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L E E J . S T R A N G • University of Toledo College of Law, 2801 West Bancroft, MS 507, Toledo, Ohio 43606

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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

John W. Stoepler Professor of Law & Values, U. of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, OH 2015-present

Director of Faculty Research (2014-2015)

Professor of Law (2010-2015)

Associate Professor (2008-2010)

Visiting Research Scholar, James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions,

Department of Politics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 2018-2019

Nonresident Scholar, Georgetown Center for the Constitution, Washington, D.C. 2018-present

Visiting Scholar, Georgetown Center for the Constitution, Washington, D.C. Fall, 2015

Visiting Associate Professor, Michigan St. U. College of Law, East Lansing, MI 2007-2008

Assistant/Associate Professor, Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, MI 2004-2007

EDUCATION

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Cambridge, MA, LL.M. June, 2003

Thesis: Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition

Advisor: Professor Richard Parker

Senior Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy

Columnist, The Harvard Law School Record

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW, Iowa City, IA, J.D. May, 2001

Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review

Order of the Coif

Honorable Donald P. Lay Faculty Achievement Award

Iowa Law School Foundation Scholarship

President, Iowa College of Law Federalist Society

Columnist, The Daily Iowan

LORAS COLLEGE, Dubuque, IA, B.A., History December, 1997

JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP

Honorable Alice M. Batchelder, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 2001-2002

PUBLICATIONS

Books:

Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution (2019, Cambridge U. Press)

Law Review Articles:

How Big Data Increases Originalism’s Methodological Rigor: Using Corpus Linguistics to Recover

Original Language Conventions, 50 U.C. DAVIS L. REV. 1181 (2017)

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The Forgotten Jurisprudential Debate: Catholic Legal Thought’s Response to Legal Realism, 98 MARQ. L.

REV. 1203 (2015) (with John M. Breen)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, 80 FORDHAM L. REV. 1997

(2012)

Originalism as Popular Constitutionalism?: Theoretical Possibilities and Practical Differences, 87 NOTRE

DAME L. REV. 253 (2011)

The Road Not Taken: Catholic Legal Education at the Middle of the Twentieth Century, 51 AM. J. LEGAL

HIST. 553 (2011) (peer reviewed) (with John M. Breen)

An Originalist Theory of Precedent: The Privileged Place of Originalist Precedent, 2010 BYU L. REV. 1729

Originalism and the “Challenge of Change”: Abduced-Principle Originalism and Other Mechanisms by

Which Originalism Sufficiently Accommodates Changed Social Conditions, 60 HASTINGS L.J. 927

(2009)

The Historical (In)Accuracy of the Brandeis Dichotomy: An Assessment of Justice Brandeis’ Claim in

Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co., that the Supreme Court’s Historical Practice was to Give

Constitutional Precedent Less Deference than Statutory Precedent, 86 N.C. L. REV. 969 (2008) (with

Bryce G. Poole)

Damages as the Appropriate Remedy for “Abuse” of an Easement: Moving Toward Consistency, Efficiency,

and Fairness in Property Law, 15 GEO. MASON L. REV. 933 (2008)

Originalism, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution: A Unique Role in Constitutional

Interpretation?, 111 PENN. ST. L. REV. 413 (2006)

An Originalist Theory of Precedent: Originalism, Nonoriginalist Precedent, and the Common Good, 36

N.M. L. REV. 419 (2006)

The Clash of Rival and Incompatible Philosophical Traditions in Constitutional Interpretation: Originalism

Grounded in the Central Western Philosophical Tradition, 28 HARV. J.L. & PUB. POL’Y 909 (2005)

The Clash of Rival and Incompatible Philosophical Traditions in Constitutional Interpretation: Originalism

and the Aristotelian Tradition, 2 GEO. J.L. & PUB. POL’Y 523 (2004)

When a “Rule” Doesn’t Rule: The Failure of the Oregon Employment Division v. Smith, “Hybrid Rights

Exception”, 108 PENN. ST. L. REV. 573 (2003) (with Steven H. Aden)

The Meaning of “Religion” in the First Amendment, 40 DUQ. L. REV. 181 (2002) (cited in Van Orden v.

Perry, 545 U.S. 677, 727 (2005) (Stevens, J., dissenting); Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius, 723 F.3d

1114, 1135 (10th Cir. 2013) (en banc); Zhang Jingrong v. Chinese Anti-Cult World Alliance, 2018 WL

1916617 (E.D.N.Y April 23, 2018).)

Originalism and Legitimacy, 11 KAN. J.L. & PUB. POL’Y 657 (2002)

Case Book:

CASES AND MATERIALS ON FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: INTRODUCTION TO INTERPRETATIVE METHODS,

AND FEDERAL JUDICIAL POWER (3rd ed. Carolina Academic Press forthcoming 2019) (Volume 1 in the

Modular Casebook Series) (with Scott W. Gaylord & Christopher R. Green)

CASES AND MATERIALS ON FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: FEDERAL EXECUTIVE POWER AND SEPARATION


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OF POWERS (3d ed. Carolina Academic Press 2018) (Volume 2 in the Modular Casebook Series) (with

Scott W. Gaylord & Christopher R. Green)

CASES AND MATERIALS ON FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE POWER (3rd ed. Carolina

Academic Press forthcoming 2019) (Volume 3 in the Modular Casebook Series) (with Scott W. Gaylord

& Christopher R. Green)

CASES AND MATERIALS ON FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: FEDERALISM LIMITS ON STATE AND FEDERAL

POWER (2d ed. Carolina Academic Press 2018) (Volume 4 in the Modular Casebook Series) (with Scott

W. Gaylord & Christopher R. Green)

CASES AND MATERIALS ON FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT (2d ed. Carolina

Academic Press 2017) (Volume 5 in the Modular Casebook Series) (with Scott W. Gaylord &

Christopher R. Green)

CASES AND MATERIALS ON FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: THE FIRST AMENDMENT (2d ed. Carolina

Academic Press forthcoming 2019) (Volume 6 in the Modular Casebook Series) (with Scott W. Gaylord

& Christopher R. Green)

Book Chapters:

A Brief History of American Catholic Legal Education: The Arc of an Uncertain Identity, in AMERICAN LAW

FROM A CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE: THROUGH A CLEARER LENS (Ronald J. Rychlak ed., Rowman &

Littlefield Press, 2015) (with John M. Breen)

Originalism’s Limits: Interposition, Nullification, and Secession, in UNION AND STATES’ RIGHTS: 150 YEARS

AFTER SUMTER, INTERPOSITION, NULLIFICATION, AND SECESSION (Neil H. Cogon ed., Univ. of Akron

Press, 2013)

Invited Symposium Essays:

Academic Freedom and the Catholic University: An Historical Review, a Conceptual Analysis, and a

Prescriptive Proposal, 15 U. ST. THOMAS L.J. 253 (2019) (with John M. Breen)

The Declaration of Independence: No Special Role in Constitutional Interpretation, 42 HARV. J.L. & PUB.

POL’Y 43 (2018)

The Supreme Court’s Attempts Via Its Dormant Commerce Clause Jurisprudence to Navigate State Police

Power and National Free Trade: Potential Lessons for International Trade, 19 GERMAN L.J. __

(forthcoming 2018)

An Evaluation of Evidence for Constitutional Construction From the Debate Over the Constitutionality of

the First Bank of the United States, 14 U. ST. THOMAS L.J. 193 (2018)

The Original Meaning of “religion” in the First Amendment: A Test Case for Originalism’s Utilization of

Corpus Linguistics, 2017 BYU L. REV. 1683

The Incorporation Doctrine’s Federalism Costs: A Cautionary Note for the European Union, 20 EUR. J.L.

REF. 129 (2018)

A Comparison of the Positive Effects of the Supreme Court’s Refusal to Create a Constitutional Right to

Assisted Suicide to the Negative Effects of the Court’s Manufacture of a Right to Abortion Provides

Evidence of Five of Originalism’s Benefits, 15 AVE MARIA L. REV. 1 (2017)


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Originalism’s Subject Matter: Why the Declaration of Independence is Not Part of the Constitution, 89 S.

CAL. L. REV. 101 (2016)

State Court Judges Are Not Bound by U.S. Supreme Court Nonoriginalist Interpretations, 11 FIU L. REV.

327 (2016) (cited in Phon v. Kentucky, 2018 WL 1960822, n. 8 (Ky. April 26, 2018) (Thacker,

concurring)).

Originalism’s Promise and Limits, 62 CLEV. ST. L. REV. 81 (2014)

The Most Faithful Originalist?: Justice Thomas, Justice Scalia, and the Future of Originalism, 88 U. DET.

