Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Law Review Publications
Clarifying Judicial Aggrandizement, 172 U. Pa. L. Rev. Online __ (forthcoming) (with Beau Baumann)
Nondelegation and Judicial Aggrandizement, 15 Elon L. Rev. 1 (2023).
Other Publications
Other Writings
Trump’s Subpoena Stalling Highlight the Growing Hubris of America’s Judges (with Josh Chafetz). NBC News. (October 29, 2022).
“Yes, Again. And Now” (with Connor M. Ewing). The Constitutionalist. (January 7, 2021).
“The Case for Impeaching Trump (Again)” (with Connor M. Ewing). The Constitutionalist. (January 5, 2021).
“The Supreme Court is Aggrandizing Itself and the Presidency, in That Order.” A House Divided online. July 17, 2020.
“COVID-19 and the Decline of Loyal Opposition.” A House Divided online. April 2, 2020.
Works in Progress
Dissertation: The Imperial Judiciary: Court-Centric Governance and the Nature of American Judicial Power
Nearly every issue in American politics today ends up in court. This relatively recent phenomenon is the product of both the Court aggrandizing its own power and the acquiescence of political actors. The central question is how past political actors’ calculated decisions shape contemporary assumptions about the courts’ proper role. An important idea drives this constitutional development: that the courts are the proper arbiters of important political questions and the venue through which to push for political change. My research builds on recent findings about how ideas and assumptions shape politics and asks how similar processes affect the courts’ role in American politics.
Judicial Self-Aggrandizement and Judicial Rhetoric (with Josh Chafetz)