William R. Jacques Constitutional Law Scholar
Professor of Law
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Allen Rostron, who joined the faculty in 2003, teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional law, tort law, product liability, and conflict of laws.
Before becoming a teacher, Rostron worked in Washington, D.C. as a Senior Staff Attorney at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, where he was part of a nationwide litigation effort that included lawsuits brought against gun manufacturers by several dozen major cities and counties. Rostron began his career working as a law clerk for Judge Thomas S. Ellis III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and then as a litigation associate at the Cravath Swaine & Moore law firm in New York City.
Professor Rostron’s research and writing has had a significant impact on several areas of law. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin relied on one of his articles in a decision in which it became the first court in the nation to impose proportional or “market share” liability on manufacturers of lead paint. In another article, Professor Rostron suggested a new approach to the regulation of high-powered sniper rifles, and that approach was subsequently enacted into law in the District of Columbia and incorporated into proposed federal legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate.
Biannually, Professor Rostron and Professor Levit compile a list of article submission guidelines for law journals.
For more works by Professor Allen Rostron, please visit his SSRN page.
Gun control and the Second Amendment by For more works by Professor Allen Rostron, please visit his SSRN page.
JCCCvideo | September 13, 2017
It's Our Community - David Achtenberg and Allen Rostron
David Achtenberg, School of Law, UMKC and Allen Rostron, School of Law, UMKC (discuss Civil Rights & First Amendment)
source: YouTube online database
The Federalist Society | November 19, 2016
The Second Amendment: Enforcing the Heller Decision
The Supreme Court's 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller recognized for the first time in our history that individual Americans have a right to gun ownership. Justice Scalia's opinion in Heller is widely regarded as a signal success for his originalist approach to constitutional interpretation. This panel will assess Heller's contribution to the law. How originalist was the opinion? Have the lower courts been faithful in applying Heller to issues outside its narrow holding? Is the Court likely to read Heller broadly or narrowly in the future?
This panel was held on November 18, 2016, during the 2016 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, DC.
Civil Rights: The Second Amendment: Enforcing the Heller Decision
-Mr. Noel J. Francisco, Partner, Jones Day
-Professor Nelson Lund, University Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
-Professor Michael O'Shea, Professor of Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law
-Professor Allan Rostron, University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School
-Moderator: Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
source: YouTube online database
For more works by Professor Allen Rostron, please visit his SSRN page.