MERCY L. REV. 873 (2011)

The Golden Age That Never Was: Catholic Law Schools From 1930-1960 and the Question of Identity, 7 J.

OF CATH. SOC. THOUGHT 489 (2010) (with John M. Breen)

The (Re)Turn to History in Religion Clause Law and Scholarship, 81 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 1697 (2006)

The Role of the Christian Legal Scholar: The Call for a Modern Saint Benedict, 20 NOTRE DAME J.L. ETHICS

& PUB. POL’Y 59 (2006)

The Role of the Common Good in Legal and Constitutional Interpretation, 3 U. ST. THOMAS L.J. 48 (2005)

Book Reviews:

The Thinness of Catholic Legal Education, A Review of ROBERT J. KACZOROWSKI, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

LAW SCHOOL: A HISTORY, 15 U. ST. THOMAS L.J. 488 (2019) (with John. M. Breen) (book review)

THE CHALLENGE OF ORIGINALISM: THEORIES OF CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION (Grant Huscroft &

Bradley W. Miller, eds.). New York, Cambridge University Press. 2011. Pp. ix + 305. $99.00

(Hardback), 29 CONST. COMM. 111 (2013) (book review)

MARK STRASSER, RELIGION, EDUCATION AND THE STATE: AN UNPRINCIPLED DOCTRINE IN SEARCH OF

MOORINGS (Ashgate 2011), 55 J. OF CHURCH AND STATE 353 (2013) (book review)

RICHARD THOMPSON FORD, RIGHTS GONE WRONG: HOW LAW CORRUPTS THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY

(Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011), Library of Law and Liberty, at http://libertylawsite.org/book-review/

(2012) (book review)

DONALD L. DRAKEMAN, CHURCH, STATE, AND ORIGINAL INTENT (Cambridge 2010), On the Square, FIRST

THINGS, at http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/07/church-state-and-original-intent (July 21,

2010) (book review)

BRADLEY C.S. WATSON, LIVING CONSTITUTION, DYING FAITH: PROGRESSIVISM AND THE NEW SCIENCE OF

JURISPRUDENCE (ISI Books 2009), FIRST THINGS, Jan. 2010, at 59-60 (book review)

Other Publications:

Originalism, Kavanaugh, and Virtue Ethics: A Response to Michael Sean Winters, Public Discourse, at

http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2018/09/22540/ (Sept. 18, 2018)

How Scalia Inspired a Generation to Defend the Constitution, Crisis Magazine, at

http://www.crisismagazine.com/2016/how-scalia-inspired-a-generation-to-defend-the-constitution

(2016)


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Give Me That Old-Time Evangelization, Crisis Magazine, at http://www.crisismagazine.com/2015/give-me-

that-old-time-evangelization (2015)

The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Restoration Is Originalism, but Not All Conceptions of Originalism,

Library of Law and Liberty, at http://www.libertylawsite.org/liberty-forum/the-jurisprudence-of-

constitutional-restoration-is-originalism-but-not-all-conceptions-of-originalism/ (2014)

FASTIGGI, ET AL., EDS., NEW CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA SUPPLEMENT 2012-13: ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY

(Gale-Cengage Learning, 2013) (entry contributor)

Why Originalism Needs the Virtues, Library of Law and Liberty, at

http://libertylawsite.org/2012/06/25/why-originalism-needs-the-virtues/ (2012)

TANENHAUS, ET AL., EDS., ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (MacMillan

Reference USA, 2008) (entry contributor)

Libertarian Originalism vs. Common Good Originalism: Why Libertarian Originalism Gets it Seventy

Percent Right and Common Good Originalism Gets it One-Hundred Percent Right, RES IPSA, March 10,

2008, at A1

RESEARCH SUBMITTED AND IN PREPARATION

The Substance of Things Hoped For: A History of Catholic Legal Education in the United States (with John

M. Breen) (book work-in-progress)

Storms of Change: Catholic Legal Education from 1965-1990 (with John M. Breen) (work in progress)

Be Not Afraid: Catholic Legal Education from 1990-Today (with John M. Breen) (work in progress)

Cities Taking their Residents’ Property Rights: Public Right-of-Way Easements, Utility Licensing, and the

Takings Clause (work in progress)

Has the Touch and Concern Requirement for Real Covenants Been Replaced by a Reasonableness Inquiry?

(work in progress)

AWARDS

University of Toledo College of Law Faculty Scholarship Award 2019

University of Toledo Outstanding Faculty Research and Scholarship Award 2017

Eastman & Smith Ltd. Faculty Achievement Award 2012

MSU College of Law Faculty Diversity Appreciation Award 2008

RESEARCH GRANTS

Eastman & Smith Ltd. Faculty Scholarship Project Support ($1000) 2014

U. of Toledo Faculty Travel, Research, and Scholarship Supplement ($1500) 2013

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL 2003-2004

Research Assistant, Professor Robert Clinton, Iowa City, IA 1999-2000

Summer Associate, The Rutherford Institute, Charlottesville, VA Summer, 1999

Specialist, United States Army Reserve, 389th En. Bn., Dubuque, IA 1995-2001


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COURSES TAUGHT AND COURSE INTERESTS

Courses Taught: Administrative Law (standard and online formats)

Appellate Practice

Business Associations Constitutional Interpretation

Constitutional Law I (Structure), II (Rights)

Federal Courts

Jurisprudence

Ohio Constitutional Law

Property I, II

Writing for Law Review

Additional Teaching Interests: Contracts

Criminal Law and Procedure

Family Law

Indian Law

Law and Religion

Remedies

Torts

Trusts & Estates

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL LECTURES, DEBATES, WORKSHOPS, COLLOQUIA & VIDEOS

A Mandatory View of Birthright Citizenship, Debate, Cleveland Federalist Society, Cleveland, Ohio (July

10, 2019)

Construction and Interpretation: Navigating the Scylla and Charybdis of Constitutional Interpretation,

Alliance Defending Freedom, Blackstone Fellowship, Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2019)

Natural Law, Panel Chair, James Madison Program, Annual Guiffra Conference, Princeton University,

Princeton New Jersey (May 14, 2019)

Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution, Debate, MSU College of Law

Federalist Society, MSU College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan (April 11, 2019)

Religion’s Proper Place in the Public Square, Debate, Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law

Federalist Society, Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio (April 10, 2019)

Originalism on the New Supreme Court, Commentator, Princeton University Federalist Society, Princeton

University, Princeton, New Jersey (April 8, 2019)

The Constitutionality of the “Heartbeat Bill,” Debate, OSU Moritz College of Law Federalist Society, OSU

Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio (March 27, 2019)

Originalism and the Challenge of Change, Debate, Chicago-Kent College of Law Federalist Society,

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois (March 6, 2019)

Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution, Annual Constitutional Law

Lecture, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky (February 23, 2019)

The History of Catholic Legal Education, Presentation, Seton Hall University School of Law, Seton Hall

University, Newark, New Jersey (February 13, 2019)

The History of Catholic Legal Education, Presentation, James Madison Program, Department of Politics,

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (November 27, 2018)

Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution, Presentation, James Madison

Program, Department of Politics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (October 23, 2018)

Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution, Workshop, James Madison

Program, Department of Politics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (October 16, 2018)


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Marijuana Legalization: A (Mostly) Bad Idea, Debate, University of Michigan Law School Federalist

Society, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (September 20, 2018)

Originalism vs. The Living Constitution, Debate, The McConnell Center, University of Louisville,

Louisville, Kentucky (Sept. 14, 2018)

The Declaration & the Constitution: The Legal Status of Founding Documents, Video, The Federalist

Society, Washington, D.C. (Aug. 15, 2018)



The Declaration of Independence & the Constitution, Video, The Federalist Society, Washington, D.C. (June

5, 2018)

Interpretation of Fundamental Rights: Nature and Problems, Undersecretary for Human Rights, Secretary

of Justice, Republic of Chile, Santiago, Chile (May 10, 2018)

Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution, Workshop, Pontificia

Universidad Catolica de Chile, Faculty of Law, Santiago, Chile (May 9, 2018)

Separation of Powers in the American Constitution. The Institutional Relation Between President and

Congress, Guest Teach Class, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Faculty of Law, Santiago, Chile

(May 8, 2018)

Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution, Workshop, Universidad de

Los Andes, Department of Philosophy, Santiago, Chile (May 8, 2018)

Public Universities as Places of Robust Free Speech, Town Hall on Free Speech, University of Toledo,

