Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence, Independence Institute
Professor Robert G. Natelson is a constitutional scholar and author.
Rob’s constitutional scholarship has been cited repeatedly by justices and parties at the U.S. Supreme Court—as well as by federal appeals courts, and at least 18 state supreme courts.
Rob’s research into the Constitution’s original meaning has carried him to libraries throughout the United States and in Britain, including four months at Oxford University. His books and articles span many different parts of the Constitution, including groundbreaking studies of the Necessary and Proper Clause, the Indian Commerce Clause, federalism, Founding-Era interpretation, regulation of elections, and the amendment process of Article V. He created the first-ever online bibliography for 18th century materials used in constitutional research. He is a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States (on Magna Carta). He contributed eight essays to the third edition of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution: five on the amendment procedure and one each on the Guarantee Clause, the Postal Clause, and the Recess Appointments Clause.
U.S. Supreme Court justices have relied explicitly on Rob’s research in 41 citations in 13 separate cases.
Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence, Independence Institute
Professor Robert G. Natelson is a constitutional scholar and author.
Rob’s constitutional scholarship has been cited repeatedly by justices and parties at the U.S. Supreme Court—as well as by federal appeals courts, and at least 18 state supreme courts.
Rob’s research into the Constitution’s original meaning has carried him to libraries throughout the United States and in Britain, including four months at Oxford University. His books and articles span many different parts of the Constitution, including groundbreaking studies of the Necessary and Proper Clause, the Indian Commerce Clause, federalism, Founding-Era interpretation, regulation of elections, and the amendment process of Article V. He created the first-ever online bibliography for 18th century materials used in constitutional research. He is a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States (on Magna Carta). He contributed eight essays to the third edition of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution: five on the amendment procedure and one each on the Guarantee Clause, the Postal Clause, and the Recess Appointments Clause.
U.S. Supreme Court justices have relied explicitly on Rob’s research in 41 citations in 13 separate cases.
UC Foundation Assistant Professor, U.T. Chattanooga
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How Clear is Clear Enough: A Mix of Textualism, Tribal Sovereignty, and Bankruptcy at the Supreme Court
Indian Tribes are unique entities. They’re sui generis (one of a kind) in American law....
Tavern Debate
co-sponsored by the Institute for Justice and the Los Angeles Lawyers Chapter
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Robert G. Natelson
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Response to The Original Understanding of the Indian Commerce Clause: An Update
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The Original Understanding of the Indian Commerce Clause: An Update
Robert G. Natelson
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Originalism’s Still Around, No Matter What Adrian Vermeule Says
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Back to the Basics: Considering Law, Not Outcomes
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Kody Cooper
A Review of The Decline of Natural Law: How American Lawyers Once Used Natural Law and...
Dyer and Cooper Take on Mississippi's Historical Case
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In Dobbs v. Jackson, History is On Mississippi's Side
This post originally appeared at Newsweek and is being republished here with permission. The Supreme...