Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
LATEST
Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit
For the Supreme Court to decide in favor of the president, it probably would have to overrule Humphrey’s Executor v. United States (1935).
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The Trump Tariffs: Explaining the Constitutional Complexities—Part 2
Respecting, rather than confronting, congressional pretensions.
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The Trump Tariffs: Explaining the Constitutional Complexities—Part 1
The Constitution’s ratifiers distinguished tariffs as taxes from trade tools—now the court must decide whether the president can impose them.
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Ancient Rome and the Constitution, Part IV: Historical and Constitutional Lessons the Founders Learned From the Romans
The founding generation drew lessons from Roman history when fashioning the structure of the Constitution.
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Ancient Rome and the Constitution, Part III: Moral Lessons the Founders Learned From the Romans
Lessons from ancient Rome impacted the constitutional debates at every stage.
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Ancient Rome and the Constitution, Part II: Roman History and Founding-Era Faves
Among the authors read by the American Founders, six stand out as having a particular influence on the Constitution.
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Ancient Rome and the Constitution, Part I: Rome in Founding-Era Culture
The interest modern men have in Rome pales compared with that of the American founding generation.
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Unpacking the Presidential Appointments Lawsuit
For the Supreme Court to decide in favor of the president, it probably would have to overrule Humphrey’s Executor v. United States (1935).
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The Trump Tariffs: Explaining the Constitutional Complexities—Part 2
Respecting, rather than confronting, congressional pretensions.
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The Trump Tariffs: Explaining the Constitutional Complexities—Part 1
The Constitution’s ratifiers distinguished tariffs as taxes from trade tools—now the court must decide whether the president can impose them.
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Ancient Rome and the Constitution, Part IV: Historical and Constitutional Lessons the Founders Learned From the Romans
The founding generation drew lessons from Roman history when fashioning the structure of the Constitution.
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Ancient Rome and the Constitution, Part III: Moral Lessons the Founders Learned From the Romans
Lessons from ancient Rome impacted the constitutional debates at every stage.
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Ancient Rome and the Constitution, Part II: Roman History and Founding-Era Faves
Among the authors read by the American Founders, six stand out as having a particular influence on the Constitution.
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Ancient Rome and the Constitution, Part I: Rome in Founding-Era Culture
The interest modern men have in Rome pales compared with that of the American founding generation.
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