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What is the future of the Second Amendment after Rahimi, Wolford and Hemani?Join us October 15–16 for Natural Rights, Re...
09/29/2026

What is the future of the Second Amendment after Rahimi, Wolford and Hemani?

Join us October 15–16 for Natural Rights, Regulation, and the Post-Bruen Second Amendment, a two-day conference exploring the evolving landscape of Second Amendment jurisprudence.

Co-hosted by the University of Wyoming Fi****ms Research Center, Georgetown Center for the Constitution, and Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, the conference will bring together leading constitutional law and Second Amendment scholars for a series of panels and talks examining some of the most pressing questions surrounding the scope of Second Amendment rights.

The program features both of the Center’s Faculty Directors, Professor Randy Barnett and Professor Stephanie Barclay, along with Erin Murphy, Nelson Lund, Bob Cottrol, and other distinguished legal, historical, and philosophical scholars.

All panels are CLE eligible, and papers developed from the conference will be published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.

The conference begins Thursday evening and continues through Friday afternoon, with options to attend in person or virtually.

Please RSVP by this Friday so we can confirm an accurate headcount. To learn more and register, click here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/firearms-research-center-2026-fall-conference-tickets-1997774267613?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please join us in welcoming Tim Rosenberger Jr. to Georgetown Law as our new Olin-Smith-Darling Fellow!Tim previously se...
09/28/2026

Please join us in welcoming Tim Rosenberger Jr. to Georgetown Law as our new Olin-Smith-Darling Fellow!

Tim previously served as Senior Counsel at the U.S. Department of Education and has held fellowships at the Manhattan Institute and Stanford University’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. He holds an A.B. from Georgetown University, an M.Div. from United Lutheran Seminary, a D.Min. from the Rawlings School of Divinity, an LL.M. from Universität Wien, and a J.D./M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Through the Federalist Society’s Olin-Smith-Darling Fellows in Law program, promising young legal scholars are given the opportunity to devote themselves full time to writing and developing their scholarship with the goal of entering the legal academy.

We are honored that the Georgetown Center for the Constitution was selected to host Tim and look forward to supporting his work. Learn more about Tim on our newly updated team page here: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/constitution-center/our-team/

Congratulations, Tim!

Our Faculty Director, Professor Stephanie Barclay, will participate in Fixing the Federal Courts: A Symposium on the Sta...
09/28/2026

Our Faculty Director, Professor Stephanie Barclay, will participate in Fixing the Federal Courts: A Symposium on the State of the Judiciary, taking place October 1–2 at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin.

Professor Barclay will speak during the symposium’s first plenary session on October 1 at 12:15 p.m. We encourage those in the Austin area to attend and join the conversation!

All plenary sessions are open to the public and will be followed by receptions with food and drinks.

The symposium is hosted by First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy and co-sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin Federalist Society and the University of Texas at Austin School of Civic Leadership.
We hope those in the area will join us.

Link to register: https://crcd.net/fixing-the-federal-courts/

It has been a full and engaging day at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution as we host a book workshop for Faculty...
09/25/2026

It has been a full and engaging day at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution as we host a book workshop for Faculty Director Professor Stephanie Barclay’s forthcoming book, Constitutional Rights in a Democracy.

The discussion has explored questions of virtue, democratic legitimacy, and human flourishing, with scholars engaging closely with the manuscript and its central arguments.

Scholars from Georgetown Law and institutions across the country joined us on campus for a wide-ranging conversation, offering thoughtful feedback as Professor Barclay continues developing this important project.

Tomorrow, the Georgetown Center for the Constitution is bringing together leading scholars for a book workshop devoted t...
09/24/2026

Tomorrow, the Georgetown Center for the Constitution is bringing together leading scholars for a book workshop devoted to the forthcoming book of our Faculty Director, Professor Stephanie Barclay, Constitutional Rights in a Democracy.

The book takes on a foundational question: What work should constitutional rights do, and which institutions should protect them? Professor Barclay develops a new account of constitutional-rights adjudication that preserves an important role for courts while better reconciling judicial review with democratic principles and human flourishing.

The workshop will convene scholars from Georgetown Law and across the country for a day of discussion and engagement with the manuscript.

We are especially excited to host this workshop for one of our own and to support an important new contribution to constitutional scholarship.

The Center is proud to announce that our Research Fellows Program has been renamed the Scott and Cyan Banister Research ...
09/24/2026

The Center is proud to announce that our Research Fellows Program has been renamed the Scott and Cyan Banister Research Fellows Program, and we are thrilled to welcome our 2026-2028 cohort of Banister Research Fellows!

Established in Fall 2024 by Faculty Director Stephanie Barclay, the now newly named Scott & Cyan Banister Research Fellows Program is a cornerstone of the Center’s commitment to cultivating the next generation of constitutional law professors. This premier non-residential fellowship program provides 28 early-career academics with unparalleled support and mentorship, bridging the gap between emerging voices and the nation’s most distinguished legal minds.

