Tench Coxe

The Founders Interpret the Constitution: The Division of Federal and State Powers

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 19

Note from the Editor:  This article surveys ratification-era statements by defenders of the proposed Constitution...

Impeachment: The Constitution’s Fiduciary Meaning of “High . . . Misdemeanors”

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 19

Note from the Editor:  This article explores the meaning of the phrase “high . ....

Banning America's Rifle: An Assault on the Second Amendment?

Stephen P. Halbrook

Federalist Society Review, Volume 22

The AR-15 rifle has aptly been called “America’s Rifle.” It is the most popular rifle...

The Meaning of "Regulate Commerce" to the Constitution's Ratifiers

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 23

I. Previous Scholarship[1]  A. Views of “Commerce”: Traditional and “Mega” The Constitution grants Congress power...

More News on Powers Reserved Exclusively to the States

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 20

Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...

The False Doctrine of Inherent Sovereign Authority

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 24

This essay examines the hypothesis that the federal government and its departments and officials hold...