SCHOOL OF LAW

David A Anderson

Fred & Emily Marshall Wulff Centennial Chair in Law

JD University of Texas at Austin
AB Harvard

Professor Anderson worked as a journalist for several years before entering law school, where he was an editor of the Texas Law Review. A specialist in torts and mass communications law, he has a particular interest in the law of libel and privacy. He is a contributing editor of Texas Monthly magazine and a member of the editorial board of the Texas Observer. He has lectured at universities in Australia, England, Sweden, Italy, and The Netherlands.

He is co-author of Mass Media Law (Foundation, 7th ed., 2005) and Cases and Materials on Torts (West, 3d ed., 2004). His many articles include "Freedom of the Press in Wartime (Colorado Law Review, 2006) "Freedom of the Press" (Texas Law Review, 2002), "First Amendment Limitations on Tort Law" (Brooklyn Law Review, 2004) and "The Origins of the Press Clause" (UCLA Law Review, 1983).

Professor Anderson owns quarter horses and collects saddles and old cars.