Stuart M. Benjamin is the William Van Alstyne Distinguished Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, where he co-directs the Center for Innovation Policy. He specializes in telecommunications law, including significant work on the First Amendment and administrative law. Benjamin has a rich background in public service, having served as a Distinguished Scholar at the Federal Communications Commission from 2009 to 2011. He has authored the influential texts "Internet Telecommunications Regulation" (2nd ed. 2023, 1st ed. 2019) and "Telecommunications Law and Policy" (multiple editions), as well as numerous law review articles. His expertise has led him to testify before various House and Senate committees on a broad array of legal topics. Prior to his tenure at Duke, he was a Rex G. & Edna Baker Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Texas School of Law from 2001 to 2003, and he worked as an associate professor of law at the University of San Diego School of Law from 1997 to 2001. Early in his career, Benjamin clerked for Judge William C. Canby of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter. He has also served as an attorney-advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice and as a staff attorney at the Legal Resources Centre in Gqeberha, South Africa. Benjamin earned both his B.A. and J.D. from Yale University.
Duke University School of Law • Durham, NC
William Van Alstyne Distinguished Professor and co-director of the Center for Innovation Policy.
University of Texas School of Law • Austin, TX
Held a distinguished position in constitutional law.
University of San Diego School of Law • San Diego, CA
Taught law and contributed to various legal scholarship.