Randy E. Barnett

Publications

• Coping with a Court One Disagrees with
  34 WM. & MARY BILL RTS. J. 365 (2025) · William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal · 2025
• Originalism After Dobbs, Bruen, and Kennedy: The Role of History and Tradition
  118 NW. U. L. REV. 433 (2023) · Northwestern University Law Review · 2023
• An Originalist Theory of Due Process of Law
  76 SMU L. REV. 441 (2023) · SMU Law Review · 2023

• No Arbitrary Power: An Originalist Theory of the Due Process of Law
  60 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1599 (2019) · William & Mary Law Review · 2019
• The Difference Narrows: A Reply to Kurt Lash
  95 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 679 (2019) · Notre Dame Law Review · 2019
• The Privileges or Immunities Clause, Abridged: A Critique of Kurt Lash on the Fourteenth Amendment
  95 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 499 (2019) · Notre Dame Law Review · 2019
• The Letter and the Spirit: A Unified Theory of Originalism
  107 GEO. L.J. 1 (2018) · Georgetown Law Journal · 2018
• Tribute to Professor George W. Dent
  68 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 1 (2017) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2017
• In Defense of Constitutional Republicanism: A Reply to Criticisms of Our Republican Constitution
  32 CONST. COMMENT. 207 (2017) · Constitutional Commentary · 2017
• Restoring the Lost Confirmation
  83 U. CHI. L. REV. ONLINE (2016) · University of Chicago Law Review Online · 2016
• We the People: Each and Every One
  123 YALE L.J. 2576 (2014) · Yale Law Journal · 2014
• From Antislavery Lawyer to Chief Justice: The Remarkable but Forgotten Career of Salmon P. Chase
  63 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 653 (2013) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2013
• The Gravitational Force of Originalism
  82 FORDHAM L. REV. 411 (2013) · Fordham Law Review · 2013
• No Small Feat: Who Won the Health Care Case (and Why Did So Many Law Professors Miss the Boat)?
  65 FLA. L. REV. 1331 (2013) · Florida Law Review · 2013
• Turning Citizens into Subjects: Why the Health Insurance Mandate is Unconstitutional
  62 MERCER L. REV. (2011) · Mercer Law Review · 2011
• The Tea Party, the Constitution, and the Repeal Amendment
  Northwestern University Law Review · 2011
• Kurt Lash’s Majoritarian Difficulty
  60 STAN. L. REV. (2010) · Stanford Law Review · 2010

• The Harmful Side Effects of Drug Prohibition
  2009 UTAH L. REV. (2009) · Utah Law Review · 2009
• Three Federalisms
  39 LOY. U. CHI. L.J. 285 (2008) · Loyola University Chicago Law Journal · 2008
• Scrutiny Land
  106 MICH. L. REV. 1479 (2008) · Michigan Law Review · 2008
• Underlying Principles
  24 CONST. COMMENT. 405 (2007) · Constitutional Commentary · 2007
• Restoring the Lost Constitution, Not the Constitution in Exile
  75 FORDHAM L. REV. 669 (2006) · Fordham Law Review · 2006
• The Presumption of Liberty and the Public Interest: Medical Marijuana and Fundamental Rights
  22 WASH. U. J. L. & POL'Y 029 (2006) · Washington University Journal of Law & Policy · 2006
• Caveat Blogger: Blogging and the Flight from Scholarship
  84 WASH. U. L. REV. 1145 (2006) · Washington University Law Review · 2006
• It's a Bird, It's a Plane, No, It's Super Precedent: A Response to Farber and Gerhardt
  90 MINN. L. REV. 1232 (2006) · Minnesota Law Review · 2006
• Theory and Anti-theory in the Work of Allan Farnsworth
  13 TEX. WES. L. REV. 1 (2006) · Texas Wesleyan Law Review · 2006
• Why You Should Read My Book Anyhow: A Reply to Trevor Morrison
  90 CORNELL L. REV. 873 (2005) · Cornell Law Review · 2005
• Grading Justice Kennedy: A Reply to Professor Carpenter
  89 MINN. L. REV. 1582 (2005) · Minnesota Law Review · 2005
• Trumping Precedent with Original Meaning: Not as Radical as It Sounds
  22 CONST. COMMENT. 257 (2005) · Constitutional Commentary · 2005
• The Proper Scope of the Police Power
  79 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 429 (2004) · Notre Dame Law Review · 2004
• Is the Renquist Court an "Activist" Court? The Commerce Clause Cases
  73 U. COLO. L. REV. 1275 (2002) · University of Colorado Law Review · 2002
• Consenting to Form Contracts
  71 FORDHAM L. REV. 627 (2002) · Fordham Law Review · 2002
• The Right to Liberty in a Good Society
  69 FORDHAM L. REV. 1603 (2001) · Fordham Law Review · 2001
• The Original Meaning of the Commerce Clause
  68 U. CHI. L. REV. (2001) · University of Chicago Law Review · 2001
• Foreword: Is Reliance Still Dead?
  38 SAN DIEGO L. REV. (2001) · San Diego Law Review · 2001
• Commentary
  10 SETON HALL CONST. L.J. (2000) · Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal · 2000

