State Historical Association Annual Meeting, March 6, 2008, Corpus Christi, Texas.
AREAS OF INTEREST:
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights and Individual Liberties, Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure, Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Texas Bar, 1973.
American Bar Association. Civil Rights and Liberties, -Legal Education, Constitutional Law, Committees
Texas State Bar Association. Individual Rights and Liberties, Appellate Litigation, Committees
American Association of Law Schools. Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Federal Courts, International Scholars, Committees.