When “Matter” Really Matters
This essay was originally published by Anchoring Truths on January 17, 2022. As debates over originalism and legal conservatism continue to develop, and as…
The Electoral Count Act Debate Understates the Vice President’s Role
Disputes over counting the electoral vote should be decided first in the states, then by the vice president, and then perhaps by the judiciary — but not Congress. On January…
Another Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment
Editor’s Note: This review is part of a symposium on Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick’s The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. It was originally published…
The Mandate and the Rule of Law
This essay was originally published by Law & Liberty on November 22, 2021. Last Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit…
Why State Courts Matter
This essay is part of an ongoing partnership between Law & Liberty and the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding. Essays in…
Dan M. Peterson Writes Brief in Major Second Amendment Case Before the Supreme Court
CAWL Fellow Dan M. Peterson filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of seventeen law enforcement and firearms rights groups in support of the challengers to New York concealed carry…
A Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing: The Story of Why Conservatives Began to Look Beyond Originalism
This article was published by Faulkner Law Review (volume 11, no. 1) in 2021. Click here for the PDF link.
Why Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Fails the Constitutional Test
This essay was originally by National Review on September 23, 2021. Click here to read. In the name of an ‘emergency,’ the administration…
Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Extension Is Executive Overreach
This article was originally published by Robert J. Delahunty and John Yoo at National Review on August 11, 2021. Presidents do have broad authority to deal…