Toledo, Ohio (April 24, 2018)

Originalism vs. The Living Constitution, Debate, University of Connecticut School of Law Federalist

Society, University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut (April 17, 2018)

Marijuana Legalization: A (Mostly) Bad Idea, Debate, University of Toledo College of Law Federalist

Society, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (April 10, 2018)

The Law-as-Coordination Account of Originalism, Panel on American Political and Constitutional Issues,

Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois (April 5, 2018)

Why Originalism Needs the Virtues, Notre Dame University Law School Federalist Society, Notre Dame

University Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana (March 27, 2018)

Originalism and the Challenge of Change, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Federalist Society,

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (March 15, 2018)

The Declaration of Independence: A Unique Role in Constitutional Interpretation?, Panel on The

Relationship Between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Federalist Society National

Student Symposium, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2018)

Originalism and Corpus Linguistics, Symposium, Law and Corpus Linguistics, BYU Law School, Provo,

Utah (March 9, 2018)

The Declaration of Independence: A Unique Role in Constitutional Interpretation?, University of Wisconsin

Law School Federalist Society, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin (March 5,

2018)

Supreme Court Roundup, University of Toledo College of Law Federalist Society, University of Toledo

College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (February 21, 2018)

Originalism 101: An Introduction to Originalism, Debate, University of Michigan Law School Federalist

Society, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (February 8, 2018)

Public Universities as Places of Constrained Debate: A Home for People of Good Will, Including Religious

People, AALS Annual Conference, Section on Education Law, Panel on Law, Politics, and the Public

University, San Diego, California (January 4, 2018) (selected from call for papers)

The Deference Conception of Constitutional Construction, Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference,

San Diego, California (January 4, 2018)

Academic Freedom and Catholic Identity: A Misunderstood Relationship, Symposium on Academic

Freedom in Catholic Universities, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota

(November 17, 2017)

Originalism vs. The Living Constitution, Debate, University of Kentucky College of Law Federalist Society,

University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky (November 14, 2017)


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Can Originalism Deliver on Its Promises?, Washington University Law School Federalist Society,

Washington University Law School, St. Louis, Missouri (November 9, 2017)

Originalism vs. The Living Constitution, Debate, Southern Illinois University School of Law Federalist

Society, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois (November 8, 2017)

The Declaration of Independence: A Unique Role in Constitutional Interpretation?, Debate, Northwestern

University Law School Federalist Society, Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, Illinois

(November 7, 2017)

Freedom of Assembly & Religious Liberty, Colloquium, Presented by the Federalist Society and Liberty

Fund, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina (October 13-14, 2017)

The Law-as-Coordination Account of Originalism, Workshop Series, University of Akron School of Law,

Akron, Ohio (September 26, 2017)

The Deference Conception of Constitutional Construction, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, University

of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (June 16, 2017)



The Supreme Court’s Attempts Via Its Dormant Commerce Clause Jurisprudence to Navigate State Police

Power and National Free Trade: Potential Lessons for International Trade, Hungarian Academy of

Sciences, Szeged, Hungary (May 4, 2017)

Justice Gorsuch and the Future of Originalism on the Supreme Court, Ohio Attorney General Division

Chiefs Retreat, Toledo, Ohio (April 10, 2017)

A Catholic Perspective on the Constitution and the Supreme Court, Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas

(April 6, 2017)

The Federalists, the Anti-Federalists, and the Constitution, Colloquium, Presented by the Federalist Society

and Liberty Fund, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina (March 24-25, 2017)

Libertarian Originalism vs. Common Good Originalism, Southern Illinois University School of Law

Federalist Society, Carbondale, Illinois (March 9, 2017)

Originalism and the Challenge of Change, Washington University Law School Federalist Society,

Washington University Law School, St. Louis, Missouri (March 8, 2017)

To What Extent Does the Ohio Constitution Protect Individual Liberty?, Ohio State University Moritz

College of Law Federalist Society, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio

(March 7, 2017)

Originalism’s Promise and Limits, Workshop, The University of Dallas, Irving, Texas (February 20, 2017)

The Original Meaning of “religion” in the First Amendment: A Test Case for Originalism’s Utilization of

Corpus Linguistics, Symposium, Law and Corpus Linguistics, BYU Law School, Provo, Utah (February

3, 2017)

Originalism’s Promise and Its Limits: The Virtues of Imperfection, Federalist Society Annual Faculty

Conference, San Francisco, California (January 5, 2017)

An Evaluation of Evidence for Constitutional Construction From the Debate Over the Constitutionality of

the First Bank of the United States, Symposium on The Pre-Marbury Constitution, University of St.

Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 14, 2017)

Originalism’s Promise and Its Limits: The Virtues of Imperfection, Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium,

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (November 4, 2016)

Originalism’s Salutatory Effect on the Supreme Court’s Politicization, Toledo Bar Association Kiroff

Bench-Bar Annual Conference, Toledo, Ohio (October 28, 2016)

The Positive Effects of the Supreme Court’s Refusal to Create a Constitution Right to Assisted Suicide,

Compared to the Negative Effects of the Court’s Manufacture of a Right to Abortion, Provides Evidence

of Five of Originalism’s Benefits, Symposium, Assisted Suicide: Implications for Families and Society,

BYU Law School, Provo, Utah (October 13, 2016)

Originalism v. The Living Constitution, Constitution and Citizenship Day Debate, Delaware State University

Law Studies Program & the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Delaware State University, Dover,

Delaware (September 28, 2016)

Originalism 101: An Introduction to Originalism, Delaware School of Law Federalist Society, Delaware

School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware (September 28, 2016)


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Originalism’s Promise and Its Limits: The Virtues of Imperfection, Central States Law Schools Association

Annual Conference, University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota (September

24, 2016)

The Incorporation Doctrine’s Costs and Benefits: A Cautionary Note for the European Union, The

Application of the EU ‘Federal Bill of Rights’ to States: European Traits from a Comparative

Perspective Conference, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary (June 21, 2016)

Supreme Court Preview, Toledo Bar Association Federal Courts Committee, Toledo Bar Association,

Toledo, Ohio (May 3, 2016)

Law and Corpus Linguistics, Conference, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo,

Utah (April 29, 2016)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, Loyola-Chicago University School of Law Federalist

Society, Loyola-Chicago University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (April 13, 2016)

Aretaic Originalism: Originalism’s Promise and Its Limits, Workshop, Valparaiso University School of

Law, Valparaiso, Indiana (April 6, 2016)

Aretaic Originalism: Originalism’s Promise and Its Limits, ACS Annual Scholars Forum, Barry University

School of Law, Orlando, Florida (April 1, 2016)

Justice Scalia: An American Originalist, Toledo Bar Association Court of Appeals Committee, Sixth District

Court of Appeals, Toledo, Ohio (March 18, 2016)

State Court Judges Are Not Bound by Nonoriginalist U.S. Supreme Court Opinions, FIU L. Rev.

Symposium, Florida International University Law School, Miami, Florida (March 11, 2016)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, University of Buffalo School of Law Federalist Society,

University of Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York (March 9, 2016)

The Substance of Things Hoped For: A Prescription for Distinctively Catholic Legal Education, Yale

Catholic Law Student Association, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut (March 7, 2016)

The Brandeis Dichotomy in State Courts, Workshop Series, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo,

Ohio (February 17, 2016)

Supreme Court Preview, University of Toledo College of Law Federalist Society Panel, University of

Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (February 8, 2016)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, University of Nebraska College of Law Federalist Society,

University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska (January 26, 2016)

Originalism and the Challenge of Change, University of South Dakota School of Law Federalist Society,

University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota (January 25, 2016)

How Big Data Helps Originalism Become More Accurate: Using Corpus Linguistics to Uncover Original

Language Conventions, Georgetown Constitutional Law Colloquium, Georgetown Law Center,

Washington, D.C. (November 16, 2015)

Originalism’s Promise and Limits, Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium, Loyola University Chicago

School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (November 6, 2015)

Obergefell v. Hodges, Debate, Ohio Northern University School of Law Federalist Society, Ohio Northern

University School of Law, Ada, Ohio (September 22, 2015)

Public Universities as Places of Constrained Debate: A Home for People of Good Will, Including Religious

People, Installation Lecture for John W. Stoepler Professorship of Law & Values, University of Toledo

College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (September 21, 2015)

Originalism and Precedent, Colloquium, Presented by the Federalist Society and Liberty Fund, Inc.,

Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 18-19, 2015)

Paper Commentator, Panel on Choice and Change of Basic Legal Structures, Midwest Political Science

Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois (April 17, 2015)

Originalism’s Subject Matter: Originalism and the Declaration of Independence, The Declaration of

Indepence and the Nation That Followed Symposium, National Center for the Constitution, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania (April 14, 2015)

The Substance of Things Hoped For: A Prescription for Catholic Legal Education, Pepperdine Law School,

Malibu, California (February 28, 2015)

Salmon P. Chase and the Republican Constitution, Colloquium, Georgetown Center for the Constitution,

Washington, D.C. (December 6, 2014)


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Defending Liberty in Ohio, Commentator, Toledo Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society, Toledo, Ohio

(December 1, 2014)

Supreme Court Preview, University of Toledo College of Law Federalist Society Panel, University of

Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (November 20, 2014)

Originalism’s Subject Matter: Originalism and the Declaration of Independence, Loyola Constitutional Law

Colloquium, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (November 7, 2014)

Originalism 101: An Introduction to Originalism, Guest Lecture, Law & Society Class, Hillsdale College,

Hillsdale, Michigan (October 30, 2014)

Getting the Best Results? Health Care Quality and Delivery, Panel Moderator, University of Toledo Law

Review Symposium, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (October 10, 2014)

Constitutional Theory and Liberty: The Current State of Originalism, Colloquium, Presented by the

Federalist Society and Liberty Fund, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota (July 25-26, 2014)

Originalism and Modern Research Techniques, Workshop Series, University of Toledo College of Law,

Toledo, Ohio (April 24, 2014)

Originalism’s Promise and Limits, Cleveland State Law Review Symposium, Cleveland-Marshall College

of Law, Cleveland, Ohio (April 18, 2014)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, Wayne State University School of Law Federalist Society,

Wayne State University School of Law, Detroit, Michigan (March 27, 2014)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, Hamline University School of Law Federalist Society,

Hamline University School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 4, 2014)

Current Supreme Court Term, University of Toledo College of Law Federalist Society Panel, University of

Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (February 27, 2014)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Federalist Society, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri (February

13, 2014)

What is the Declaration of Independence’s Role in Constitutional Interpretation?,, Debate, Washburn

University School of Law Federalist Society, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas

(February 6, 2014)

Northwest Inc. v. Ginsberg, Federalist Society Faculty Division SCOTUScast (December 9, 2013)

Why Originalism Needs the Virtues, Debate, University of Tennessee College of Law Federalist Society,

University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee (November 13, 2013)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, University of Kansas School of Law Federalist Society, University

of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas (November 7, 2013)

Originalism and Computer-Assisted Research Techniques: Overcoming the Instability Critique, Loyola

Constitutional Law Colloquium, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois

(November 1, 2013)

The Role of the Christian Legal Scholar, Faculty Colloquium, Regent University School of Law, Virginia

Beach, Virginia (October 29, 2013)

Originalism: The Christian Perspective on Constitutional Interpretation?, Debate, Regent University

School of Law Federalist Society, Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia (October

29, 2013)

The Conventional Education Model—Is the System Working?, Panel Moderator, University of Toledo Law

Review Symposium, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (October 25, 2013)

The Forgotten Jurisprudential Debate: Catholic Legal Thought’s Response to Legal Realism, Thomas

Aquinas: Teacher of Humanity Conference, University of St. Thomas Center for Thomistic Studies,

Houston, Texas (October 18, 2013)

Why Originalism Needs the Virtues, Debate, University of St. Thomas Law School Federalist Society,

University of St. Thomas Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 3, 2013)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, University of Minnesota Law School Federalist Society,

University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 2, 2013)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, William Mitchell College of Law Federalist Society,

William College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota (October 1, 2013)


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Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, University of Wisconsin Law School Federalist Society,

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin (September 26, 2013)

Religion’s Proper Place in the Public Square, Marquette University Law School Federalist Society,

Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (September 25, 2013)

Why Originalism Needs the Virtues, University of Pennsylvania Law School Federalist Society, University

of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (September 18, 2013)

The HHS Mandate: Struggles for Supremacy, Panel on Recent Developments in Constitutional Law, Toledo

Women’s Bar Association Annual Meeting, Toledo, Ohio (May 22, 2013)

Analyzing Constitutional Provisions, Chair and Paper Commentator, Panel on Analyzing Constitutional

Provisions, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois (April 14,

2013)

Originalism and Modern Research Techniques, Panel on Constitutional and Legal Interpretation, Midwest

Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois (April 13, 2013)

Religion’s Proper Place in the Public Square, Gonzaga University School of Law Federalist Society,

Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington (March 6, 2013)

Originalism and the Meaning of “religion,” University of Toledo Nexus Scholarship Forum, University of

Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (February 28, 2013)

Limited Government and the Bill of Rights, Federalist Society Faculty Division Book Podcast (February 13,

2013)

Limited Federal Powers and the Commerce Clause, Templeton Colloquium, Presented by the Federalist

Society, Las Vegas, Nevada (January 25-26, 2013)

New Normative Justification for Originalism in Human Flourishing, Works-in-Progress Panel, Federalist

Society Annual Faculty Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana (January 5, 2013)

Judicial Deference Within Originalism, Panel on Judicial Deference v. Judicial Engagement, Federalist

Society Annual Faculty Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana (January 4, 2013)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, Wayne State University School of Law Federalist Society,

Wayne State University School of Law, Detroit, Michigan (November 15, 2012)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: A New Normative Foundation for Originalism in Human

Flourishing, Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium, Loyola University Chicago School of Law,

Chicago, Illinois (November 2, 2012)

A Light Not Seen: The History of Catholic Legal Education in the United States, Workshop Series, Creighton

University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska (October 4, 2012)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Federalist

Society, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio (September 18, 2012)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, Northern Illinois University College of Law Federalist

Society, Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois (September 13, 2012)

Construction and/or Interpretation: Navigating the Scylla and Charybdis of Constitutional Interpretation,

Alliance Defense Fund, Blackstone Fellowship, Phoenix, Arizona (June 6, 2012)

Originalism 101: An Introduction to Originalism, University of Tennessee College of Law Federalist

Society, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee (April 18, 2012)


Flourishing, University of Toledo College of Law Workshop Series, Toledo, Ohio (April 16, 2012)


Flourishing, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Panel on Conservative Thought

and the Constitution, Chicago, Illinois (April 13, 2012)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, Saint Louis University School of Law Federalist Society,

Saint Louis University School of Law, Saint Louis, Missouri (April 9, 2012)

Protecting Individual Liberty Through Constitutional Interpretation: Originalism, Natural Rights, and

Human Flourishing, Keynote Address, McMaster Symposium, Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio

(March 28, 2012)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, South Texas College of Law Federalist Society, South

Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas (February 21, 2012)


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Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Federalist

Society, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky (February 2, 2012)

Originalism and the Challenge of Change, Creighton University School of Law Federalist Society,

Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska (January 30, 2012)

Originalism and the Problem of Nonoriginalist Precedent, Northwestern University Law School Federalist

Society, Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, Illinois (January 26, 2012)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Federalist Society,

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan (January 25, 2012)

Originalism 101: An Introduction to Originalism, Duquesne University School of Law Federalist Society,

Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (November 17, 2011)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, University of Dayton School of Law Federalist Society, Debate,

University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio (November 15, 2011)

The Forgotten Jurisprudential Debate: Legal Realism and Catholic Legal Thought’s Response, Workshop

Series, Loyola New Orleans University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (November 4, 2011)

An Originalist Perspective, Invited Constitutional Interpretation Class Guest Lecture, Loyola New Orleans

University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (November 3, 2011)


Flourishing, Central States Law Schools Association 2011 Conference, University of Toledo College of

Law, Toledo, Ohio (October 29, 2011)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, Loyola Constitutional Law

Colloquium, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (October 21, 2011)

Upcoming Supreme Court Term, University of Toledo College of Law Federalist Society Panel, University

of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (October 13, 2011)

Originalism 101: An Introduction to Originalism, and the Individual Mandate, Thomas M. Cooley School

of Law Federalist Society, Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, Lansing, Michigan (October 11, 2011)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Capital University School of Law Federalist Society, Debate,

Capital University School of Law, Columbus, Ohio (September 27, 2011)

Originalism’s Limits: Interposition, Nullification, and Succession, Workshop Series, University of Toledo

College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (August 3, 2011)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, Ohio Legal Scholarship

Workshop, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio (June 23, 2011)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, Law and Society Annual

Conference, Panel on Constitutional Law and Constitutionalism, San Francisco, California (June 2,

2011)

Panel on Constitutional Law, Chair and Paper Commentator, Law and Society Annual Conference, San

