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No Second Amendment Right to Export Guns (Including to Haiti)

"John Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Rufus King, Albert Gallatin, Robert Morris, James Monroe, Joseph Story, Jonathan Trumbull, James Madison, Henry Clay, [and] John Quincy Adams ... knew a thing or two about the Constitution."

Reason · Aug 12

If Judge Ross's "Improper Sexual Activity" "Greatly Damage[s] [Her] Credibility as a Judge," Does That Satisfy the Standard for Impeachment?

Another guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.

Reason · Jun 4

Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy on the Foreign Commerce Clause and Climate Change Lawsuits

As I noted in a separate post, the legal advocacy group Neutral Principles engaged Erik Jaffe and me to draft… The post Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy on the Foreign Commerce Clause and Climate Change Lawsuits appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · May 28

The Domicile Dead-End

Evan Bernick's third in a series of guest-blogging posts on birthright citizenship.

Reason · Apr 3, 2025

What America’s history can teach us about debates on religious freedom and its importance for democracy

Supporters of both major U.S. political parties tend to claim their presidential candidate is the “real” Christian or the “better” Christian or just the “true” Christian.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2024

The Three Trump Appointees In Rahimi

Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett are fracturing over originalism.

Reason · Jun 25, 2024

A Response to Professor John Mikhail on "Officers of the United States"—Part II

The issues, arguments, and evidence raised by Mikhail have already been addressed by extant scholarship, including our scholarship. Mikhail’s arguments and evidence were not “ignored or overlooked.”

Reason · Feb 22, 2024

A Reply To Sam Bray: The Drafting History of the Impeachment Clause

Our position is consistent with the "legal drafting culture" at the Constitutional Convention.

Reason · Feb 11, 2024

Section Three and the "First Insurrection" … That Wasn't

[Prof. Kurt Lash (Richmond), who is a leading legal historian of the Fourteenth Amendment, was kind enough to pass along this response to an amicus brief by Profs. Akhil Reed Amar (Yale) and Vikram David Amar (Illinois) in Trump v. Anderson, and I'm delighted to have it published here. As…

Reason · Jan 29, 2024

The D.C. Circuit Mulls Trump's Alarmingly Broad Claim of Presidential Immunity From Prosecution

His lawyers say no jury can ever consider charges based on his "official acts" as president, which include his efforts to reverse Joe Biden's election.

Reason · Dec 25, 2023