Patrick Garry (born July 15, 1955), is an American law professor, author, and is the director of the Hagemann Center for Legal & Public Policy Research.

Early life and education

Patrick M. Garry attended the

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where he subsequently earned his B.A., MA., J.D. and a Ph.D. in Constitutional History. Garry was a research scholar at the

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Media Studies Center and a visiting scholar at

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. Garry served as the legal advisor to the Silha Center for Media Law and Ethics at the University of Minnesota. Garry also served as the legal counsel to the Minnesota News Council.

Academic career

In 2003, Garry became a Professor at the

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. He later would become the research director of the Hagemann Center for Legal & Public Policy Research at the University. He is a visiting professor at the University of Utah Law School,

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, University of St. Thomas School of Law, and George Washington University Law School.

Awards

In recognition of his scholarly research agenda, Garry has been awarded a Research Catalyst Grant by the University of South Dakota, as well as several other research awards. He has received research grants from the Chiesman Foundation, and has been awarded a Center for Teaching and Learning grant. He is the only faculty member in the history of the University of South Dakota to win the President’s Research Excellence Award—the university’s highest scholarly research award—outright in both the junior and established faculty categories.

Selected works

In addition to being an author of nonfiction books, Patrick Garry has published eight novels. These novels have won 21 literary awards.

Books

* ''Nation of Advertises'' (1993) * ''Scrambling for Protection'' (1994) * ''Wrestling with God: The Courts’ Tortuous Treatment of Religion'' (2006) * ''An Entrenched Legacy'' (2008) * ''Rediscovering a Lost Freedom'' (2009) * ''The South Dakota Constitution'' (2010) * ''Conservatism Redefined: A Creed for the Poor and Disadvantaged'' (2010) * ''Limited Government and the Bill of Rights'' (2012)

References

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