C. Jarrett Dieterle researches and writes on regulatory affairs, alcohol policy, occupational licensing and other commercial freedom issues. He also oversees the Institute’s postal, labor and disintermediation policy programs.
Jarrett previously worked as a regulatory attorney at a Washington law firm. In that role, he advised private companies on how to navigate complex regulatory regimes and helped them challenge overreaching regulations. He also practiced appellate advocacy, co-authoring several Supreme Court amicus briefs. He previously clerked for a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and has worked and written for numerous policy organizations and think tanks such as the Reason Foundation, Manhattan Institute, Mackinac Center, Federalist Society, Institute for Justice, Atlantic Legal Foundation and the Washington Legal Foundation.
Jarrett earned his bachelor’s from the University of Richmond, with a major in political science and minor in economics. He received his juris doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.
Jarrett currently lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife, Maria, and their Australian shepherd, Pepper.
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Alcohol and the Law: A History of Prohibition
Mercer Student Chapter
Walter F. George School of Law1021 Georgia Ave
Macon, GA 31207
American Craft: What Beer Can Teach Us About Well-Crafted Laws
Georgetown Student Chapter
Georgetown Law - McDonough 203600 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
State Court Docket Watch: Institute For Responsible Alcohol Policy v. Oklahoma ex rel. Alcohol Beverage Laws Enforcement Comm.
State Court Docket Watch: 2020 Edition
In January 2020, the Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld a challenge under the Oklahoma Constitution to...
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Blair [SCOTUSbrief]
Short video featuring C. Jarrett Dieterle
Tennessee’s liquor retail licenses require residency within the state, which favors in-state retailers over out-of-state...
American Spirit: A Story of Virginia's Liquor Laws
Documentary short from Motivo Media and FedSoc Films
From the Whiskey Rebellion to prohibition, the 21st Amendment to a modern cocktail renaissance, America's...
Applying Heightened Scrutiny to Protectionist Alcohol Laws
Recently, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a decision striking down a state law that...
Differing Levels of Scrutiny for Economic Regulations: "Anything Goes" Rational Basis v. Rational Basis "With Bite"
Recently, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a decision striking down a state law that...