Francisco, California (June 2, 2011)

Originalism 101: An Introduction to Originalism, University of Akron School of Law Federalist Society,

University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio (April 19, 2011)

Originalism 101: An Introduction to Originalism, Debate, University of Nebraska College of Law Federalist

Society, University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska (April 14, 2011)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, Workshop Series, Indiana

University School of Law-Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana (April 5, 2011)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, Midwest Political Science

Association Annual Conference, Panel on Originalism, Originalists, and Natural Law, Chicago, Illinois

(April 1, 2011)

Originalism 101: Introduction to Originalism, Loyola New Orleans University School of Law Federalist

Society, Loyola New Orleans University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (March 24, 2011)

What is the Declaration of Independence’s Role in Constitutional Interpretation?, Debate, Michigan State

University College of Law Federalist Society, Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing,

Michigan (March 17, 2011)


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The Most Faithful Originalist?: Justice Thomas, Justice Scalia, and the Future of Originalism, University

of Detroit Mercy Law Review Symposium, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit,


The Road Not Taken: Catholic Legal Education at the Middle of the Twentieth Century, Workshop Series,

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan (March 10, 2011)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, University of North Dakota School of Law Federalist Society,

Debate, University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota (March 8, 2011)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, Workshop Series, Northern

Kentucky University Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky (March 3, 2011)

Originalism as Popular Constitutionalism?: Theoretical Possibilities and Practical Differences, Ohio Legal

Scholarship Workshop, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio (February 5, 2011)

Snyder v. Phelps, Panel Discussion, Toledo Bar Association Federal Courts Section, Toledo, Ohio

(December 7, 2010)


Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (November 12, 2010)

Can Originalism “Get With the Times”?: How Originalism Meets the Challenge of Change, University of

Pittsburgh School of Law Federalist Society, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania (November 11, 2010)

Can Originalism “Get With the Times”?: How Originalism Meets the Challenge of Change, University of

Toledo Law Review, Lunchtime Colloquium Series, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio

(October 27, 2010)

Natural Law and Property Rights in American Private Law, Liberty Fund Colloquium, Presented by the

Federalist Society, Atlanta, Georgia (October 15-16, 2010)


of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (October 12, 2010)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Debate, St. Mary’s University School of Law Federalist Society,

Debate, St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas (October 4, 2010)


St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas (October 1, 2010)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, Central States Law Schools

Association 2010 Conference, University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota

(September 25, 2010)

Competing Ways to Interpret the Constitution, Constitution Day Panel Discussion, University of Toledo,

Toledo, Ohio (September 17, 2010)

Can Originalism “Get With the Times”?: How Originalism Meets the Challenge of Change, Debate, Ohio

State University Moritz College of Law Federalist Society, Ohio State University Moritz College of

Law, Columbus, Ohio (September 7, 2010)

Is Originalism a Form of Popular Constitutionalism?, Law and Society Annual Conference, Panel on

Popular Constitutionalism, Chicago, Illinois (May 28, 2010)

An Originalist Theory of Precedent: The Privileged Place of Originalist Precedent, Midwest Political

Science Association Annual Conference, Panel on Originalism, Chicago, Illinois (April 22, 2010)

Panel on Jurisprudence, Chair and Paper Commentator, Midwest Political Science Association Annual

Conference, Chicago, Illinois (April 22, 2010)

Is Originalism the Correct Theory of Constitutional Interpretation?, Debate, Valparaiso University School

of Law Federalist Society, Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana (April 13, 2010)

A Naked Public Square?: The Proper Relationship Between Church and State, Debate, Phi Alpha Delta

Fraternity, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (March 25, 2010)

CLS v. Martinez, Debate, Ohio Northern University College of Law Federalist Society, Ohio Northern

University College of Law, Ada, Ohio (March 10, 2010)

Limited and Enumerated: The Scope of Congress’ Section Five Powers, Debate, Michigan State University

College of Law Federalist Society, Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan

(March 3, 2010)


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Introduction: The Rise or Demise of Originalism?: The Existence and Extent of Constitutional Construction

in Originalism, Annual Luncheon Debate, Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference, New Orleans,

Louisiana (January 8, 2010) (debate moderator)


University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio (November 20, 2009)

Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism, Notre Dame Center for Ethics

and Culture Annual Conference, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana (November 14, 2009)


of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (November 9, 2009)

Can Originalism “Get With the Times”?: How Originalism Meets the Challenge of Change, Thomas M.

Cooley School of Law Federalist Society, Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, Lansing, Michigan

(November 4, 2009)

The Road Not Taken: Catholic Legal Education at the Middle of the Twentieth Century, Joseph T. McCullen,

Jr., Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and the Law, Villanova University School of Law,

Villanova, Pennsylvania (September 26, 2009)

Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, SCOTUScast, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies,

Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2009)

An Originalist Theory of Precedent: The Role of Originalist Precedent, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop,

Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio (June 26, 2009)

An Originalist Theory of Precedent: The Role of Originalist Precedent, Law and Society Annual

Conference, Panel on Constitutional Interpretation, Denver, Colorado (May 28, 2009)

An Originalist Theory of Precedent: The Role of Originalist Precedent, Workshop Series, University of

Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (April 16, 2009)

Libertarian Originalism v. Common Good Originalism, Debate, University of Toledo College of Law

Federalist Society, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (March 24, 2008)

What’s an Originalist To Do?: The “Problem” of Nonoriginalist Precedent, and the Common Good,

University of Dayton School of Law Federalist Society, University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton,

Ohio (March 6, 2009)


Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Federalist Society, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland,

Ohio (February 9, 2009)

Is Originalism the Correct Theory of Constitutional Interpretation?, Debate, Ohio State University Moritz

College of Law Federalist Society, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio

(February 2, 2009)

What’s an Originalist To Do?: The “Problem” of Nonoriginalist Precedent, and the Common Good, Case

Western Reserve University School of Law Federalist Society, Case Western Reserve University School

of Law, Cleveland, Ohio (January 26, 2009)


Takings Clause, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law,

Columbus, Ohio (January 24, 2009)

An Originalist Theory of Precedent: The Role of Originalist Precedent, Federalist Society Annual Faculty

Conference, San Diego, California (January 9, 2009)


University of Cincinnati College of Law Federalist Society, University of Cincinnati College of Law,

Cincinnati, Ohio (November 12, 2008)

Originalism and the “Problem of Change”: The Many Mechanisms by Which Originalism Sufficiently

Accommodates Change, Central States Law Schools Association 2008 Conference, Southern Illinois

University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois (October 25, 2008)


University of Iowa College of Law Federalist Society Panel Discussion, University of Iowa College of

Law, Iowa City, Iowa (October 17, 2008)

Liberty and the Constitution in the Work of Lysander Spooner, Liberty Fund Colloquium, Boston,

Massachusetts (October 2-4, 2008)


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of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (September 29, 2008)


Michigan State University College of Law Federalist Society, Michigan State University College of

Law, East Lansing, Michigan (September 17, 2008)

The Benefits of Federalist Society Membership, Presentation to Federalist Society Chapter, University of

Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (September 10, 2008)

Originalism and the “Problem of Change”: The Many Mechanisms by Which Originalism Sufficiently

Accommodates Change, Workshop Series, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (August

6, 2008)


Takings Clause, Second Annual Property Works in Progress Conference, University of Colorado School

of Law, Boulder, Colorado (June 13, 2008)


and Fairness in Property Law, Law and Society Annual Conference, Property Reform Panel, Montreal,

Quebec (May 30, 2008)

Originalism and the “Problem” of Change: The Many Mechanisms by Which Originalism Sufficiently

Accommodates Change, Workshop Series, Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing,


Libertarian Originalism v. Common Good Originalism, Federalist Society and Constitution Society Debate,

Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan (January 30, 2008)


and Fairness in Property Law, AALS Annual Conference, Property Section Works in Progress Panel,

New York, N.Y. (January 6, 2008) (paper selected by blind review)

Originalism and the “Problem” of Change: The Many Mechanisms by Which Originalism Accommodates

Change, Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference, Washington, D.C, (January 4, 2008)

Originalism and the “Problem” of Change: The Many Mechanisms by Which Originalism Accommodates

Change, Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture Annual Conference, Notre Dame University, South

Bend, Indiana (November 30, 2007)


and Fairness in Property Law, Workshop Series, Michigan State University College of Law, East

Lansing, Michigan (September 19, 2007)

Property Works in Progress Conference, Panel Moderator, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder,

Colorado (June 14, 2007)

