Brannon P. Denning is Associate Professor of Law at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to joining the Cumberland School of Law in 2003, Professor Denning taught at the Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale, Illinois for four years. At Cumberland, Professor Denning teaches Constitutional Law I & II, the First Amendment, and Professional Responsibility. During the Summer of 2005, he was a visiting professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
Professor Denning has written extensively on the Commerce Clause, the dormant Commerce Clause doctrine, the constitutional amending process, the confirmation process, the Second Amendment, and on foreign affairs matters. His articles have appeared in the American Journal of International Law, Constitutional Commentary, Foreign Affairs, the Minnesota Law Review, the William and Mary Law Review, and the Wisconsin Law Review, among other journals and periodicals. He has also collaborated with Yale law professor Boris I. Bittker on a treatise on the Commerce Clause and is co-editor of a one-of-a-kind coursebook on gun control and gun rights.
Professor Denning earned a B.A. in political science, magna cum laude, from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He received a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee in 1995, and an LL.M. from Yale University in 1999.
The University of Tennessee College of Law, Visiting Professor, 2005. Taught Constitutional Law during the Summer Term.
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Associate Professor, 2003-present. Tenure awarded Spring, 2005.
Southern Illinois University School of Law, Assistant Professor, 1999-2003.
Taught constitutional law, legal ethics, Illinois constitutional law, and Introduction to Legislative and Administrative Process. Tenure awarded Spring, 2003.
Yale Law School, Research Associate & Senior Fellow, 1997-1998.
Collaborated with Professor Boris I. Bittker researching and writing Bittker on the Regulation of Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Aspen Law & Business).
Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, P.C., Associate, 1995-1997.
Member of health law group in the Memphis, Tennessee office of the state’s largest law firm.
Yale Law School, LL.M., 1999
The University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1995
The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1992
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Constitution Day: The History of the U.S. Constitution and its Interpretation
Samford Student Chapter
Cumberland School of Law305 Riley Rd.
Birmingham , AL 35209
Why Progressives Hate (and Federalists should love) the Electoral College and the U.S. Senate
Samford Student Chapter
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
The United States Constitution
Samford Student Chapter
Cumberland School of Law305 Riley Rd
Birmingham, AL 35229
New York Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. New York and Soto v. Bushmaster: A Tale of Two Supreme Courts
City Club1901 Sixth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
A Second Look: Reassessing the Right to Bear Arms
Chambliss, Bahner, & Stophel, P.C.605 Chestnut St #1700
Chattanooga, TN 37450
SCOTUScast 6-5-08 featuring Brannon Denning
Kentucky Department of Revenue v. Davis
On May 19, 2008, the Supreme Court decided Kentucky Department of Revenue v. Davis. The...
SCOTUScast 11-7-07 featuring Brannon Denning
Kentucky Department of Revenue v. Davis
On November 5th, 2007, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Kentucky Department of...