Professor Lisa Manheim writes in the areas of constitutional law, election law, and presidential powers. Her scholarship has been published in the University of Chicago Law Review, the Supreme Court Review, the Vanderbilt Law Review, and other leading academic journals. These works explore questions of federalism and institutionalism in the context of the three branches of the federal government. Professor Manheim's courses include Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Federal Courts, Legislation, and Property. She is a five-time recipient of the Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year Award given by the student body.
Professor Manheim earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale College and her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she served as Managing Editor of the Yale Law Journal. After graduating from law school, Professor Manheim clerked for Judge Pierre N. Leval of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Washington, Professor Manheim worked as an associate at Perkins Coie LLP, where she specialized in appellate practice, commercial litigation, and political law.
Lisa Marshall Manheim
- Charles I. Stone Professor of Law
Contact
Phone: (206) 685-2546
Email: manheim@uw.edu

Education
B.A. 2002, Yale J.D. 2005, Yale
Areas of Expertise
Civil Litigation and Procedure — Constitutional Law — Election Law — Federal Courts — Legislation — U.S. Supreme Court
Selected Publications
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Election Law and Election Subversion, 132 Yale L. J. Forum 312-351 (Nov. 2, 2022).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Presidential Control of Elections, 74 Vand. L. Rev. 385-464 (2021).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Presidential Control over Disputed Elections, 81 Ohio St. L.J. Online 215-18 (2020).
- Lisa Manheim & Kathryn Watts, Reviewing Presidential Orders, 86 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1743-824 (2019).
- Lisa Manheim & Elizabeth Porter, The Elephant in the Room: Intentional Voter Suppression, 2019 Sup. Ct. Rev. 213-55.
See the full list under the Publications tab below.
Peer Reviewed Journals & Law Reviews
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Electoral Sandbagging, 13 UC Irvine L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2023).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Election Law and Election Subversion, 132 Yale L. J. Forum 312-351 (Nov. 2, 2022).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Presidential Control of Elections, 74 Vand. L. Rev. 385-464 (2021).
- Lisa Manheim, Cracks in the Foundation, 100 Boston U. L. Rev. Online 268–72 (2020).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Presidential Control over Disputed Elections, 81 Ohio St. L.J. Online 215-18 (2020).
- Lisa Manheim & Kathryn Watts, Reviewing Presidential Orders, 86 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1743-824 (2019).
- Lisa Manheim & Elizabeth Porter, The Elephant in the Room: Intentional Voter Suppression, 2019 Sup. Ct. Rev. 213-55.
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Judging Congressional Elections, 51 Ga. L. Rev. 359-427 (2017).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Beyond Severability, 101 Iowa L. Rev. 1833-92 (2016).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, The Nudging Ballot? A Response to Professor Foley, 89 N.Y.U. Law Review Online 65-69 (2014).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Redistricting Litigation and the Delegation of Democratic Design, 93 Boston U. L. Rev. 563-620 (2013).
- Lisa Marshall, Note, The Character of Discrimination Law: The Incompatibility of Rule 404 and Employment Discrimination Suits, 114 Yale L.J. 1063-98 (2005).
Books or Treatises
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Constitutional Law: Structures of Government (2021).
- Lisa Manheim & Kathryn Watts, The Limits of Presidential Power: A Citizen's Guide to the Law (2018).
Book Chapters
Book Reviews
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Book Review, 131 Pol. Sci. Q. 645-46 (2016) (reviewing Jeb Barnes & Thomas F. Burke, How Policy Shapes Politics: Rights, Courts, Litigation, and the Struggle over Injury Compensation (2015)).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim & Elizabeth G. Porter, Book Review, 64 J. Legal Educ. 511-14 (2015) (reviewing Sonia Sotomayor, My Beloved World (2013)).
News Media
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Opinion, The Constitution Has Stopped Trump--So Far, CNN.com (Jan. 17, 2018, 5:27 PM).
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Opinion, The Post-Nuclear Supreme Court, N.Y. Times, Apr. 9, 2017, at SR3.
