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.
The Future of Birthright Citizenship: What’s Next After Trump v. Barbara (Part Two)
Linda Denno, Will Randolph, Eric Wessan, John C. Yoo
On June 30, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. Barbara that nearly all children...
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,...
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,...
Litigation Update: Powell v. SEC
Gregory G. Garre, Jill Jacobson, Margaret A. Little
The SEC’s “Gag Rule” long conditioned settlement of enforcement actions on the defendant's agreeing never...
Plenary Session 2: Unitary Executive & Administrative Agencies– Who’s in Charge?
Featuring: Mr. Samuel Adkisson, Associate Counsel to the President, White House Counsel's Office Hon. Daniel Burrows,...
Originalism and State Constitutions
Nicholas Cole, John D. Couriel, Stephen Cox, Richard W. Garnett, Sean-Michael Pigeon, Savannah Shoffner
Originalism has quickly become the leading approach to interpreting the U.S. Constitution, drawing from the...
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...
In Memoriam: John J. Park, Jr.
The Federalist Society joins the family, friends, and professional colleagues of John J. “Jack” Park,...
Formalism and the Fate of the Republic—Defending the Judiciary from Itself
Jonathan Green, Mark V. Holmes, Ilan Wurman
Featuring: Prof. Jonathan A. Green, Associate Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Prof....