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.
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...
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...
The Future of Family Autonomy after Mahmoud
With Mahmoud v. Taylor setting new boundaries on parental rights, the future of family law...
The Future of Family Autonomy after Mahmoud
Michael Bindas, Nicole Stelle Garnett, William J. Haun, Michael H. Park
With Mahmoud v. Taylor setting new boundaries on parental rights, the future of family law...
The Future of Family Autonomy after Mahmoud
Education Practice Group & Family and Parental Rights Network
Washington, DCSupreme Court Preview: 2025-2026
New York City Lawyers Chapter, New York City Young Lawyers Chapter, and the Manhattan Institute
New York, NYSupreme Court Preview (2025-2026) NYC
New York City Lawyer Chapter
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The Ministerial Exception’s Unrealized Promise of Early and Straightforward Resolution of Church Autonomy Matters
The ministerial exception in employment cases is a subpart of the church autonomy doctrine. The...
Telecommunications & Electronic Media Practice Group: Administration in Review and What Lies Ahead: Communications and Technology Policy Challenges in Times of Transformational Change
Robin Colwell, Scott Blake Harris, Umair Javed, Mario Loyola, Michael H. Park
Featuring a conversation addressing regulation of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, tech platform regulation, privacy, spectrum policy,...
Telecommunications & Electronic Media Practice Group: Administration in Review and What Lies Ahead: Communications and Technology Policy Challenges in Times of Transformational Change
Robin Colwell, Scott Blake Harris, Umair Javed, Mario Loyola, Michael H. Park
Featuring a conversation addressing regulation of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, tech platform regulation, privacy, spectrum policy,...