- Speaker, "Faculty Workshop Series", Washington University School of Law (Virtual) (November 10, 2021)
- Speaker, "Rebuilding Democracy and the Rule of Law", AALS Conference (Virtual), (May 7, 2021)
- Speaker, "Restoring Trust in the Voting Process", Election Law Journal (Virtual) (March 9, 2021)
- Speaker, "The Impact of the 15th and 19th Amendments on the 2020 Presidential Election", Louisiana Law Review (Virtual) (March 5, 2021)
- Speaker, The U.S. Election — The American Electoral System with Hugh Spitzer, Universitas Indonesia (November 20, 2020)
- Panelist, "What if the 2020 Presidential Election is Disputed?", Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (participated remotely) (May 4, 2020)
- Speaker, Election Law During a Pandemic (participated remotely) Law in the Time of COVID Series, University of Washington School of Law (April 16, 2020)
- Speaker, "Presidential Control of Elections", Gonzaga University School of Law (December 5, 2019)
- Panelist, "The Role of Courts on the Eve of Impeachment", 2019 KCBA Bench-Bar Conference, King County Bar Association (November 11, 2019)
- Speaker, "The Rule of Law", 2019 Bench-Bar Conference, King County Bar Association (November 11, 2019)
- Speaker, "The Elephant in the Room: Intentional Voter Suppression", Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association (August 30, 2019)
- Speaker, "The Limits of Presidential Power", Rainer Club (June 12, 2019)
- Speaker, "Presidential Control of Elections", Agendas and Procedures of Social Governance Colloquium Series, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (April 26, 2019)
- Speaker, "The Jurisprudence and the Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg", Women and the Law: Past, Present and Future: Second Annual Women’s History Month Program, Washington State Bar Association (March 14, 2019)
- Speaker, "Reviewing Presidential Orders", National Conference of Constitutional Law Scholars (March 9, 2019)
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The American Law Institute Launches Restatement of the Law, Election Litigation (Professor Manheim profiled)
Jan 19, 2023 | Source: American Law Institute
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US Voting Suits Hinge on High Court Case, Ex-DOJ Official Says (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Oct 03, 2022 | Source: Bloomberg Law
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What's keeping democracy experts up most at night? An overturned election (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Jul 05, 2021 | Source: NBC News
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Fact check: Crenshaw tries to whitewash Republican brief supporting lawsuit that sought to overturn election (Prof. Manheim quoted)
May 21, 2021 | Source: CNN
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Legal battle to keep National Archives in Seattle ramps up, and you can be a virtual spectator on Zoom (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Feb 11, 2021 | Source: The Seattle Times
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New redistricting maps will determine Washington state’s future (Prof. Manheim interviewed)
Jan 27, 2021 | Source: KUOW
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Chronicling Trump's 10 most egregious abuses of power (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Jan 24, 2021 | Source: CNN
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UW law professor explains history and usage of the 25th amendment
Jan 08, 2021 | Source: Q13
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Trump is a ‘danger’ to the country and needs to go: Ex-U.S. diplomats (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Jan 08, 2021 | Source: CNBC
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U.S. Governors calling for President Trump to be removed from office (Prof. Manheim speaks)
Jan 07, 2021 | Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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'It's undermining our system of government': Kim Wyman responds to Trump pressuring Georgia official to change votes (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Jan 05, 2021 | Source: The Spokesman-Review
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KUOW - Seattle Now: Bumping up against the limits of presidential power (Prof. Manheim speaks)
Jan 05, 2021 | Source: KUOW
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GOP could use legal defeats as roadmap to slash voting rights (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Dec 21, 2020 | Source: Business Insider
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Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans join baseless effort to overturn election (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Dec 11, 2020 | Source: The Guardian
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EXPLAINER: Dismissed election case pushed debunked claims (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Dec 11, 2020 | Source: The Associated Press
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Students flock to election law class at UW School of Law (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Dec 09, 2020 | Source: KNKX
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The Texas challenge asking SCOTUS to overturn Trump’s loss, explained (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Dec 09, 2020 | Source: Vox
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Trump places hopes in longshot lawsuit seeking to overturn election results (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Dec 09, 2020 | Source: Market Watch
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17 States Agree The Supreme Court Should Overturn Biden’s Win (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Dec 09, 2020 | Source: Forbes
