Faculty

Steve Russell

Associate Professor
M.J.S., University of Nevada, Reno, 1993. J.D., University of Texas, 1975

Professor Russell came to university teaching after retiring from 17 years as a trial court judge in Texas, and he holds an advanced law degree in addition to the JD. This experience and education has led to a number of articles about the judicial process. His research focuses on the necessity to redefine national sovereignty to settle disputes arising from globalization and the need for American Indians to redefine tribal sovereignty and Indian identity in response to national and international change. Articles from this research have appeared in Crime, Law & Social Change, Chicago Policy Review, and Georgetown Public Policy Review. He has published a series of articles on transnational corporate crime, and his current research is focused on the legal and social aspects of American Indian identity.

Recent Publications

Since September 11, All Roads Lead to Rome.  13 Critical Criminology 37-53 (2005).

Sovereign Decisions: A Plan for Defeating Federal Review of Tribal Law Applications.  20 Wicazo Sa Review 93-108 (2005).

In Search of the Meritocracy.  27 American Indian Quarterly 400-411 (2004).

Levande Indianer and da Indianer in De Kallar Oss Indianer 93-117 (Annika Banfield, ed., 2004).

Apples are the Color of Blood, in Race and Ethnicity Across Time, Space and Discipline 19-30 (Rodney D. Coates, ed., 2004).

The Jurisprudence of Colonialism, in American Indian Thought 217-228 (Anne Waters, ed., 2004).