Professor Kurt Lash teaches and writes about constitutional law. Founder and director of the Richmond Program on the American Constitution, Professor Lash has published widely on the subjects of constitutional law and constitutional history, including The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges or Immunities of American Citizenship (Cambridge University Press, 2014), The Lost History of the Ninth Amendment (Oxford University Press, 2009), and The American First Amendment in the Twenty-first Century: Cases and Materials(with William W. Van Alstyne) (5th ed., Foundation Press, 2014). An elected member of the American Law Institute, Professor Lash’s work has appeared in numerous legal journals including the Stanford Law Journal, Georgetown Law Journal, Virginia Law Review, andNotre Dame Law Review. He has been a visiting professor at Northwestern University School of Law and is the former director of the University of Illinois College of Law Program in Constitutional Theory, History, and Law.
Interpreting the 14th Amendment
Hillsdale Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- Hillsdale CollegeVirtual
Hillsdale, MI 49242
The Second Founding: Originalism and the Fourteenth Amendment
Richmond Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- RichmondVirtual
Richmond, VA 23173
Originalism & Precedent: Exploring Paths to Reform
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law - Caplin Pavilion580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville , VA 22903
The Forgotten Ninth Amendment
Pennsylvania Student Chapter
Penn Law3501 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
A Government of Limited Enumerated Powers—Is It the Constitution’s Original Meaning?
Wisconsin Student Chapter
University of Wisconsin Law School975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 73706
Hamlet Without the Prince
Federalist Society Review, Volume 22
A review of The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment, by Ilan Wurman...
Panel 1: The Original Understanding of “Privileges or Immunities”
2019 National Student Symposium
On March 15-16, 2019, the Federalist Society's student chapter at the ASU Sandra Day O'Connor...
Panel 1: The Original Understanding of “Privileges or Immunities”
2019 National Student Symposium
On March 15-16, 2019, the Federalist Society's student chapter at the ASU Sandra Day O'Connor...
Reconstructing First Principles [NSS 2018]
Short video featuring Kurt Lash
With its dramatic expansion of individual rights, did the Fourteenth Amendment change the structure of...
Reconstructing First Principles: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Constitution
2018 National Student Symposium
The Fourteenth Amendment dramatically changed constitutional law. How are we to understand these changes? Did...

Legislative Power
Article I of the Constitution begins: “ALL Legislative power herein granted.” This module explores the scope of power given to the legislative branch in the...