Originalism v. Textualism, Annual Presidents’ Day Debate, Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan

(February 19, 2007)

Modernity, American Legal Thought, and the Unfulfilled Quest, Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture

Annual Conference, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana (December 2, 2006)

The Origins, Purpose, and Current Status of Judicial Independence, Constitution Day Panel Discussion,

Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan (September 18, 2006)

Originalism, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution: A Constitutional Right to Life?,

University Faculty for Life Annual Conference, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania (June 3,

2006)

The Role of the Christian Legal Scholar: The Call for a Modern Saint Benedict, Christian Pre-Law

Conference, Regent Law School, Virginia Beach, Virginia ( March 3, 2006)

Can Precedent Trump the Constitution?, Annual Presidents’ Day Debate, Ave Maria School of Law, Ann

Arbor, Michigan (February 20, 2006)

Post-Dover: Legal Issues in the Aftermath of the Intelligent Design Decision, Debate On Intelligent Design

in the Public School Classroom, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (February 1, 2006)

Introduction: (Re)turn to History in Religion Clause Law and Scholarship, AALS Annual Conference,

Washington, D.C. (January 6, 2006) (Co-Chair of Section on Law and Religion Panel)

Take Two Tablets and I’ll See You at the Supreme Court, Debate Over the Government Display of the Ten

Commandments, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan (November 10, 2005)


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Where Natural Law and Positive Law Meet in American Constitutional Adjudication: An Originalist Theory

of Precedent, Thomistic Understanding of Natural Law as the Foundation of Positive Law Conference,

Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary (July 14, 2005)

The Role of the Common Good in Legal and Constitutional Interpretation, The Catholic Intellectual

Tradition and the Good Society Conference, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Terrence J.

Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy, Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 9, 2005)

What is the Legal Significance of the Declaration of Independence?, Annual Presidents’ Day Debate, Ave

Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan (February 21, 2005)

POPULAR LECTURES, ADDRESSES, & DEBATES

Judge Kavanaugh Nomination and Recent Supreme Court Term, Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition,

Perrysburg, Ohio (August 21, 2018)

Three Key Commerce Clause Cases, Mock Law Class, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan (September

15, 2016)

Should Catholics Vote for Donald Trump?, Hillsdale Catholic Student Group, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale,

Michigan (September 15, 2016)

Should Conservatives Vote for Donald Trump?, Debate, Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition, Maumee,

Ohio (August 29, 2016)

Should Christians Vote for Donald Trump?, Debate, Maumee, Ohio (August 24, 2016)

Justice Scalia: An American Originalist, Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition, Maumee, Ohio (April 26,

2016)

Contemporary Threats to Religious Liberty, Dayspring Church, Bowling Green, Ohio (October 24, 2015)

The Catholic Church: Pillar of Truth, Ignite Program, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Assumption, Ohio

(August 19, 2015)

The Recent Supreme Court Term, Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition, Perrysburg, Ohio (July 23, 2015)

Four Reasons the Common Core is Bad for Ohio’s Children, Sylvania, Ohio (April 23, 2014)

Religious Liberty: Struggles for Supremacy, Mayflower Society, Toledo, Ohio (April 12, 2014)

The HHS Mandate: Struggles for Supremacy, Archbold Rotary Club, Archbold, Ohio (July 26, 2013)

On Being a Christian Attorney, Panel Discussion, University of Toledo College of Law Christian Legal

Society, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (November 21, 2013)

Natural Law, Virtue, and Positive Law, Guest Lecture to Honors Theology Class, Central Catholic High

School, Toledo, Ohio (October 16, 2013)

Faith and Politics: Peanut Butter and Jelly, Not Oil and Vinegar, Guest Lecture to AP American

Government Class, Central Catholic High School, Toledo, Ohio (October 16, 2013)

Natural Law, Virtue, and Positive Law, Guest Lecture to Honors Theology Class, Central Catholic High

School, Toledo, Ohio (October 16, 2013)

The HHS Mandate: Struggles for Supremacy, Archbold Rotary Club, Archbold, Ohio (July 26, 2013)

Decision 2012: The Christian Perspective, Debate, University of Toledo College of Law Christian Legal

Society, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio (October 29, 2012)

Religious Liberty, the HHS Mandate, and the Upcoming Election, Theology on Tap Series, Diocese of

Toledo, Sylvania, Ohio (October 11, 2012)

The Declaration’s Foundational Propositions, ReDeclaration of Independence Rally, Perrysburg, Ohio

(July 3, 2012)

Narrowing Religion, Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally, Toledo, Ohio (June 8, 2012)

Religion, Politics, and the First Amendment: The Catholic Perspective, Theology on Tap Series, Diocese of

Toledo, Fostoria, Ohio (May 4, 2012)

The HHS Mandate: Almost Unprecedented, Panel on Religious Liberty, Government Regulations and

Catholic Health Care, Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio (April 23, 2012)

Religion and Morality, Panel, Constitution Day Celebration, Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition,

Owens Community College, Toledo, Ohio (September 18, 2011)

Constitutional History of Abortion, Panel, Constitution Day Celebration, Northwest Ohio Conservative

Coalition, Owens Community College, Toledo, Ohio (September 18, 2011)


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Why Celebrate Constitution Day?, Constitution Day Celebration, Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition,

Owens Community College, Toledo, Ohio (September 18, 2011)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Constitution Day Celebration, Northwest Ohio Conservative

Coalition, Owens Community College, Toledo, Ohio (September 18, 2011)

The Federalists v. The Anti-Federalists Debate, and Lessons for Today, Educational Seminar, Jones County

9.12 Project, Monticello, Iowa (July 26, 2011)

Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism, Educational Seminar, Fallen Timbers Republican Club, Waterville,

Ohio (July 13, 2011)

Religion and Politics: The Catholic Perspective, Theology on Tap Series, Diocese of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

(April 28, 2011)

The Federalists v. The Anti-Federalists Debate, and Lessons for Today, Educational Seminar, Back-to-

Basics Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, Ohio (February 7, 2011)

The Background, Reasoning, and Impact of Roe v. Wade, Toledo Foundation for Life, Toledo, Ohio (January

27, 2011)

Living Constitution v. Framers’ Constitution, Debate, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio (November

8, 2010)

The U.S. Constitution 101, Educational Seminar, San Antonio Tea Party, San Antonio, Texas (October 3,

2010)

The U.S. Constitution 101, Educational Seminar, Jones County 9.12 Project, Monticello, Iowa (July 15,

2010)

Changing Interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, Toledo Chapter of the Daughters of the American

Revolution, Toledo, Ohio (March 6, 2010)

The U.S. Constitution 101, Educational Seminar, Back-to-Basics Northwest Ohio, Rossford, Ohio (February

25, 2010)

The Constitutionality of Proposed Healthcare Reform, Panel Discussion, Monroe County Right to Life,

Rockwood, Michigan (November 20, 2009)

The U.S. Constitution 101, Educational Seminar, Classical Tutor Homeschooling Cooperative, Temperance,

Michigan (November 18, 2009)

The U.S. Constitution 101, Educational Seminar, Grace Chapel Church, Mason, Ohio (August 18, 2009)

The U.S. Constitution 101, Educational Seminar, The Children of Liberty, Toledo, Ohio (June 18, 2009)

Take Two Tablets and I’ll See You at the Supreme Court, Debate Over the Government Display of the Ten

Commandments, Congregation Beth Shalom, Oak Park, Michigan (November 10, 2005)

Constitutional Interpretation and Theory, Lecture, Elmbrook Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts (May,

2003)

SELECT MEDIA INTERVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS

The Recent Supreme Court Term, WTOL Channel 11, The Leading Edge, Toledo, Ohio (August 1, 2019)

Judge Kavanaugh Nomination and Recent Supreme Court Term, 89.7 WNOC FM, Annunciation Radio

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Judge Kavanaugh Nomination and Recent Supreme Court Term, 89.7 WNOC FM, Faith With Reasons,

Toledo, Ohio (August 8, 2018)

Trump Supreme Court Nominee Could Help Upend Abortion Laws, Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio (July 11,

2018)

Judge Kavanaugh Nomination, EWTN Catholic Radio, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan (July 10,

2018)

Justice Kennedy Retirement and Recent Supreme Court Term, WTOL Channel 11, The Leading Edge,

Toledo, Ohio (July 8, 2018)

Ottawa Hills Grad Could be What President Trump Wants in Supreme Court Nominee, Toledo Blade,

Toledo, Ohio (June 28, 2018)

The History of Catholic Legal Education, EWTN Catholic Radio, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan

(June 14, 2018)

