LeiderRob's profile picture. Associate Professor, GMU, Antonin Scalia Law School.  Interests include the right of self-defense, gun control, and the Second Amendment.

Robert Leider

@LeiderRob

Associate Professor, GMU, Antonin Scalia Law School. Interests include the right of self-defense, gun control, and the Second Amendment.

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Fear of Balancing, by me, forthcoming in the Supreme Court Review:

WilliamBaude's tweet image. Fear of Balancing, by me, forthcoming in the Supreme Court Review:

Congratulations to C’Zar on the well-deserved clerkship.

#GWLaw alumnus C'Zar Bernstein, JD '20, will serve as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the October 2025 term. Read more about this great achievement. law.gwu.edu/gw-law-alumnus…



Thank you @lsolum for the recommendation, and thank you to the Originalism Conference at USD for allowing me to present the paper.

Leider on the Right to Bear Arms for the Common Defense, buff.ly/3WVZNky - Robert Leider (George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School) has posted The Individual Right To Bear Arms For Common Defense on SSRN.



What a great label: "constitutional vandalism." We are already bitterly divided over how to interpret law. Creating divisions about what words are actually in the Constitution pours gasoline on the fire.

Why do this when heading out the door, when nothing has changed since 2020? An act of constitutional vandalism



President Biden’s commutations signal the time to have mandatory Supreme Court direct review of all capital cases for all issues, including ineffective assistance of counsel. It’s past time to shorten collateral review, which also hurts defendants with a weaker legal standard.


nytimes.com/2024/12/23/us/… This is a serious violation of public justice, far worse than President Biden’s previous clemency action. Congress and President Trump will need to figure out ways to reduce capital appeal times to prevent similar shenanigans by future administrations.


I hope @fedjudges is correct. In the interim, congratulations to Bronni on his appointment to the Arkansas Supreme Court. I look forward to teaching his opinions in class.

Both Arkansas-based judges on the Eighth Circuit are eligible for senior status. I think Nicholas Bronni's tenure on the Arkansas Supreme Court will be a short one.



This is a major separation of powers problem, and it’s likely unconstitutional. Presidents choose judges. Judges don’t nominate their successors. President Trump should nominate someone for his seat, and the Senate should confirm.

Judge James Wynn of the Fourth Circuit has rescinded his decision to take senior status, two days after the White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Park to fill the seat.



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Analysis: Gun-Rights Advocates Would Benefit More From ATF Reform Than the Agency’s Elimination (By @LeiderRob) Link: thereload.com/analysis-gun-r…


With President Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter regains his rights to possess and carry a firearm. President Biden could have pardoned him without restoring his gun rights. See 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20).


Some have asked whether the choice of Attorney General matters for the Second Amendment and for federal gun control policy. It does. Ultimately, the Attorney General controls ATF and its director. See 28 U.S.C. § 599A(a).


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