William G. Weaver
DirectorPatti and Paul Yetter Center for Law
Professor
Political Science and Public Administration
Law School Preparation Institute (LSPI)
Masters of Leadership Studies (MLS)
Liberal Arts (College of)
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William Weaver received his B.A. in Government from California State University at Sacramento (1987), and his M.A. (1989), Ph.D. (1993), and J.D. (1992) from the University of Virginia. In law school he was on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review. Weaver served in the U.S. Army for eight years in Augsburg, Germany and West Berlin (American Sector) (under the quadripartite agreement). He attended the Defense Language Institute and Cryptologic Warfare School. Presently, he is a professor in the Department of Political Science and Director and Co-Founder of the Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law at the University of Texas at El Paso. His research focuses on the presidency, national security law, the Federal Tort Claims Act, and government abuse of power. His publications include Presidential Secrecy and the Law (Johns Hopkins U. P., 2007), and articles concerning the state secrets privilege, extraordinary rendition, tort liability of the federal government, the contempt power, and other subjects at the intersection of law and political science. His articles have appeared in American Political Science Review, Virginia Law Review, Political Science Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of American Legal Studies and other venues. He has testified before the U.S Congress several times concerning executive branch secrecy and been interviewed for print, radio, and televised publication on numerous occasions.
William Weaver received his B.A. in Government from California State University at Sacramento (1987), and his M.A. (1989), Ph.D. (1993), and J.D. (1992) from the University of Virginia. In law school he was on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review. Weaver served in the U.S. Army for eight years in Augsburg, Germany and West Berlin (American Sector) (under the quadripartite agreement). He attended the Defense Language Institute and Cryptologic Warfare School. Presently, he is a professor in the Department of Political Science and Director and Co-Founder of the Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law at the University of Texas at El Paso. His research focuses on the presidency, national security law, the Federal Tort Claims Act, and government abuse of power. His publications include Presidential Secrecy and the Law (Johns Hopkins U. P., 2007), and articles concerning the state secrets privilege, extraordinary rendition, tort liability of the federal government, the contempt power, and other subjects at the intersection of law and political science. His articles have appeared in American Political Science Review, Virginia Law Review, Political Science Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, British Journal of American Legal Studies and other venues. He has testified before the U.S Congress several times concerning executive branch secrecy and been interviewed for print, radio, and televised publication on numerous occasions.
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