Dr. John Eastman is the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service and former Dean at Chapman University's Dale E. Fowler School of Law, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1999, specializing in Constitutional Law, Legal History, and Property. He also leads the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute that he founded in 1999. He has a Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, and a B.A. in Politics and Economics from the University of Dallas. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of the National Organization for Marriage and is Chairman of the Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers practice group.
Prior to joining the Chapman law faculty, Dr. Eastman served as a law clerk to the Honorable Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, and to the Honorable J. Michael Luttig, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and practiced law with the national law firm of Kirkland & Ellis. Dr. Eastman has also represented numerous clients in important constitutional law matters and has argued before the Supreme Court. On behalf of the Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, he has participated as amicus curiae before the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and State Supreme Courts in more than one hundred cases of constitutional significance, including Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (the school vouchers case), Kelo v. New London, Ct. (eminent domain), and Van Orden v. Perry (the 10 Commandments case). He has also appeared as an expert legal commentator on numerous television and radio programs, including C-SPAN, Fox News, PBS, NewsHour, and The O'Reilly Factor.
Federalism & Separation of Powers: Emergency Powers and the Rule of Law
2020 National Lawyers Convention
Zoom WebinarCovid 19 Restrictions in the Context of Religious Liberty
Santa Clara Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- Santa Clara500 el camino real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Born in the USA: A Debate on the Meaning of the Constitution’s Citizenship Clauses
Federalism and Separation of Powers Practice Group Event
TeleforumU.S. Supreme Court Roundup: A Review of the October 2019 Term
New Mexico Lawyers Chapter - Online Event
Online EventCourthouse Steps Decision Teleforum: Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Financial Services & E-Commerce and Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Groups Teleforum
TeleforumFederalism & Separation of Powers: Emergency Powers and the Rule of Law
2020 National Lawyers Convention
On November 13, 2020, The Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group hosted...
Federalism & Separation of Powers: Emergency Powers and the Rule of Law
2020 National Lawyers Convention
On November 13, 2020, The Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group hosted...
Born in the USA: A Debate on the Meaning of the Constitution’s Citizenship Clauses
Federalism and Separation of Powers Practice Group Event
Zoom Webinar ID: Webinar ID: 941 2457 3082 Please click the link below to join...
Seila Law, LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
featuring John C. Eastman and Brian Johnson
On June 29, 2020, the Supreme Court decided Seila Law, LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection...
Courthouse Steps Decision Teleforum: Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Financial Services & E-Commerce and Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Groups Teleforum
In Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Supreme Court decided the constitutionality of...