Calvin R. Massey

Calvin R. Massey (1951–2015) was an American legal scholar known for his influential work in constitutional law and property law. He taught at UC Hastings College of the Law and the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

Selected publications Massey’s work includes: American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties (Aspen Publishers) “Federalism and the Rehnquist Court,” Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly “The New Formalism: Requiem for Tiered Scrutiny?” University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law

An annotated bibliography of his published scholarship appeared in a 2017 tribute in the Hastings Law Journal.

Legacy Massey was widely regarded by colleagues and students as a gifted educator and rigorous thinker. The Hastings Law Journal honored his life and scholarship by publishing a tribute and annotated bibliography following his death. His casebook and writings remain influential in legal education.