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.
Academic Freedom and the First Amendment: Who Decides What Is Taught?
Joe Cohn, Tyson Langhofer, May Mailman, Casey Mattox
In 2022, Florida enacted the Stop WOKE (Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees) Act,...
Beyond Bruen: Exploring the Supreme Court's Second Amendment Jurisprudence Past, Present and Future
Haley N. Proctor, Amy E. Swearer, Michael Williams
The Supreme Court's Second Amendment jurisprudence continues to evolve. This past Term, the Court issued...
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...
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: Wolford v. Lopez
George A. Mocsary
In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022), the Supreme Court invalidated...
Annual Otis McDonald Lecture on the Second Amendment and Practicum
Chicago Lawyers Chapter
East Dundee, ILIowa Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to K-9’s Brief Contact With Car During Sniff
John Wrench
In State v. Bauler, the Iowa Supreme Court considered whether the U.S. or Iowa...
Racially Discriminatory Corporate Policies: Who's Liable?
Dan Morenoff
Laws banning discrimination have been on the books across America for more than a century...
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...
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In Rahimi, Gun Control Advocates Score a Minor (And Mostly Hollow) Victory
In an 8-1 opinion by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court in United States v....
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Franchise With That? McDonald’s No-Poach Agreements Receive Antitrust Scrutiny
A case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has brought antitrust...