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 3: Justice Alito’s Impact on Criminal Law & Procedure
Sarah Keeton Campbell, Benjamin J. Cassady, Andrew Oldham, Amul R. Thapar
Justice Alito has played a significant role in shaping contemporary criminal law and procedure, particularly...
Plenary Panel 3: Justice Alito’s Impact on Criminal Law & Procedure
Sarah Keeton Campbell, Benjamin J. Cassady, Andrew Oldham, Amul R. Thapar
Justice Alito has played a significant role in shaping contemporary criminal law and procedure, particularly...
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...
Plenary Panel 1: Justice Alito's Impact on Statutory Interpretation
Charles J. Cooper, Robert P. George, Gregory G. Katsas, Eric M. Palmer
Justice Alito’s statutory interpretation jurisprudence reflects a sustained commitment to textual analysis, structural coherence, and...
Plenary Panel 1: Justice Alito's Impact on Statutory Interpretation
Charles J. Cooper, Robert P. George, Gregory G. Katsas, Eric M. Palmer
Justice Alito’s statutory interpretation jurisprudence reflects a sustained commitment to textual analysis, structural coherence, and...
An Examination of the Jurisprudence of Justice Alito
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Philadelphia, PACourthouse Steps Decision: Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections
Jason Torchinsky, Hans A. Von Spakovsky
Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections involved whether a candidate for federal office has...
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
William Baude, Ryan Daniel Walters, Philip D. Williamson
In August 2018, Cedric Galette sustained injuries when his stopped vehicle was struck by a...
Structure Over Spectacle: The Supreme Court's 2024 Term
Donald A. Daugherty, David C. Tryon
After several years of headline-grabbing decisions that reshaped national political debate—from abortion and affirmative action...