• The Richness of Contract Theory
  97 MICH. L. REV. 1413 (1999) · Michigan Law Review · 1999
• Free to Choose
  21 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 721 (1998) · Seattle University Law Review · 1998
• Coping with Partiality: Justice, the Rule of Law, and the Role of Lawyers
  3 ROGER WILLLIAMS U. L. REV. (1997) · Roger Williams University Law Review · 1997
• Getting Normative: The Role of Natural Rights in Constitutional Adjudication
  12 CONST. COMMENT. 93 (1995) · Constitutional Commentary · 1995
• Beyond the Moot Law Review: A Short Story with a Happy Ending
  70 CHI.-KENT. L. REV. 123 (1994) · Chicago-Kent Law Review · 1994
• Bad Trip: Drug Prohibition and the Weakness of Public Policy
  103 YALE L.J. 2593 (1994) · Yale Law Journal · 1994
• Some Problems with Contract as Promise
  77 CORNELL L. REV. 1022 (1992) · Cornell Law Review · 1992
• The Sound of Silence: Default Rules and Contractual Consent
  78 VA. L. REV. 821 (1992) · Virginia Law Review · 1992
• Conflicting Visions: A Critique of Ian Macneil's Relational Theory of Contract
  78 VA. L. REV. 1175 (1992) · Virginia Law Review · 1992
• The Virtues of Redundancy in Legal Thought
  38 CLEV. ST. L. REV. 153 (1990) · Cleveland State Law Review · 1990
• The Internal and External Analysis of Concepts
  11 CARDOZO L. REV. 525 (1990) · Cardozo Law Review · 1990

• Foreword: Post-Chicago Law and Economics
  65 CHI.-KENT. L. REV. 3 (1989) · Chicago-Kent Law Review · 1989
• Reconceiving the Ninth Amendment
  74 CORNELL L. REV. (1988) · Cornell Law Review · 1988
• Foreword: The Ninth Amendent and Constitutional Legitimacy
  64 CHI.-KENT. L. REV. 37 (1988) · Chicago-Kent Law Review · 1988
• Reconceiving the Ninth Amendment
  74 CORNELL L. REV. 1 (1988) · Cornell Law Review · 1988
• Beyond Reliance: Promissory Estoppel, Contract Formalities, and Misrepresentations
  15 HOFSTRA L. REV. (1987) · Hofstra Law Review · 1987
• Squaring Undisclosed Agency Law with Contract Theory
  75 CAL. L. REV. 1969 (1987) · California Law Review · 1987
• The Justice of Restitution
  25 AM. J. JURIS. 117 (1980) · American Journal of Jurisprudence · 1980