Garrett West is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School. His subject areas include torts, remedies, federal courts, and administrative law. His scholarship focuses on the uses of private law theory in public law and on the problems of constitutional interpretation and doctrinal coherence through constitutional change.
West received a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as an Articles and Essays Editor on the Yale Law Journal, and a B.A. from Hillsdale College in 2015. After graduating from Yale, West practiced appellate litigation in Washington, D.C., and clerked for Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain, Judge Thomas Griffith, and Justice Samuel Alito.
A Seat at the Sitting - April 2026
Thomas Berry, James Conde, Maria Monaghan, James Rogers, Ryan Schermerhorn
Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court’s upcoming docket sitting...
A Seat at the Sitting - April 2026
Thomas Berry, James Conde, Maria Monaghan, James Rogers, Ryan Schermerhorn
Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court’s upcoming docket sitting...
Plenary Panel 2: Justice Alito's Jurisprudence
J. Joel Alicea, Stephanos Bibas, Sherif Girgis, Michael H. Park, E. Garrett West
This panel will examine Justice Samuel Alito’s jurisprudence as a whole, with particular attention to...
Integrity or Interference?: Evaluating the Constitutionality of Georgia's Election Integrity Act
Eric Criss
Recent political earthquakes such as the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump and President...
SFFA v. Harvard - Post-Argument SCOTUScast
Curt Levey, Amanda Shanor, Devon Westhill
On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President...
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: SFFA v. Harvard
Curt Levey, Amanda Shanor, Devon Westhill
On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Students for Fair Admissions Inc....
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: SFFA v. Harvard
Curt Levey, Amanda Shanor, Devon Westhill
On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Students for Fair Admissions Inc....
Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2022?
Adam Liptak, Roman Martinez, Derek T. Muller, Virginia Seitz, Carrie Campbell Severino, Devon Westhill, Amanda Shanor
On September 21, 2022, the Federalist Society's Faculty Division and Practice Groups will host a panel at the Mayflower...
Breakout Panel: Climate Risk a New Regulatory Risk? Implications for Financial Regulatory Control of the Financial System
Jeremy Kress, Paul H. Kupiec, Christina P. Skinner, Graham Steele, Jeffrey H. Wood
Deploying a “whole-of-government approach” to climate change, the Biden Administration has sought to disincentivize the...
Reputational Risk in Banking: Is Operation Chokepoint the Answer?
Greg Baer, Brian P. Brooks, Sandra Segal Ikuta, Christopher L. Peterson, Christina P. Skinner
Beginning with Operation Chokepoint, financial regulators, often boosted by community activists, have introduced social issues...