The hallmark of the program is its rigorous review process, granting junior scholars direct, dedicated commentary from preeminent faculty at elite institutions and scholars including Constitutional Leaders such as Cass Sunstein (Harvard Law), Eugene Volokh (UCLA Law), Justin Driver (Yale Law School), Nicole Garnett (Norte Dame Law), Larry Solum (UVA Law), Will Baude (UChicago Law).

Past Key Program Metrics & Highlights:
▪️ Junior Scholars: 28 Scholars
▪️ Senior Scholar Commentators: 21 Preeminent Faculty Experts
▪️ Research Papers Workshopped: 22 Original Constitutional Law Papers
▪️ In-Person Conferences: 2 Major Symposia (Fall 2024 & Fall 2025)
▪️ Virtual Masterclasses: 17 workshopped papers

“That article that I workshopped at the Center back in December was accepted for publication by the Yale Law Journal. Honestly, none of this would have happened without the workshop and getting comments from you, the senior commentator Justin Driver, and other fellows.”
- Wanling Su, Indiana University, 2024-2026 Research Fellow

Thank you to all our supporters who make this program possible, and a warm welcome to our 2026–2028 cohort of Banister Research Fellows! See our full list of Banister Research Fellows here: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/constitution-center/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=2813

Two years of extraordinary growth, expanded reach, and lasting impact. We are proud to share the Georgetown Center for t...
09/23/2026

Two years of extraordinary growth, expanded reach, and lasting impact. We are proud to share the Georgetown Center for the Constitution’s 2024–2026 Special Report, highlighting a remarkable period of new programs, influential scholarship, and growing impact across the legal and academic communities.

The Center’s impact reaches well beyond Georgetown Law, shaping conversations across the legal and academic communities nationwide.
In just the past two years, the Center has:

• Engaged 175 legal scholars
• Trained 150 law clerks
• Convened 80 judges
• Hosted 52 events
• Launched four new programs, providing new opportunities for scholarship, collaboration, and publication

But our impact extends far beyond the numbers.

Alumni of our programs have gone on to shape law and public policy across the country, serving throughout the executive branch, the White House, Congress, leading nonprofit organizations, and the legal profession. Some have even gone on to serve on the federal judiciary.

None of this would be possible without the extraordinary community surrounding the Center. We are grateful to the scholars, judges, students, alumni, speakers, supporters, and friends who have contributed their time, ideas, and enthusiasm to our work.

We cannot wait for what lies ahead.

The full report is linked here: https://georgetowncenterforconstitution.my.canva.site/

This past week at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution featured an exciting slate of programs and scholarship acro...
09/22/2026

This past week at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution featured an exciting slate of programs and scholarship across the constitutional law community.

On Tuesday, Faculty Director Professor Stephanie Barclay delivered Ohio State’s annual Constitution Day Lecture on “The Future of the Religion Clauses at the Supreme Court,” exploring the future of religious liberty at the Court.

On Wednesday, the Center co-hosted Georgetown Law’s Supreme Court Institute Annual Supreme Court Term Preview for the first time. Professor Barclay joined leading Supreme Court experts to preview major cases of the October 2026 Term for Georgetown Law students.

On Constitution Day, Faculty Director Professor Randy Barnett spoke to Georgetown Law’s Federalist Society on “But What About Slavery? Reframing the Founding,” examining antislavery constitutionalism and the Founding.

We closed out the week with a Book Workshop for Professor Brad Snyder and his forthcoming book, Special Favorite of the Laws. Now in its second year, our Book Workshop series gives authors the opportunity to share works in progress and receive substantive commentary from expert scholars ahead of publication.

And we’re just getting started—stay tuned for more programs, scholarship, and exciting announcements from the Center in the weeks ahead!

We had a wonderful day hosting Georgetown Law Professor Brad Snyder for a Book Workshop on his forthcoming book, Special...
09/18/2026

We had a wonderful day hosting Georgetown Law Professor Brad Snyder for a Book Workshop on his forthcoming book, Special Favorite of the Laws: How the Supreme Court Overturned the Last Civil Rights Act of Reconstruction and Prevented Congress from Protecting Our Constitutional Rights.

The workshop provided an opportunity to hear from each of our participants and engage with their perspectives on Professor Snyder’s work. We appreciated the thoughtful contributions and were pleased to bring together such a distinguished group of scholars for the workshop. We look forward to seeing Professor Snyder’s forthcoming book in print.

We’re pleased to welcome Georgetown Law Professor Brad Snyder for a Book Workshop on his forthcoming book, Special Favor...
09/18/2026

We’re pleased to welcome Georgetown Law Professor Brad Snyder for a Book Workshop on his forthcoming book, Special Favorite of the Laws: How the Supreme Court Overturned the Last Civil Rights Act of Reconstruction and Prevented Congress from Protecting Our Constitutional Rights.

Now in its second year, our Book Workshop series brings together authors and leading scholars in their fields for in-depth discussion of important forthcoming works. We are proud to continue this program with Professor Snyder and look forward to the engaging and thoughtful discussions taking place throughout today’s workshop!

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