Nov 8 2022 Publication
Nelson Lund
Federalist Society Review, Volume 23
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the...
Jun 28 2021 Publication
Stephen P. Halbrook
Federalist Society Review, Volume 22
The AR-15 rifle has aptly been called “America’s Rifle.” It is the most popular rifle...
May 6 2021 Blog Post
Richie Angel
In D.C. v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court recognized an individual right under the...
Apr 14 2021 Publication
Amy E. Swearer
Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public policy...
Apr 13 2021 Blog Post
Stephen P. Halbrook
On February 19, the Vermont Supreme Court upheld a state ban on common firearm magazines...
Mar 23 2021 Publication
Joseph Greenlee
At 4:00 a.m. on February 17, 2018, Frederick Weber’s wife called the police to report...
Mar 5 2021 Video
Joyce Lee Malcolm
Short video featuring Joyce Lee Malcolm
When Chicago resident Otis McDonald attempted to purchase a handgun, he was turned down because...
Feb 2 2021 Video
Joyce Lee Malcolm
Short video featuring Joyce Lee Malcolm
Before 2008, the United States Supreme Court had rarely delved into the meaning of the...
Oct 28 2020 Blog Post
Seth Smitherman
The Federalist Society is pleased to announce its Student Blog Initiative, a project of the...
Mar 31 2020 Blog Post
Mark W. Smith
Stephen Halbrook’s recent, important paper in the Federalist Society Review, To Bear Arms for Self-Defense:...
Mar 31 2020 Publication
Stephen P. Halbrook
Federalist Society Review, Volume 21
Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...
Mar 23 2020 Publication
Stephen P. Halbrook
Federalist Society Review, Volume 21
Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...
Nov 11 2019 Blog Post
Mark W. Smith
NLC Convention Panel: Special Topic
Less than a month from now, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in New York...
Apr 29 2019 Publication
Haley N. Proctor, David H. Thompson
State Court Docket Watch
Florida Love v. State Last month, the Florida Supreme Court heard argument...
Mar 12 2019 Blog Post
Kenneth A. Klukowski
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a Second Amendment case for oral argument for...
Feb 4 2019 Publication
Joseph Greenlee
Federalist Society Review, Volume 20
Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...
May 4 2018 Blog Post
Sheldon Gilbert
Historian-turned-politician Sen. Ben Sasse (NE) likes a good historical coincidence. And last week, on April...
Jan 29 2018 Publication
John G. Malcolm
Federalist Society Review, Volume 19
Note from the Editor: This article discusses collateral consequences of criminal convictions and argues that...
Oct 24 2017 Publication
Stephen B. Presser
Federalist Society Review, Volume 18
A Review of: The Unexpected Scalia: A Conservative Justice’s Liberal Opinions, by David M. Dorsen...
Aug 10 2017 Publication
Dean A. Mazzone
Federalist Society Review, Volume 18
Note from the Editor: This article discusses the Supreme Court’s 2016 decision in Luis v. United...
Jul 26 2017 Blog Post
Carl T. Bogus, Joseph Greenlee
After the District of Columbia’s handgun ban was struck down by the Supreme Court in...
Nov 29 2016 Blog Post
Joseph Greenlee
On November 8th, voters approved recreational marijuana initiatives in California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada, and...
Mar 23 2016 Blog Post
Joseph Greenlee
On Monday, in Caetano v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion vacating...
Mar 2 2016 Blog Post
John C. Yoo
Anyone who follows the actual work product of the Supreme Court knows that oral argument...
Feb 1 2016 Publication
Evan D. Bernick
Engage, Volume 17, Issue 1
Note from the Editor: This book review discusses the controversial concept of the constitutional “right...
Jul 29 2014 Publication
John O. McGinnis, Michael B. Rappaport
Engage Volume 15, Issue 1
Note from the Editor: This article discusses the originalist method of constitutional interpretation. As always, The...
Jun 19 2014 Publication
V. Constitutional Law
[Return to Table of Contents] V. Constitutional Law Note: The Heritage Foundation has published a...
Jan 31 2014 Publication
Tara A. Fumerton
State Court Docket Watch Article
On September 12, 2013, in People v. Aguilar, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Illinois’s...
Nov 5 2013 Publication
Nelson Lund
Engage Volume 14, Issue 2 July 2013
Other Reviews of Cosmic Constitutional Theory: •Marc O. Degirolami, The New Republic, Sept. 2012: //www.newrepublic.com/book/review/cosmic-constitutional-theory-judicial-restraint...
Jun 28 2013 Publication
Nelson Lund, Stephen G. Gilles
Engage Volume 14, Issue 1 February 2013
Some twenty-five years ago, one of us sketched out a rationale for using mandatory liability...
Jul 30 2012 Podcast
Nelson Lund, Adam Winkler
Faculty Division Podcast 07-30-12 featuring Adam Winkler and Nelson Lund
Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America tells the story of the...
May 17 2012 Publication
Clayton Cramer
Engage Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2012
For those of us who came of age in the 1970s, one of the most...
Sep 12 2011 Publication
Kurt T. Lash, Alan Gura
Engage Volume 12, Issue 2, September 2011
The current debates over the incorporation of the Second Amendment have reignited interest in the...
Dec 23 2010 Publication
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain
Engage Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2010
It was her last day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the question...
Jul 2 2010 Podcast
Steven G. Calabresi
SCOTUScast 07-02-2010 featuring Steven G. Calabresi
On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court announced its decision in McDonald v. City of...
Mar 31 2010 Publication
Christopher R. Green
Engage: Volume 11, Issue 1
In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court will consider whether the Second Amendment right of...
Nov 7 2008 Publication
It took nearly 5-1/2 years of litigation, a feckless 32-year handgun ban in the nation’s...
Nov 7 2008 Publication
Special Issue:Supreme Court Retrospective ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & REGULATION The Supreme Court’s Standing Problem by Ronald...
Aug 7 2008 Publication
Preview of Annual Meeting
Today we offer a preview of the ABA Annual Meeting in New York City. The...
Jun 30 2008 Podcast
C. Kevin Marshall
District of Columbia v. Heller
On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court decided the District of Columbia v. Heller case. The...
Mar 20 2008 Publication
With the District of Columbia v. Heller decision set to arrive sometime in the summer of...
Mar 11 2008 Publication
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & REGULATION Climate Change Litigation Since Mass v. EPA by David B. Rivkin,...