The Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law

The Team

John Malcolm, Vice President of the Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law
Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow
Amy Swearer, Senior Legal Fellow
Eugene Kontorovich, Senior Legal Fellow
Tom Jipping, Senior Legal Fellow
Paul Larkin, Senior Legal Fellow
Bryce G. Poole, Senior Legal Fellow
James Edwards, Ph.D., Visiting Intellectual Property Fellow
Daniel Kelly, Visiting Judicial Fellow
Jessica Reinsch, Director of Programs
Meaghen McManus, Program Associate

Our Work

Publications

The New Fraud Turning Staged Crimes Into Paths To Citizenship (Op-Ed, October 28, 2026)
October’s Dishonorable Judicial Conduct Award Goes to a DEI Judge Kicked Off a Case for Misconduct (Op-Ed, October 27, 2026)
Trump’s CDC Resurrects 'Buried' Data on Armed Self-Defense (Op-Ed, October 27, 2026)
American Bombers Leaving England Is Another Sign That The Lights Are Going Out All Over Europe (Op-Ed, October 22, 2026)
Gavin Newsom’s legislative minions just got a lesson in constitutional supremacy (Op-Ed, October 21, 2026)
Clarence Thomas offers a path to ban realistic AI child abuse images (Op-Ed, October 16, 2026)
Europe Risks an Economic War Over Israel and the ICC (Op-Ed, October 14, 2026)
Virginia's Amendment 1 makes Roe v. Wade look restrictive (Op-Ed, October 14, 2026)
Supreme Court's SAVE database ruling won't disenfranchise voters (Op-Ed, October 2, 2026)
How the FTC and Congress can stop fake foreign social media accounts (Op-Ed, October 2, 2026)
Australia’s Federal Court Boards the Gender Train and Wins September's Dishonorable Conduct Award (Op-Ed, September 30, 2026)
The Hyde Amendment at 50 (Memo, September 30, 2026)
What The 50-Year Legacy Of The Hyde Amendment Means For The Future (Op-Ed, September 30, 2026)
Judges Are Not Given the Task of Running the Army (Op-Ed, September 29, 2026)
The DSA Plan to Abolish ICE (Memo, September 28, 2026)
DSA’s Push for Alien Voting Rights (Memo, September 28, 2026)
DSA: Adios Senate, President, and Supreme Court (Memo, September 28, 2026)
The Fourteen-Year Labor to Try the 9/11 Case (Op-Ed, September 28, 2026)
No Federal Agency has Authority to Interfere with State Qualifications for Elections—Supreme Court Should Uphold Citizenship and Information Verification Requirements (Memo, September 23, 2026)
DOJ’s Civil Division backstabs Trump in his fight to keep aliens from voting (Op-Ed, September 22, 2026)
Israel’s Rivals in a Fight for Survival (Op-Ed, September 20, 2026)
Britain’s Israel sanctions clash with US anti-boycott laws (Op-Ed, September 18, 2026)
Abortion Is Not A Religious Exercise (Op-Ed, September 18, 2026)
Affordability 101 (Memo, September 17, 2026)
Medical Licensure and Scope-of-Practice Reform (Memo, September 17, 2026)
Permit Greater Use of Telemedicine (Memo, September 17, 2026)
The SAVE Act and the Senate's cloture rule (Op-Ed, September 16, 2026)
“The Heat is on”*: Environmentalists Want to Charge Energy Executives with Murder (Memo, September 15, 2026)
AAF Files Amicus Brief Defending Parental Rights in the Supreme Court (Legal, September 15, 2026)
How to Improve Restitution for Child Pornography Victims (Memo, September 14, 2026)
Houses of Worship Deserve Protection from Disruption (Op-Ed, September 11, 2026)
'Coyote vs. ACME': New Documentary Shows Importance of Product Liability Law (A Satirical Review) (Op-Ed, September 8, 2026)
Abolish Extended Senate Debate? The Ends Do Not Justify the Means (Memo, September 8, 2026)
AAF Files Amicus Brief Defending the Right to Host a Home Prayer Group (Legal, September 8, 2026)
Armed Self-Defense Stories Underscore New Defensive Gun Use Data (Op-Ed, September 4, 2026)
Gun control activists demanded better data. What they got surprised the heck out of them (Op-Ed, September 4, 2026)
AAF Files Amicus Brief Defending the Second Amendment (Legal, September 4, 2026)
AAF Files Amicus Brief Defending Parental Rights in California (Legal, September 2, 2026)
The Supreme Court Applies Rationality to Election Integrity (Op-Ed, August 26, 2026)

Publications (continued)

