Constitutionalism

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

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Our American Legal Tradition Is Not the Warren Court’s Tradition

Most Americans today have no living memory of the world before the Warren and Burger Courts.

Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Jun 15, 2026

How to Shorten SCOTUS Oral Argument

Why not give the Justices an allotment of “extra” time to spend as they will across the term?

Aaron L. Nielsen
Constitutionalism
Jun 12, 2026

The Fifth Circuit’s Chance to Expose the Inflation Reduction Act’s Unconstitutionality

Despite the mounting evidence of harm, the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program remains law — and the Justice Department continues to defend it in federal court.

Jeff Stier
Constitutionalism
Jun 10, 2026

How the Zelman Decision Revitalized Religious Freedom

'Zelman v. Simmons-Harris' catalyzed a judicial recovery of the founding vision for the Establishment Clause and, more broadly, the relationship between church and state.

Ryan Bangert
Constitutionalism
Jun 4, 2026

Scalia’s Revolution

We still live in Scalia's judicial universe.

Tal Fortgang
Constitutionalism
Jun 3, 2026

The Roberts Court Needs To Reboot The Machinery Of Death

The Roberts Court should reboot the machinery of death, and get the judiciary out of its interminable quagmire.

Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Jun 2, 2026

Originalism and Its Adversaries

While living constitutionalists on the left remain deeply involved in the fight against originalism, some prominent figures on the right have joined that fight.

John G. Malcom
Constitutionalism
May 29, 2026
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The Constitution, Parental Rights, and Transgender Treatment for Minors

Richard Epstein
Constitutionalism
Jun 24, 2025

What Skrmetti Should Have Said

Josh Blackman
Constitutionalism
Jun 23, 2025

Putting the Judicial Branch in Its Place

Linda Denno
Constitutionalism
Jun 19, 2025

The Real Constitutional Issue with President Trump's Tariff Orders

Robert G. Natelson
Constitutionalism
Jun 13, 2025

The "Omnicause" Shall Not Prevail Over the Constitution

Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Jun 12, 2025

Governor Newsom Is Committing Constitutional Malpractice

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Jun 12, 2025
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The Hart Conservatives

Whether he would have preferred it at his death or not, much of the media, institutional, and executive-centered conservative movement of today bears Jeffrey Hart's imprint.

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The Backstory of 1776

The Declaration of Independence was not written to attain liberty. It was written because the founders concluded that England was eroding the liberty they already had.

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