Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Law & Economics Center (LEC) at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
Washington, DC
Joined July 2012
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I enjoyed engaging with the students and Professor Jack Boeglin at @Villanova_Law last Thursday on “The Declaration at 250: The Role of the Declaration of Independence in an Originalist Constitutional Interpretation” for the Villanova @FedSoc Student Chapter. /@georgemasonlaw /
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Ghosts of DC is now a podcast. Same stories, now something for the Metro or the walk to work.
First up: the Beatles’ first US concert, a shark in the Potomac, and why DC has no J Street.
Excited to be speaking this afternoon to the @FedSoc Chapter at @Villanova_Law on “The Declaration at 250: The Role of the Declaration of Independence in an Originalist Constitutional Interpretation.” // @America250 @georgemasonlaw @MasonResearch #America250 //
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In a sandy world with poorly defined property rights … Hobbesian men wreak havoc in the absence of a Lockean beach. // @RichardAEpstein @invcondemnation
Man, 82, dies after beach fight with 76-year-old over sunlounger in Greece bbc.in/4y0By5m
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The relationship between “squatters”, statutory tenant protections & eviction procedures, owners obligations to prove someone is a trespasser, & almost unrelated adverse possession law, is regularly misunderstood. “Deadly shooting …alleged squatter” fox5dc.com/news/deadly-shoot…
Enjoyed speaking Tuesday to @FedSoc Chapter at @STCL_Houston on “The Declaration at 250: The Role of the Declaration of Independence in an Originalist Constitutional Interpretation.” Great student leadership & engagement! And thanks to Prof. Telia Mary Williams for commenting!
Many thanks to the @FedSoc Houston Lawyers Chapter for hosting me Wednesday for a talk on “The Declaration at 250: The Role of the Declaration of Independence in an Originalist Constitutional Interpretation.” And special thanks to Alex Dvorscak of @stonehiltonlaw for organizing!
Many thanks to the @UTAustin Law School @fedsoc student chapter for hosting my talk this past Monday on “The Law & Economics Foundations of Constitutional Structure.” Special thanks to Prof. John Golden for engaging as a discussant. // @UTexasLaw @SocietyTexas @georgemasonlaw
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Today, #SCOTUS heard oral argument in Salazar v. Paramount Global, No. 25-459
Earlier this month, the LEC featured a panel of experts discussing the case during its Civil Justice Preview of the Supreme Court's 2026-27 Term.
📺 Watch (link starts at the discussion of the case): youtu.be/RjJ197wL8xg?si=howy…
⚖️ Review the docket: supremecourt.gov/docket/dock…
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Federalism isn't just about keeping Washington from bossing around the states. It's also about keeping one state from bossing around the other 49.
What happens when pollution crosses state lines?
@jadler1969 and @DonaldKochan explain it with @RosenJeffrey:
The Founders didn’t give states a blank check to do whatever they wanted, wherever they wanted.
Our Constitution limits how far state power can reach.
Scholars @jadler1969 and @DonaldKochan join FIRE’s @rosenjeffrey to explain why those boundaries matter.
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It appears Cavanaugh made the work in the basement of the home where it still stands. But he may have been celebrating more than the family of a Civil War politician - The Olive Risley Seward Statue hillrag.com/2026/10/12/the-o…
Important observation @ToddZywicki. And this is not the first time we've focused on internal nuances within the house. See, e.g., A Debate on The Right—Climate Lawsuits & Federalism: What's the Role of State Tort Law?, May '24, @ManhattanInst @AdLawCenter youtube.com/watch?v=QbWWrnNg… – at Washington, DC
A Debate on The Right—Climate Lawsuits & Federalism: What's the Role of State Tort Law?, May 2024, sponsored by @ManhattanInst @AdLawCenter // Video: youtube.com/watch?v=QbWWrnNg… – at Washington, DC
Thanks for an engaging discussion @jadler1969 and @RosenJeffrey !! //@JeffreyRosenPod @TheFIREorg //
Adler v. Kochan on <i>Suncor Energy v. Boulder County</i> reason.com/volokh/2026/10/08… via @reason @VolokhC
Donald Kochan retweeted
The Founders didn’t give states a blank check to do whatever they wanted, wherever they wanted.
Our Constitution limits how far state power can reach.
Scholars @jadler1969 and @DonaldKochan join FIRE’s @rosenjeffrey to explain why those boundaries matter.
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Can states and municipalities sue oil companies over climate change?
The Founders didn’t give states a blank check to do whatever they wanted, wherever they wanted.
Our Constitution limits how far state power can reach.
Scholars @jadler1969 and @DonaldKochan join FIRE’s @rosenjeffrey to explain why those boundaries matter.
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Now live wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/jefros
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In the latest episode of The Blessings of Liberty, @RosenJeffrey sat down with constitutional law and environmental law scholars @jadler1969 and @DonaldKochan to discuss the oral arguments of the important case Suncor v. Boulder the Supreme Court heard arguments for on Oct. 5.
A 5 p.m. view of the U.S. Capitol Dome this evening, from the beside and behind the U.S. Supreme Court building. // @capitalweather @SCHSociety @theHillisHome @HillRagDC @HillCenterDC @visitthecapitol @uscapitol @NationalMallNPS //
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I'll leave the legal analysis to others I trust--folks like @mike_frags, @DonaldKochan, @JCNSeverino have been killing it--but it doesn't take a JD to see the policy and political significance of the case, or the implications of the questions we got on Monday.