Constitutionalism

We investigate what it means to be a constitutional people who remain tethered to the rule of law.

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The Many Myths of Birthright Citizenship

The history is far more convoluted than the standard accounts provide.

Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Apr 9, 2026

Supreme Court Justly Skeptical of Trump Administration’s Anti-Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

President Trump appears due for another disappointment.

Constitutionalism
Apr 7, 2026

The Arc of Justice Alito

Samuel Alito will go down in history as a consequential Supreme Court justice. His life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

Constitutionalism
Apr 7, 2026

The Arc of Justice Alito

Samuel Alito will go down in history as a consequential Supreme Court justice. His life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

Constitutionalism
Apr 7, 2026

The Government Schools Persist in Mandating Gender Ideology

The volume and pace of federal litigation on these policies indicate there is no softening of the collective mind on transgenderism within the education industrial complex.

Sarah Parshall Perry
Constitutionalism
Mar 26, 2026

The Temptation of the Inferior “Imperial Judiciary”

This status quo is not sustainable. Either the President will retain his role as the chief of the executive branch, or he will not. Either the Supreme Court will retain its position as the Supreme Court, or it will not.

Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Mar 17, 2026

Major Questions Doctrine and Its Bipartisan History

Administrative law is important because it provides the framework for so many significant fights about policy. Unfortunately, it is also often misunderstood.

Aaron L. Nielson
Constitutionalism
Mar 16, 2026
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Mahmoud v. Taylor and the Clash of Orthodoxies

Sarah Parshall Perry
Constitutionalism
Jul 9, 2025

The War Powers and Original Understanding

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Jul 8, 2025

Implied Powers in the Constitution

Robert G. Natelson
Constitutionalism
Jul 8, 2025

The Declaration’s Reconciliation of Populists and Constitutionalists

Paul Seaton
Constitutionalism
Jul 4, 2025

The American Constitution: Covenant or Curse?

Bradford P. Wilson
Constitutionalism
Jul 4, 2025

Donald Trump’s War Against Iran

Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Jul 3, 2025
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The Many Myths of Birthright Citizenship

The history is far more convoluted than the standard accounts provide.

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Rediscovering History as the Story of Liberty

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