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Author: Rob Natelson

Rob Natelson is the Independence Institute’s Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence and heads the Institute’s Article V Information Center. He was a law professor for 25 years, serving at three different universities. Among other subjects, he taught Constitutional Law, Constitutional History, Advanced Constitutional Law, and First Amendment. He is also the Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Montana Policy Institute. Rob is especially known for his studies of the Constitution’s original meaning. His research has carried him to libraries throughout the United States and in Britain, including four months at Oxford. The results have included several break-though discoveries. Click here for more information about Rob

Natelson: Lakewood taxpayers foot the bill for ‘progressive’ propaganda

The City of Lakewood is wasting money on parties and “progressive” propaganda.

The Highly Political and Misunderstood Case of Moore v. Harper

Chief Justice Roberts’s language may create confusion the next time a state has a contested presidential election.

Your Guide to This Year’s Constitutional Cases From SCOTUS, Part II

The current bench challenges administrative overreach, but not overreach by Congress.

Your Guide to This Year’s Constitutional Cases From SCOTUS — Part I

The Supreme Court issued both liberal and constitutionalist decisions.

The “Christian Web Designer Case” Could Have Been Much Easier

If it had been treated properly as a “freedom of the press” case, then whether designing was for business or personal purposes would have been irrelevant.

Tyler v. Hennepin County: Why This Seemingly Innocent Decision is Disquieting

This case undermined state control over its own property law and probably gave the property owner an undeserved benefit.

Arizona v. Navajo Nation: SCOTUS Zags Back

A key part of the majority opinion seems to conflict with the majority opinion in an Indian law case decided just a few days earlier.

Supreme Court Confirms Rule that when State Legislatures Act in the Amendment Process, They Do So Independently

The Supreme Court has re-confirmed a key rule of constitutional amendment law.

Here’s Why It Seems Trump is Always in Trouble

The weaponization of institutions against conservative politicians is nothing new, but Trump, unlike others, has not learned how to counter it.

The Supreme Court’s Confused Decision in Haaland v. Brackeen

The Commerce Clause part of the decision is a mess. There is no more polite way to describe it.

Justice Thomas’s Latest Dissent: The Constitution and Federal Spending

Justice Clarence Thomas frequently uses concurring and dissenting opinions to explain the Constitution’s fundamental principles.

Another Case of “Government Failure:” Lefty Lakewood Ignores Anti-Noise Laws

“Progressive” priorities are not about solving real problems. Rather, they center on degrading well-run First World locales into Third World hell-holes.

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