The Constitution, the Founders, and Virtue, 89.7 WNOC FM, The Virtuous Life, Toledo, Ohio (July 3, 2017)


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Area Lawyers Confident in City Lead Laws, Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio (May 29, 2017)

U.S. High Court Pick Cites UT Professor, Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio (February 2, 2017)

Judge Gorsuch Nomination, WTOL Channel 11, Toledo, Ohio (February 1, 2017)

Judge Gorsuch Nomination, WNWO Channel 24, Toledo, Ohio (February 1, 2017)

The Election’s Impact on the Supreme Court, EWTN Catholic Radio, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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The Election’s Impact on the Supreme Court, Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio (November 9, 2016)

The Election’s Impact on the Supreme Court, WTOL Channel 11, Toledo, Ohio (November 9, 2016)

The Election’s Impact on the Supreme Court, WNWO Channel 24, Toledo, Ohio (November 9, 2016)

The Election’s Impact on the Supreme Court, Fox19, Toledo, Ohio (November 9, 2016)

Should Conservatives Vote for Donald Trump?, WTOL Channel 11, The Leading Edge, Toledo, Ohio

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Where do I Start with . . . Religious Liberty?, EWTN Catholic Radio, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Should Conservatives Vote for Donald Trump?, WTOL Channel 11, Toledo, Ohio (July 6, 2016)

Walz v. Tax Comm’n of New York Anniversary, EWTN Catholic Radio, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor,

Michigan (May 3, 2016)

Garland Nomination, WTOL Channel 11, Toledo, Ohio (March 16, 2016) )

Justice Scalia, 89.7 WNOC FM, Faith With Reasons, Toledo, Ohio (March 2, 2016)

Justice Scalia, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred Lefebvre Show, Toledo, Ohio (February 15, 2016)

Justice Scalia, 13 ABC, Toledo, Ohio (February 14, 2016)

Participation in Political Life, 89.7 WNOC FM, Ignite Radio Live, Toledo, Ohio (February 23, 2016)

Natural Law, Virtue, and Positive Law, 89.7 WNOC FM, The Virtuous Life, Toledo, Ohio (February 23,

2016)

Religious Freedom and Judges, 1370 WSPD AM, The Relevant University, Toledo, Ohio (August 17, 2015)

Ohio Abortion Regulations, Cleveland Public Radio, ideastream, Cleveland, Ohio (August 4, 2015)

The Recent Supreme Court Term, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred Lefebvre Show, Toledo, Ohio (July 22, 2015)

Obergefell v. Hodges, 89.7 WNOC FM, Faith With Reasons, Toledo, Ohio (July 1, 2015)

Obergefell v. Hodges, 89.7 WNOC FM, Ignite Radio Live, Toledo, Ohio (June 30, 2015)

King v. Burwell, WTOL Channel 11, Toledo, Ohio (June 25, 2015)

King v. Burwell, 13 ABC, Toledo, Ohio (June 25, 2015)

Current Legal Issues, WTOL Channel 11, The Leading Edge, Toledo, Ohio (February 22, 2015)

The Common Core and Catholic Education, 89.7 WNOC FM, Annunciation Radio Presents, Toledo, Ohio

(August 13, 2014)


(May 23, 2014)

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, WNWO Channel 24, Toledo, Ohio (March 25, 2014)


(December 13, 2013)

The Common Core and Catholic Education, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred Lefebvre Show, Toledo, Ohio

(December 11, 2013)

The Common Core and Catholic Education, WTOL Channel 11, The Leading Edge, Toledo, Ohio

(December 8, 2013)

The Fourteenth Amendment and the Debt Ceiling, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred Lefebvre Show, Toledo, Ohio

(October 3, 2013)

Windsor and Perry Cases, WTOL Channel 11, The Leading Edge, Toledo, Ohio (June 30, 2013)

Local Crowd Joyfully Celebrates Supreme Court Vote, Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio (June 27, 2013)

Windsor and Perry Cases, 990 WDEO AM, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan (June 26, 2013)

Local Reactions Divided on High Court Rulings, Toledo Faith & Values, www.toledofavs.com, Toledo,

Ohio (June 26, 2013)

Windsor and Perry Cases, WTOL Channel 11, Toledo, Ohio (June 26, 2013)

Windsor and Perry Cases, WNWO Channel 24, Toledo, Ohio (June 26, 2013)

Concern Over Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling, WTVG Channel 13, Toledo Ohio (June 25, 2013)


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National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, WTOL Channel 11, The Leading Edge, Toledo,

Ohio (July 1, 2012)

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 89.7 WNOC FM, Annunciation Radio Presents,

Toledo, Ohio (June 29, 2012)

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred Lefebvre Show, Toledo,


Impact of National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, WNWO Channel 24, Toledo, Ohio (June

29, 2012)

Ohio Healthcare Freedom Amendment and Obamacare, The Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio (June 29, 2012)

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 990 WDEO AM, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor,

Michigan (June 28, 2012)

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo,


National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, WTOL Channel 11, Toledo, Ohio (June 28, 2012)

Preview of National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, Channel 13, Toledo, Ohio (June 27,

2012)

Oral Arguments on Constitutionality of Individual Mandate, WTOL Channel 11, The Leading Edge, Toledo,

Ohio (April 1, 2012)

Oral Arguments on Constitutionality of Individual Mandate, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred LeFebvre Show,

Toledo, Ohio (March 28, 2012)

Oral Arguments on Constitutionality of Individual Mandate, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo,

Ohio (March 27, 2012)

It’s Bill of Rights Day: Do You Know Your Rights?, WCSM Radio, Celina, Ohio (December 15, 2011)

Ohio Heartbeat Bill, 990 WDEO AM, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan (December 19, 2011)

The Anti-Federalists and the Federal Judiciary, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred LeFebvre Show, Toledo, Ohio


Establishment Clause History and Jurisprudence, 990 WDEO AM, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan


Dems Won Long-Ago Bid to Alter Ohio Congressional Districts, The Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio


Ohio Redistricting Impasse, The Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio (September 15, 2011)

Constitution Day, Toledo Free Press, Toledo, Ohio (September 15, 2011)

Virtue and Law, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred LeFebvre Show, Toledo, Ohio (March 15, 2011)

Toledo Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society Kickoff Meeting, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show,

Toledo, Ohio (October 25, 2010)

The U.S. Constitution 101, 630 KSLR AM, Adam McManus Show, San Antonio, Texas (October 1, 2010)

Perry v. Schwarzenegger, WTOL 11, Toledo, Ohio (August 5, 2010)

Perry v. Schwarzenegger, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo, Ohio (August 5, 2010)

Arizona Immigration Law Ruling, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo, Ohio (July 29, 2010)

Recent Supreme Court Rulings, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo, Ohio (June 28, 2010)

Constitutional Challenges to Health Care Reform Legislation, 1370 WSPD AM, Toledo, Ohio (March 24,

2010)

Health Reform Opponents Seek Exemption for Ohio, The Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio (March 23, 2010)

Constitutional Perspectives on Current Political Issues, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo, Ohio

(November 23, 2009)

The Constitutionality of Proposed Healthcare Reform, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo, Ohio

(November 9, 2009)

Constitutional Perspectives on Current Political Issues, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo, Ohio

(October 15, 2009)

Constitutional Perspectives on Current Political Issues, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred LeFebvre Show, Toledo,

Ohio (October 15, 2009)

Age Limits for Judges, Associated Press, Seattle, Washington (October 8, 2008)


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The Constitutionality of President Obama’s “Czars” and Proposed Healthcare Reform, WUPW 36, Toledo,

Ohio (September 23, 2009)

The U.S. Constitution 101, 550 WKRC AM, Brian Thomas Show, Cincinnati, Ohio (August 13, 2009)

Judge Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, 1370 WSPD AM, Brian Wilson Show, Toledo, Ohio (July 14,

2009)

The U.S. Constitution 101, 1370 WSPD AM, Fred LeFebvre Show, Toledo, Ohio (June 18, 2009)

Nomination of Judge Sotomayor, 1370 WSPD AM, Toledo, Ohio (May 27, 2009)

Nomination of Judge Sotomayor, WTOL 11, Toledo, Ohio (May 27, 2009)

Duty to Report a Crime, WTOL 11, Toledo, Ohio (August 15, 2008)

Gubernatorial Incapacity Under the Michigan Constitution, Associated Press, Lansing, Michigan (May 2,

2008)

Prosecutorial Immunity, Lansing State Journal (January 25, 2008)

Michigan Sexual Offender Laws, Detroit News (October 4, 2007)

