Constitution Center
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The Georgetown Center for the Constitution brings an unparalleled focus to cutting-edge scholarship in constitutional law and theory.
Our Research Fellows programming is in full swing this summer. This afternoon, James Heilpern presented his outstanding work-in-progress on Elected Officers. We are especially grateful to Professor Gary Lawson for his incisive and thought-provoking commentary. We look forward to…
Congratulations to Professor Stephanie Barclay, @shbarclay, the Center’s Faculty Co-Director, on being awarded one of the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Academic Prizes. We are proud to see her important and innovative scholarship receive this recognition. heritage.org/press/the-heri…
We are now accepting paper submissions for our second annual Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Theory Junior Scholar Conference. This conference will take place Thursday, March 19 to Friday, March 20, 2026 at Georgetown University Law Center. This call is open to aspiring…
Our Faculty Co-Director, @shbarclay, recently testified before the White House Religious Liberty Commission on the original meaning of the Religion Clauses— a testament to her leading scholarship and expertise. We invite you to watch her testimony here: c-span.org/clip/public-af…
I cannot recommend the Research Fellows programme at @GUConstitution enough. A real treat to chat with @GregoireWebber about my research. Kudos to @shbarclay and @RandyEBarnett for having built such a wonderful community.
While we were finalizing and preparing for our spring programming, our Research Fellows Program continued in full force—bringing together leading senior and junior scholars. This afternoon, we were honored to host Professor Eugene Volokh @VolokhC as he offered commentary on a…
While we were finalizing and preparing for our spring programming, our Research Fellows Program continued in full force—bringing together leading senior and junior scholars. This afternoon, we were honored to host Professor Eugene Volokh @VolokhC as he offered commentary on a…
Later that evening, our participants attended the 2025 Thomas M. Cooley Gala at the National Archives—an exciting new addition to this year’s seminar programming. It was truly a day to remember.
Delighted to conclude a wonderful week with the @GUConstitution Originalism Summer Seminar at the Thomas Cooley Gala in the National Archives. For someone with a love of American history and comparative constitutional law, it was quite the scene. Huge congratulations to…
Our 2025 Originalism Summer Seminar participants had the extraordinary opportunity to visit the Supreme Court. It was one of the many highlights of the week.
We are now on Day 3 of the 2025 Originalism Summer Seminar. Thank you to our incredible speakers for their riveting presentations and to our students for their sharp, inquisitive questions. Stay tuned for more photos and updates throughout the week.
We highly recommend this podcast episode featuring Professor John Mikhail, who will also be joining us this week during the Originalism Summer Seminar.
This week, we're joined by John Mikhail, Professor at @GeorgetownLaw, to unpack the unitary executive theory. John reflects on its implications for the separation of powers and constitutional checks and balances. Listen here: tinyurl.com/J-Mikhail
It was a pleasure to host Professors Conor Casey and Joel Alicea for the first day of the 2025 Originalism Summer Seminar. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the week!
Delighted to be back in Washington DC for the @GUConstitution Originalism Summer Seminar, organised by the superb duo @RandyEBarnett and @shbarclay. I look forward to making my stump speech for Common Good Constitutionalism, debating my originalist colleagues, and meeting the…
Thank you to our Research Fellows, @BottiniEleonora and Julien Du Vergier, and Georgetown Law’s @y_tew for joining us for a fascinating panel on "Constitutionalism in Contemporary Democracies: Challenges and Opportunities", co-sponsored with @GtownFedSoc. We're grateful for a…
Professor Green delivered a remarkable presentation of his paper on history and tradition in Classical English Constitutionalism at our inaugural Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Junior Scholars Conference last week. We strongly encourage you to read it, as well as…
Recently posted a new draft on SSRN, about the role of custom in setting the scope of constitutional rights in 17/18C England, and the conceptual and interpretive puzzles that approach raised. Comments welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
Another outstanding article authored by our Research Fellow, @tylerblindley, that's well worth a read.
"Appealing Temporary Restraining Orders" by Morgan Bronson, @white_wesl1049, & me. We argue the rule barring appeals from TROs came from a now-repealed statute requiring the appealed-from interlocutory order to be issued "upon a hearing." Comments welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
Yesterday marked the start of our inaugural Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Theory Junior Scholars Conference, featuring a series of dynamic presentations and engaging discussions on foundational questions at the intersection of law and philosophy. Presentations will…
Tomorrow marks the start of our inaugural Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Junior Scholars Conference. We are eager to welcome our junior scholars as they present their innovative papers and engage in thought-provoking discussions with senior scholars. Looking forward…
This afternoon, our research fellow, @AnnikaBarkdull , will present her paper on Intent and Facially Neutral Blaine Amendments, with commentary from Professor Nicole Garnett of Notre Dame Law School. We eagerly anticipate an engaging presentation with thoughtful insights.
