John Ohlendorf received a J.D. from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 2010, where he was an Editor for the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and graduated with a B.A. from Bethany Lutheran College, summa cum laude, in 2007. Before joining the firm in 2014, Mr. Ohlendorf clerked for Judge Raymond Gruender of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, taught at Northwestern University School of Law as an Olin-Searle-Smith Fellow, and then at Georgetown University Law Center as a Visiting Lecturer and Fellow at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. While teaching, Mr. Ohlendorf’s scholarly research focused on constitutional law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, federal jurisdiction, and choice of law. His articles have been published or are forthcoming in the Notre Dame Law Review, the Georgia Law Review, the Maine Law Review, and the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
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Resolved: Strict Scrutiny Has No Basis in the Original Meaning of the Constitution and Should Be Replaced
Catholic Student Chapter
Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America3600 John McCormack Road NE
Washington, DC 20017
Special Session: The Future of the Second Amendment's Right to Keep and Bear Arms: From the Supreme Court to Social Unrest in the Streets
2020 National Lawyers Convention
Zoom WebinarOriginalism & Precedent: Exploring Paths to Reform
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law - Caplin Pavilion580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville , VA 22903
Special Session: The Future of the Second Amendment's Right to Keep and Bear Arms: From the Supreme Court to Social Unrest in the Streets
2020 National Lawyers Convention
On November 13, 2020, The Federalist Society hosted a virtual panel for the 2020 National...
Special Session: The Future of the Second Amendment's Right to Keep and Bear Arms: From the Supreme Court to Social Unrest in the Streets
2020 National Lawyers Convention
On November 13, 2020, The Federalist Society hosted a virtual panel for the 2020 National...
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company - Post-Argument SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 12-9-15 featuring John Ohlendorf
On December 2, 2015, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance...
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 1-21-15 featuring John Ohlendorf
On January 13, 2015, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home...
National Meat Association v. Harris - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 02-02-12 featuring John Ohlendorf
On January 23, 2012, the Supreme Court announced its decision in National Meat Association v. Harris....