Geoff McGovern

Geoff McGovern, of Williamsville, NY, is a student studying judicial politics and applied quantitative methodology at Binghamton University--SUNY. A graduate of Wittenberg University, Class of 2002, and Harvard Law School, Class of 2005, Geoff was an Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and the financial director of the Harvard Law Record, as well as its food and wine critic. He daily laments the lack of good Indian cuisine in upstate New York.

Besides the Freedom of Speech Seminar: Cyberspeech, Geoff has previously taught "From the Obscene to the Divine," a class in First Amendment Law and Policy, and "Civil Rights and Liberties" at Binghamton. In previous years he has been a Teaching Assistant for PLSC 111: Introduction to American Politics at Binghamton and a Teaching Fellow for Gov 1001: The Practice of Research in Political Science at Harvard University. He also works as a Teaching Fellow for Harvard Extension School's Internet and Society course.

Beyond teaching, Geoff is the advisor and coach of the BU Mock Trial Team and an erstwhile member of the fencing club.

Geoff's research interests include sua sponte decision-making by SCOTUS, the dynamics of appellate litigation from both the litigants' and the court's perspective, Civ Pro, Evidence, Property, Cyber Law and Comparative Courts.