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The Long-Shot Texas Suit Trump Is Hailing as the ‘Big One’: Q&A (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Dec 09, 2020 | Source: Bloomberg
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Opinion: The Texas Supreme Court lawsuit won’t go anywhere (By Prof.Manheim)
Dec 09, 2020 | Source: The Washington Post
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They’re baaack: Trump and allies still refuse election loss (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 26, 2020 | Source: The Associated Press
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As GOP support for Biden transition grows, Northwest Republicans continue to back Trump lawsuits (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 25, 2020 | Source: The Spokesman-Review
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US election: Trump loses legal battles in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 14, 2020 | Source: NZ Herald
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Could Trump Really Hold On? Why Experts Aren’t Worried (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 12, 2020 | Source: Politico
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Law scholars puzzled about accusations of a stolen presidential election (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 11, 2020 | Source: KIRO Radio
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UW Law Expert Evidence Lacking for Voter Fraud Claims (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 11, 2020 | Source: Public News Service
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Indian Affairs Vet To Lead Biden-Harris DOI Transition Team (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 10, 2020 | Source: Law360
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Northwest Republicans react to Biden win, Trump's cheating claims (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 10, 2020 | Source: The Spokesman-Review
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Law expert dispels confusion and doubt over election process (Prof. Manheim interviewed)
Nov 06, 2020 | Source: Q13
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Anxiety among local voters rises as Trump challenges ballot count (Prof. Manheim interviewed)
Nov 06, 2020 | Source: KOMO 4
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Trump campaign faces uphill battle in legal fight over votes (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 06, 2020 | Source: Financial Times
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Trump looks to Supreme Court as path to victory narrows — election law experts say that’s unlikely to work (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 05, 2020 | Source: The Spokesman-Review
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Donald Trump vows to take US election results to Supreme Court (Prof. Manheim interviewed)
Nov 05, 2020 | Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Can the President win the election by using the courts? (Prof. Manheim interviewed)
Nov 05, 2020 | Source: KIRO Radio
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The race for president (Prof. Manheim interviewed)
Nov 05, 2020 | Source: KIRO 7
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President Trump threating legal action in key states (Prof. Manheim interviewed)
Nov 05, 2020 | Source: KOMO Radio
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No apparent winner for the US presidential elections (Prof. Manheim interviewed)
Nov 04, 2020 | Source: CNBC
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The right to vote isn’t a legal question — it’s a power question (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 02, 2020 | Source: Slate
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How Trump Could Attempt a Coup (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 02, 2020 | Source: The Atlantic
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Trump's latest order spreads fear among government scientists (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Nov 02, 2020 | Source: Nature
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DOJ designates New York, Portland, Seattle as “anarchist jurisdictions” (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Sep 22, 2020 | Source: Marketplace
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Facebook Is Deleting Lockdown Protest Events. No, That Doesn't Violate the Constitution. (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Apr 21, 2020 | Source: The Stranger
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The Record: Lisa Manheim, UW School of Law
Jun 20, 2019 | Source: KUOW
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Judiciary faces ‘political’ task in border wall emergency declaration (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Mar 06, 2019 | Source: The Indiana Lawyer
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How Trump's emergency declaration could strain our court system (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Feb 21, 2019 | Source: KUOW
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President’s Emergency Declaration Sparks Immediate Legal Backlash (Prof. Manheim quoted)
Feb 15, 2019 | Source: Seattle Weekly
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Prosecuting the President and the Importance of Information (By Prof.Manheim)
Jan 18, 2019 | Source: Take Care Blog
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Shifting the Burden and Striking a Balance (By Prof.Manheim)
Nov 16, 2018 | Source: Take Care Blog
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Opinion: The Senate Should Not Confirm Kavanaugh
Oct 03, 2018 | Source: The New York Times