The Role of Precedent in the Current Supreme Court Term, 990 WDEO AM, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor,

Michigan (October 25, 2006)

Constitutional Interpretation, 990 WDEO AM, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan (February 7, 2006)

Lee J. Strang, The Lemon Cliffs of Dover, National Review Online, www.nationalreview.com (December

21, 2005)

Dover Intelligent Design Case, Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C. (December 21, 2005)

Dover Intelligent Design Case, Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, Michigan (December 21, 2005)

Dover Intelligent Design Case, Los Angeles Times (December 21, 2005)

Dover Intelligent Design Case, Seattle Times (December 21, 2005)

Dover Intelligent Design Case, ABC News Now, www.abcnews.go.com, New York, New York (December

20, 2005)

Dover Intelligent Design Case, National Catholic Register (December 20, 2005)

Pending Supreme Court Cases, 1400 WDTK AM, Detroit, Michigan (November 26, 2005)

Intelligent Design, 89.1 WEMU FM, Lynn Rivers Show, Ypsilanti, Michigan (October 28, 2005) Harriet Miers Nomination, 1600 WAAM AM, Ann Arbor, Michigan (October 3, 2005)

Constitutionality of Pledge of Allegiance, Ignatius Insight, www.ignatiusinsight.com (September 15, 2005)

Constitutionality of Pledge of Allegiance, 1600 WAAM AM, Ann Arbor, Michigan (September 15, 2005)

Constitutionality of Pledge of Allegiance, Washington Times (September 15, 2005)

Supreme Court Nominations, 1600 WAAM AM, Ann Arbor, Michigan (September 6, 2005)

Recent Ten Commandments Cases and Kelo v. City of New London, EWTN Television Network, World

Over Live Show, Irondale, Alabama (July 1, 2005)

Religion and the Law, 89.1 WEMU FM, Lynn Rivers Show, Ypsilanti, Michigan (July 1, 2005)

Recent Ten Commandments Cases and Kelo v. City of New London, 1400 WDTK AM, Kevin Fobbs Show,

Detroit, Michigan (June 28, 2005)

Recent Ten Commandments Cases, Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, Michigan (June 27, 2005)

Recent Ten Commandments Cases, Gannett News Service (June 27, 2005)

Recent Ten Commandments Cases, 90.5 Spirit FM, Tampa, Florida (June 27, 2005)

Recent Ten Commandments Cases, 990 WDEO AM, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan (June 27, 2005)

Kelo v. City of New London Case, Detroit News (June 24, 2005)

Kelo v. City of New London Case, Crane’s Detroit Business News (June 23, 2005)

Cutter v. Wilkinson Case, 990 WDEO AM, Al Kresta Show, Ann Arbor, Michigan (May 31, 2005)

Granholm v. Heald Case, Detroit Free Press (May 16, 2005)

LAW SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Committees: Academic Appeals Committee (2014-2016)

Academic Policy Committee (2008-2010, 2019-present)

Admissions Committee (2004-2007, 2014)

Advisory Committee on Compensation (2016-2018)


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Assessment, Longer-Term Planning, Budget, & Curriculum (2016-2018, 2019-present, chair 2019-present)

Career Placement Committee (2004-2006)

Curriculum Committee (2014)

Dean Search Committee (2010-2011)

Disciplinary Committee (2014-2015, 2018-present)

Dissertation Committee (2011-2012)

Diversity Committee (2019-present)

Faculty Development Committee (2005-2007)

Faculty Roundtable Committee (2008-2015, chair 2009-2010, 2012-2013)

Faculty Workload Committee (2017-2018)

Judicial Clerkship Committee (2004-2014)

Library Committee (2006-2007, chair 2010-2011)

Profile Committee (chair, 2011-2013)

Rules Committee (2016-2017)

Renewal, Promotion, and Tenure Committee (2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2016, 2017-2018, chair 2017-

2018)

Self-Study Committee (2019-present)

Summer Research Grant Committee (2016-2018)

University of Toledo Law Review faculty advisor (2011-2017)

Other: Christian Legal Society faculty advisor

Federalist Society faculty advisor

Mock Interview Program interviewer

Moot Court Competition judge

Stranahan Lecture Series coordinator

Strang on Exam Preparation presenter

Student Jurisprudence Reading Group organizer

University of Toledo for Life faculty advisor

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

AALS Section on Constitutional Law (Secretary, Treasurer)

AALS Section on Law and Religion (Chair, Chair-elect)

Advised and assisted drafting Michigan’s constitutional amendment and statute in response to Kelo v. City

of New London

Consultant on numerous cases on issues of constitutional interpretation, freedom of speech, freedom of

religion, and property law

Expert witness in case of John McAdams v. Marquette University, on subject of academic freedom in

Catholic universities (2017)

Federalist Society Toledo Lawyers Chapter founder (2010)

Filed amicus brief on meaning of state constitutional provision in Goldstone v. Bloomfield Township Public

Library (2007), before Michigan Supreme Court

Joined amicus brief on originalism in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), before U.S. Supreme Court (April 1,

2015)

Joined amicus brief on state constitutional standing in ProgressOhio.Org v. JobsOhio (2013), before Ohio

Supreme Court (June 25, 2013)

Joined amicus brief on pro-life free speech in McCullen v. Coakley (2010), before U.S. Supreme Court

Journal referee: Harvard Law Review, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Yale Law Journal,

Peer review: Cambridge University Press; Edward Elgar Publishing

Testimony on House Bill 125, The “Heartbeat Bill,” Senate Health, Human Services and Aging Committee,

Ohio Senate, Columbus, Ohio (December 13, 2011)


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Testimony on Senate Bill 23, The “Heartbeat Bill,” Senate Health, Human Services & Medicaid Committee,

Ohio Senate, Columbus, Ohio (February 20, 2019)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Christian Legal Society

Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy

Lucas County Republic Party Judicial Selection Committee member

Ohio Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Society of Scholars, James Madison Program, Princeton University

St. Thomas Moore Society

BAR ADMISSION

Illinois Supreme Court (active)

Iowa Supreme Court (inactive)

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Boy Scouts of America den leader

Central Catholic High School Board of Regents

Helping Hands of Saint Louis Soup Kitchen

Holy Trinity CYO cross country coach

Holy Trinity School Advisory Council president

Multiple political campaigns volunteer

Natural Family Planning teacher (current)

Northwest Ohio Classical Academy board president (current)

St. Joseph’s liturgy committee

Toledo Catholics Against the Common Core

Toledo Foundation for Life/Right to Life board member

Toledo ROFTers (Readers of First Things) organizer (current)

PERSONAL

Born Monticello, Iowa (January 7, 1975)

Married Elizabeth Hogan (May 16, 1998)

Children: Justin (born July 1, 2000), Felicity (born February 11, 2002), Alexander (born May 15, 2004),

Lucy (born March 14, 2006), Margaret (born February 13, 2008), William (born Jan. 3, 2011), and

Thomas (born August 18, 2013)

Favorite Activities: spending time with family, reading, raising animals

REFERENCES

Randy E. Barnett, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory

Georgetown Law Center

Washington, D.C. 20001

Office: (202) 662-9936

D. Benjamin Barros, Dean

University of Toledo College of Law

Toledo, Ohio, 43606

https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/barnett-randy-e.cfm

http://www.utoledo.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/barros.html


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(419) 530-2379

The Honorable Alice M. Batchelder, Judge

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Medina, Ohio 44256

Office: (330) 764-6026

Robert N. Clinton, Foundation Professor of Law

Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (formerly at the University of Iowa

College of Law)

Tempe, Arizona 85287

Office: (480) 965-3501

John J. Hamill, Partner

DLA Piper (formerly at Jenner & Block LLP)

Chicago, Illinois 60606-0089

Office: (312) 368-7036

Eugene R. Milhizer, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law

Ave Maria School of Law

Naples, Florida 34119

Office: (239) 687-5324

Richard D. Parker, Williams Professor of Justice

Harvard Law School

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Office: (617) 495-7925

Lawrence B. Solum, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law

Georgetown Law Center

Washington, D.C. 20001

Office: (202) 661-6590

Cynthia Lee Starnes, John F. Schaefer Chair in Matrimonial Law

Michigan State University College of Law

East Lansing, Michigan 48824

Office: (517) 432-6899

https://apps.law.asu.edu/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?individual_id=286

https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/people/h/john-hamill/?tab=experience

http://www.avemarialaw.edu/faculty/eugene-milhizer/

http://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10648/Parker

https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/solum-lawrence-b.cfm

http://www.law.msu.edu/faculty_staff/profile.php?prof=35

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