David Kopel, Author at Independence Institute

Listen! Constitution Posts in Audio Format, read by Rob Natelson 0
- CONSTITUTION
- February 21, 2024
Just click on the title you want to hear!
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Notice to Readers from Rob Natelson 0
- CONSTITUTION, Supreme Court
- February 10, 2022
Salon.com issued a defamatory article it has refused to correct.
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The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning in Colorado 0
- Issue Papers, Online Education
- July 17, 2013
Online tools combined with face-to-face instruction create what is known as blended learning. Effective integration of technology can allow more efficient use of instructional time and save schools money. Colorado is well positioned to implement and test blended learning programs on a larger scale. Charter and district public schools have begun to implement blended learning models and have seen promising results.
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How Magazine Bans Thwart Self-Defense 0
- Prohibition of Arms
- June 21, 2025
Originally published on Reason.com Proponents of bans on standard firearms magazines claim that the bans do not affect lawful self-defense, and do impair mass shooters. Supposedly, victims will be able to escape or fight back during the “critical pause” when a mass shooter is swapping magazines. The claims are not plausible, as explained in an amicus
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Supreme Court Amicus Briefs on Gun Crime in Mexico 0
- Supreme Court
- February 18, 2025
Originally published on Reason.com In Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, the Mexican government is suing several of the most popular American firearm manufacturers in an attempt to hold them liable for violence committed by Mexican drug cartels in Mexico. The Mexican government seeks billions of dollars in damages and the imposition of
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Law Enforcement Trainers File SCOTUS Amicus Brief against Maryland Rifle Ban 0
- Prohibition of Arms, Uncategorized
- March 18, 2024
Originally published on Reason.com Last week the International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Association filed an amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging Maryland’s ban on many common semiautomatic rifles. The case is Bianchi v. Brown, and it has an unusual procedural posture; it is a petition for certiorari before judgement. Yet the case
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Preview of Supreme Court Bump Stock Case 0
- Prohibition of Arms, Supreme Court
- February 27, 2024
Originally published on Reason.com Tomorrow, February 28, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Garland v. Cargill; the case challenges the administrative prohibition on bump stocks imposed by the Trump and Biden administrations, via interpretation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). The Supreme Court docket is here. I co-authored an amicus
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