Robert Leider is an Assistant Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University. His scholarly interests are in criminal law, criminal procedure, and constitutional law, especially concerning questions about the use of force and the rule of law. He has written on the law of self-defense, the constitutional allocation of military power, and gun control. Among other places, he has published in the Florida Law Review (forthcoming), the Indiana Law Journal, and the Wall Street Journal.
Before joining Antonin Scalia Law School, Professor Leider was at Arnold & Porter in Washington, DC. He was previously with Mayer Brown LLP and was an Olin-Searle-Smith Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He has clerked for Judge Diane S. Sykes, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and Justice Clarence Thomas. Professor Leider earned a BA, summa cum laude, from The George Washington University, a JD from Yale Law School, and a PhD in Philosophy (dissertation defended with distinction) from Georgetown University. While at Yale, he served as an articles editor for the Yale Law Journal.
Professor Leider teaches criminal law and torts.
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Panel I: What is General Common Law and How do Originalist/Textualist Judges Use It?
2024 Florida Chapters Conference
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Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2023?
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The Mayflower Hotel, Palm Court Ballroom1127 Connecticut Avenue
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Religious Liberty in the Roberts Court
American Student Chapter
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Bruen and the Future Of 2nd Amendment Rights
George Mason Student Chapter
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Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen
Will the Supreme Court Recognize a Right to Bear Arms in Public?
Teleforum
Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2023?
Co-Sponsored by the Faculty Division and Practice Groups
On September 26, 2023, the Federalist Society's Faculty Division and Practice Groups will host a panel at the Mayflower...
Should the Future Be Determined by the Past? Bearing Arms After Bruen.
Professor Nelson Lund will moderate a debate between Professors Adam Winkler and Robert Leider on...
Should the Future Be Determined by the Past? Bearing Arms After Bruen.
Professor Nelson Lund will moderate a debate between Professors Adam Winkler and Robert Leider on...
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen
Will the Supreme Court Recognize a Right to Bear Arms in Public?
In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), the Supreme Court decided for...
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen
Will the Supreme Court Recognize a Right to Bear Arms in Public?
In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), the Supreme Court decided for...