Author Archive | David Kopel
The Recess Appointments clause: Amicus brief on original meaning based on State practices
By David Kopel on December 15, 2013 7:19 pm in Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Originalism, Presidency
Brown v. Buhman isn’t so complicated
By David Kopel on December 14, 2013 4:35 am in Criminal Law, Fourteenth Amendment, Gay Rights, Privacy, Religion and the Law, Religious Freedom, Sexual Conduct Restrictions, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, Television
Evolving Christian Attitudes Towards Personal and National Self-Defense
By David Kopel on November 26, 2013 6:05 pm in Civil Rights, Communism, Equal Protection, Guns, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Politics, Popular Culture, Religion, Self-Defense
Knives and the Second Amendment
By David Kopel on November 23, 2013 6:14 pm in Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, History, Militia, Non-Firearms Arms, Right to carry, Self-Defense
Arthur Schlesinger and the Kennedy Assassination
Does the original meaning of the First Amendment protect a right of privacy in campaign contributions?
By David Kopel on October 21, 2013 10:55 pm in Anonymity, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Originalism, Restrictions on Campaign Contrbs. and Expenses
The Strange Career of Mississippi’s Bans on Gun Carrying
The Colorado Recalls Explained
By David Kopel on September 11, 2013 3:16 am in "Bullying" Bans, Constitutional Law, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Guns, Libertarianism, Popular Constitutionalism
Origins of the English Militia
Intermediate Scrutiny bleg
The Fiduciary Foundations of Federal Equal Protection
By David Kopel on August 4, 2013 3:46 pm in Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory, Education, Equal Protection, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Originalism, Supreme Court
NY appellate court rules 5-0 against Bloomberg soda ban
By David Kopel on July 30, 2013 2:02 pm in "Bullying" Bans, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Executive Branch, Food and Drink, Growth of Government, Health Care, New Class, Paternalism, Separation of Powers