Andrew Willinger
@andrewwillinger.bsky.social
Law Professor, Georgia State University
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Thrilled that my article Private Governance and Originalism will be published in the Stanford Law Review @stanlrev.bsky.social! The article explains why private groups including schools, corps & other orgs create unique challenges (and opportunities) under originalist "history & tradition" tests
Thrilled that my article Private Governance and Originalism will be published in the Stanford Law Review @stanlrev.bsky.social! The article explains why private groups including schools, corps & other orgs create unique challenges (and opportunities) under originalist "history & tradition" tests
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Thrilled that my article Private Governance and Originalism will be published in the Stanford Law Review @stanlrev.bsky.social! The article explains why private groups including schools, corps & other orgs create unique challenges (and opportunities) under originalist "history & tradition" tests
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🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Associate or Full Professor of Constitutional Law
Georgia State University College of Law invites candidates to apply for a tenured professor position in constitutional law who will assume a leadership role in the Center for Constitutional Law, Pract...
facultycareers.gsu.edu
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🚨🚨 Georgia State's Constitutional Law program is growing!🚨🚨
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
Thanks to a very exciting development, we're looking for someone to join the College of Law's public law faculty, including @espinsegall.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf, and me.
facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/6611
I blogged on @dukefirearmslaw.bsky.social, where I'll continue to contribute occasional posts as an affiliated scholar, about the gun charges in the Maduro indictment. Check it out below! firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/01/the-...
The Maduro Indictment: When Can US Gun Restrictions Apply Beyond American Borders? | Duke Center for Firearms Law
firearmslaw.duke.edu
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I blogged on @dukefirearmslaw.bsky.social, where I'll continue to contribute occasional posts as an affiliated scholar, about the gun charges in the Maduro indictment. Check it out below! firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/01/the-...
I was pleased to contribute this short essay on VanDerStok, ghost guns, and the Trump admin's policy priorities to @theregreview.bsky.social annual Supreme Court recap series! www.theregreview.org/2025/07/23/w...
VanDerStok and the Ghosts of Gun Deregulation | The Regulatory Review
The Supreme Court weighs public safety concerns surrounding ghost guns in recent Second Amendment decision.
www.theregreview.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I was pleased to contribute this short essay on VanDerStok, ghost guns, and the Trump admin's policy priorities to @theregreview.bsky.social annual Supreme Court recap series! www.theregreview.org/2025/07/23/w...
Check out my blog post @statecourtreport.bsky.social on a new gun decision from the Georgia Supreme Court that asks, in part, what happens to original meaning when state constitutional language is readopted over time... statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
Georgia Supreme Court Allows Under-21 Handgun Carry Ban
The court looked to the state’s own constitutional history rather than following recent U.S. Supreme Court gun decisions.
statecourtreport.org
June 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Check out my blog post @statecourtreport.bsky.social on a new gun decision from the Georgia Supreme Court that asks, in part, what happens to original meaning when state constitutional language is readopted over time... statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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“While many state courts reflexively lockstep…the Kansas Court of Appeals took a different path in a recent gun case due to a lurking complexity unique to the right-to-arms context.” @andrewwillinger.bsky.social discusses the complexity of lockstepping post-Bruen.
The Complexity of Lockstepping Post-Bruen
A Kansas court recently refused to follow federal precedent in interpreting the state constitutional right to bear arms.
statecourtreport.org
April 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“While many state courts reflexively lockstep…the Kansas Court of Appeals took a different path in a recent gun case due to a lurking complexity unique to the right-to-arms context.” @andrewwillinger.bsky.social discusses the complexity of lockstepping post-Bruen.
Does originalism always work in practice when it filters down to state courts? I blogged @statecourtreport.bsky.social about a recent Kansas case that confronted that issue in the gun rights-context @brennancenter.bsky.social
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
The Complexity of Lockstepping Post-Bruen
A Kansas court recently refused to follow federal precedent in interpreting the state constitutional right to bear arms.
statecourtreport.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Does originalism always work in practice when it filters down to state courts? I blogged @statecourtreport.bsky.social about a recent Kansas case that confronted that issue in the gun rights-context @brennancenter.bsky.social
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
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Now that it is PrawfsBlawg is official, I want to express my excitement that @andrewwillinger.bsky.social will join GSU's College of Law next year as part of our constitutional law cohort. He's going to be an exceptional addition to our faculty and we look forward to him coming to Atlanta!
a blue flag with georgia state written on it
ALT: a blue flag with georgia state written on it
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March 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Now that it is PrawfsBlawg is official, I want to express my excitement that @andrewwillinger.bsky.social will join GSU's College of Law next year as part of our constitutional law cohort. He's going to be an exceptional addition to our faculty and we look forward to him coming to Atlanta!
