About
Alex Fay specializes in federal Indian law. Her research explores the intersections of Indian law, constitutional law and criminal law. She writes about tribal courts and jurisdiction, the status of tribes in American federalism and the history of American empire. Fay serves on the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Helmerich Center for American Research. She is also a faculty fellow for the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities’ ongoing project, Sovereignty and Democracy in Indian Country.
Fay’s scholarship appears or is forthcoming in the Michigan Law Review, Wisconsin Law Review, Washington University Law Review and Arizona State Law Journal, among other publications. Before joining The University of Tulsa, Fay worked for UCLA’s Native Nations Law and Policy Center, where she co-taught the Tribal Legal Development Clinic.
Education
- J.D., Yale Law School
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Federal Indian law
- Tribal law
- Constitutional law
- Criminal law
- Legal history
- Procedure