Federal Policy Responses to the Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Decision (Memo, August 25, 2026)
August’s Dishonorable Judicial Conduct Award: Judges Balk at White House Ballroom (Op-Ed, August 24, 2026)
AAF Files Amicus Briefs in Two Cases Defending Property Rights Against Unconstitutional Takings (Legal, August 24, 2026)
DOJ Should End Dangerous Loophole Shielding Abortion Drugs (Op-Ed, August 21, 2026)
Meet the Other Armed Civilians Who Saved Lives Before Jordan Salinas Made Headlines (Op-Ed, August 20, 2026)
AAF Files Amicus Brief Defending Free Speech and Association in Alaska (Legal, August 20, 2026)
AAF Urges the Court to Restore Constitutional Limits on the Commerce Clause (Legal, August 20, 2026)
How not to fix the War Powers Resolution (Op-Ed, August 13, 2026)
Lisa Murkowski got the SAVE America Act wrong (Op-Ed, August 11, 2026)
A Deficit of Doctors and a Surplus of Talent: The Case for Provisional Medical Licensure (Memo, August 11, 2026)
Did Fauci properly take the Fifth? The Senate could put that claim to the test (Op-Ed, August 5, 2026)
I oppose sanctuary cities. The Constitution still protects them (Op-Ed, August 4, 2026)
Title IX didn't ruin men's soccer. Football did (Op-Ed, August 3, 2026)
No Justice Jackson, That’s Not The Role Of The Supreme Court (Op-Ed, August 2, 2026)
France humiliated itself at the UN when it compared the US to North Korea. It’s time Trump gives Turtle Bay the punishment it deserves (Op-Ed, August 1, 2026)
June Defensive Gun Uses Show Why Hawaii Should Embrace Second Amendment (Op-Ed, July 24, 2026)
The ICC Is No Judicial Superhero (Op-Ed, July 24, 2026)
Fentanyl’s Deadly Successor Emerges (Op-Ed, July 23, 2026)
AAF Urges Court to Review SEC's CAT Expeditiously (Legal, July 22, 2026)
SCOTUS says states may protect fair opportunity for women and girls (Op-Ed, July 21, 2026)
Ireland’s hypocritical anti-Israel law is a win for Hamas — and a challenge to Trump (Op-Ed, July 20, 2026)

Media

AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Election Laws On The World and Everything In It (Media, October 27, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Election Fraud On Breitbart News Sunday (Media, October 27, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses DOJ Filing Suit On California On O'Connor & Company (Media, October 27, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Lesley Stahl On The Marc Cox Radio Show (Media, October 27, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Gavin Newsom On Joe Piscopo Radio Show (Media, October 27, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Upcoming Election On FOX News' Life, Liberty & Levin (Media, October 27, 2026)
Hans von Spakovsky Discussions Alaskan Election On O'Connor & Company (Media, October 27, 2026)
AAF's Eugene Kontorovich Discusses Israeli Election On America Right Now (Media, October 27, 2026)
Voting by Mail: Convenient or Compromised? (Media, October 22, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Non-Citizen Voting Case On The Drew Mariani Show (Media, October 8, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Breaks Down Botched Death Row On Dan Mandis WTN Nashville (Media, October 8, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses American Rights On The Joe Piscopo Radio Show (Media, October 8, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses What's Ahead At SCOTUS On Breitbart News Daily (Media, October 8, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky: The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act On Joe Piscopo Radio Show (Media, October 8, 2026)
AAF's Amy Swearer Breaks Down The Fight Over Birthright Citizenship On The Rod and Greg Show (Media, October 8, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Justice Alito On Marc Cox Radio Show (Media, October 7, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses National Guard Firearm Case On O'Connor & Company (Media, October 7, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Illegal Immigrants' Voting Lawsuits On The Vicki McKenna Show (Media, October 7, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Explains Illegals Voting Issue On The Todd Starnes Show (Media, October 7, 2026)

Media (continued)

Immigration expert blasts California's eye-popping tax raise on private immigration detention facilities (Media, October 3, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Trump's Ads On Larry Conners USA (Media, October 1, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Jack Smith On The Simon Conway Show (Media, October 1, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Non-Citizen Voting Issue On Alan Jackson TV Show (Media, October 1, 2026)
AAF's Tom Jipping Explains Hyde Amendment On The Lars Larson Show (Media, October 1, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Talks About Aliens Voting & DHS On O'Connor & Company (Media, September 29, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Election Integrity On The Moon Griffon Show (Media, September 29, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses DOGE On The Joe Piscopo Show (Media, September 29, 2026)
AAF's Hans von Spakovsky Discusses SAVE Database On The Vicki McKenna Show (Media, September 29, 2026)

Podcasts

Ep. 13: Supremes Refuse to Give Aliens Carte Blanche (Podcast, July 1, 2026)
Ep. 12: What Conservatives Believe – Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience (Podcast, June 18, 2026)
Ep. 11: Turning the Supreme Court Into a Star Chamber (Podcast, June 11, 2026)
Ep. 10: Weaponizing the Justice Department – How Obama and His Wingman Did It (Podcast, June 4, 2026)
Ep. 9: Getting to the Supreme Court Along Thunder Road (Podcast, June 2, 2026)
Ep. 8: The Southern Poverty Law Center Turns Full Circle (Podcast, May 21, 2026)
Ep. 7: Virginia Supreme Court Lives Up to the State’s Motto (Podcast, May 14, 2026)
Ep. 6: The Bayou State Gives Racist Redistricting the Boot (Podcast, May 7, 2026)
Ep. 5: What Really Matters – in America, Not Washington (Podcast, April 30, 2026)
Ep. 4: The Permanence of Temporary When It Comes to Aliens (Podcast, April 21, 2026)
Ep. 3: Colorado’s Censorship Gets Thrown Out – Again (Podcast, April 10, 2026)
Ep. 2: There Are No Permanent Markers in Political Line Drawing (Podcast, March 31, 2026)
Ep. 1: Amy Get Your Gun (Podcast, March 24, 2026)