Garrett Snedeker

October 17, 2025

Relentless/Loper Bright in the Lower Courts: Flare-Ups After Chevron’s Fall

Following the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Loper Bright/Relentless, the battle over agency deference has moved to the lower courts. This essay examines two recent "flare-ups" where federal judges are pushing back against attempts to ignore the fall of Chevron.
August 19, 2022

Stricter Scrutiny for Common Good Constitutionalism

How does the common good constitutionalism of Adrian Vermeule compare to the natural law originalism of Hadley Arkes?
July 14, 2022

Diseconomies of Law

Anchoring Truths co-founder Garrett Snedeker reviews Trouble at the Bar on Law and Liberty.
July 4, 2022

The Declaration's Substantive Global Appeal

The Declaration of Independence's unique appeal globally cannot be explained by its formal aspects only
June 17, 2022

A Price Too Great: Reviewing Philip Hamburger’s "Purchasing Submission"

Professor Philip Hamburger takes aim at the myriad ways in which many statutes and regulations trade the Constitution’s structural protections of liberty for rule by condition.
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