Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson is a former constitutional law professor and senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver. He is the author of “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (4th ed. publication pending). He also is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
LATEST
The Supreme Court’s New ‘Bump Stock’ Firearms Case: A Victory for Gunowners
Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion for the Supreme Court ‘bump stock firearms’ case may be more important for what it does not say than for what it does.
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Did the New York Prosecution Violate President Trump’s Jury Trial Right?
A leading legal scholar argues that the New York “business records” prosecution against Donald Trump violated his constitutional right to trial by jury.
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The Great John Marshall, Part 4
This final part discusses two more of Marshall’s leading Supreme Court cases and summarizes the remainder of his life.
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The Supreme Court (Properly) Upholds a Bad Law: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services
I’d like to think the Supreme Court’s May 16 ‘consumer finance’ decision will shatter some myths. But I’m not holding my breath.
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The Great John Marshall, Part 3
Now, let’s turn to some key Marshall Supreme Court decisions to see what they do—and don’t—say.
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The Great John Marshall, Part 2
Next we examine Marshall’s service as envoy to the French government during the infamous XYZ affair and his short tenures in Congress and as secretary of state.
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The Great John Marshall: Part 1
Some claim that Marshall’s views represented an early model for a big federal government and liberal judicial activism. The claim is untrue, as I'll explain.
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The Supreme Court’s New ‘Bump Stock’ Firearms Case: A Victory for Gunowners
Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion for the Supreme Court ‘bump stock firearms’ case may be more important for what it does not say than for what it does.
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Did the New York Prosecution Violate President Trump’s Jury Trial Right?
A leading legal scholar argues that the New York “business records” prosecution against Donald Trump violated his constitutional right to trial by jury.
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The Great John Marshall, Part 4
This final part discusses two more of Marshall’s leading Supreme Court cases and summarizes the remainder of his life.
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The Supreme Court (Properly) Upholds a Bad Law: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services
I’d like to think the Supreme Court’s May 16 ‘consumer finance’ decision will shatter some myths. But I’m not holding my breath.
|
The Great John Marshall, Part 3
Now, let’s turn to some key Marshall Supreme Court decisions to see what they do—and don’t—say.
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The Great John Marshall, Part 2
Next we examine Marshall’s service as envoy to the French government during the infamous XYZ affair and his short tenures in Congress and as secretary of state.
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The Great John Marshall: Part 1
Some claim that Marshall’s views represented an early model for a big federal government and liberal judicial activism. The claim is untrue, as I'll explain.
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