“Mel Gibson is a friend of the president and that should be justification enough" - only underscores the need for Congress to resume funding an actual gun rights restoration program that's broadly available, rather than doing this ad hoc based on fame/connections
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
DOJ official says she was fired after opposing the restoration of Mel Gibson's gun rights
Gibson, a supporter of Trump, lost his right to purchase or own a handgun after a 2011 domestic violence misdemeanor conviction.
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March 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“Mel Gibson is a friend of the president and that should be justification enough" - only underscores the need for Congress to resume funding an actual gun rights restoration program that's broadly available, rather than doing this ad hoc based on fame/connections
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Trump issued an EO on 2/7 directing the AG to assess fed rules, policies, and positions for possible 2nd Amendment violations w/in 30 days - as I suggest here, that the deadline passed with no news shows how gun rights are taking a clear back seat to other priorities. abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-...
Deadline quietly passes for AG to recommend killing gun control policies
Attorney General Pam Bondi is looking into whether Biden administration policies infringe on Americans' right to bear arms.
abcnews.go.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Trump issued an EO on 2/7 directing the AG to assess fed rules, policies, and positions for possible 2nd Amendment violations w/in 30 days - as I suggest here, that the deadline passed with no news shows how gun rights are taking a clear back seat to other priorities. abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-...
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If you've been following this area of law, you will be *shocked* to learn that the judge who invalidated Maine's 72-hour waiting period law on Second Amendment grounds was appointed by...Donald Trump.
Good write-up from @andrewwillinger.bsky.social ⬇️
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/03/liti...
Good write-up from @andrewwillinger.bsky.social ⬇️
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/03/liti...
Litigation Highlight: Maine Judge Throws Out State Waiting Period Law | Duke Center for Firearms Law
firearmslaw.duke.edu
March 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If you've been following this area of law, you will be *shocked* to learn that the judge who invalidated Maine's 72-hour waiting period law on Second Amendment grounds was appointed by...Donald Trump.
Good write-up from @andrewwillinger.bsky.social ⬇️
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/03/liti...
Good write-up from @andrewwillinger.bsky.social ⬇️
firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/03/liti...
If you're interested in how the 2nd Trump administration might approach gun issues, particularly in the courts, check out my recent appearance on The Reload podcast with @stephengutowski.bsky.social here: thereload.com/podcast-duke...
Podcast: Duke’s Andrew Willinger on How Trump May Change DOJ’s Gun Litigation Approach
Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I cover the Trump administration’s current freeze on processing new export licenses and how it is hitting the firearms industry particularly hard.
thereload.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you're interested in how the 2nd Trump administration might approach gun issues, particularly in the courts, check out my recent appearance on The Reload podcast with @stephengutowski.bsky.social here: thereload.com/podcast-duke...
Reposted by Andrew Willinger
So incredibly thrilled that our article, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, is forthcoming in the online companion of Cᴏʀɴᴇʟʟ Lᴀᴡ Rᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ!
I think you all will thoroughly enjoy what @evanbernick.bsky.social, @paulgowder.bsky.social, and I have coming your way!
I think you all will thoroughly enjoy what @evanbernick.bsky.social, @paulgowder.bsky.social, and I have coming your way!
February 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
So incredibly thrilled that our article, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, is forthcoming in the online companion of Cᴏʀɴᴇʟʟ Lᴀᴡ Rᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ!
I think you all will thoroughly enjoy what @evanbernick.bsky.social, @paulgowder.bsky.social, and I have coming your way!
I think you all will thoroughly enjoy what @evanbernick.bsky.social, @paulgowder.bsky.social, and I have coming your way!
Enjoyed speaking with Alex Swoyer on her Court Watch podcast about the upcoming SCOTUS argument in Smith & Wesson v. Mexico! @washingtontimes.bsky.social
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Mexico's case against U.S. gun makers hits the Supreme Court
Podcast Episode · Court Watch with Alex Swoyer · 02/21/2025 · 16m
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February 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Enjoyed speaking with Alex Swoyer on her Court Watch podcast about the upcoming SCOTUS argument in Smith & Wesson v. Mexico! @washingtontimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...