Professor Larson Cited in Washington Post
An article by Professor Carlton Larson was cited in a recent Washington Post blog entry. The Wonkblog article examines legal restrictions on parental naming rights in various countries, and cites Professor Larson's article "Naming Baby: The Constitutional Dimensions of Parental Naming Rights" in describing U.S. law and how some restrictions "likely wouldn't pass constitutional muster."
"Carlton Larson, a law professor at UC Davis, has argued that name regulations would be subject to ‘strict scrutiny,' which means that regulations would have to serve a ‘compelling government interest,' be narrowly tailored to serve that interest, and be the least restrictive possible way of serving it," the article notes.
Carlton Larson's research interests focus on constitutional law and legal history, with a strong emphasis on the 18th century.
"Naming Baby: The Constitutional Dimensions of Parental Naming Rights"