R. Trent McCotter

George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty

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1.

Egbert v. Boule: Federal Officer Suits by Common Law

Cato Supreme Court Review, 2021-2022, George Mason Legal Studies Research Paper No. LS 22-27
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2022
Jennifer Mascott and R. Trent McCotter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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federal courts, separation of powers, executive branch, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Term, Egbert, Bivens, federal causes of action, monetary damages, Article III, Congress, federal jurisdiction

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Federal Trade Commission v. Walmart Inc., Brief for Amicus Curiae Professor Jennifer L. Mascott in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-07
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Sep 2022
Jennifer Mascott and R. Trent McCotter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Unitary Executive, Appointments Clause, Removal Power, Judicial Review, Commerce

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Joseph R. Biden v. State of Nebraska and Department of Education v. Myra Brown, Brief of 128 U.S. Representatives, Including 25 Members of the House Committee on Education & the Workforce as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondents

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 23-01
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Feb 2023
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Sophia L. Cabana, M. Erica Crouse, Jamieson Knopf and Talia Semaan
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Student loans, Separation of Powers, Legislative Power, Executive Power, Heroes Act, Debt forgiveness, Judicial review, Checks and Balances, Administrative Law

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Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic at Antonin Scalia Law School as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-05
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Natalia A. Castro and Michael Potter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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Judicial review, Separation of powers, Administrative law, ALJ, Removal Power, Unitary Executive, FTC

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Amicus Brief of Professor Jennifer L. Mascott in Egbert v. Boule, 21-147

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 21-01
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2022
Jennifer Mascott and R. Trent McCotter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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Constitution, jurisdiction, separation of powers, federal courts, Bivens, Ex parte Young, Erie, originalism

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George v. McDonough, Brief of United States Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-01
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 09 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Cassandra Busekrus and Nathaniel A. Lawson
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Congress, Veterans, Disability, Regulation, Veterans Affairs, Chevron, Separation of Powers

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Garfield County v. Biden, Brief of Proposed Amicus Curiae Separation of Powers Clinic

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 23-07
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 Apr 2023
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Lauren E Aragon and Morgan E Uveges
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Separation of Powers, Federalism, Congress, Federal Land, Property, National Monuments, Judicial Review

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust, Amicus Curiae Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic in Support of Appellants

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-09
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Oct 2022
Jennifer Mascott and R. Trent McCotter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, CFPB, Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, Unitary Executive, Appointments Clause, Removal Power, Judicial Review

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Steven Donziger v. United States of America, Brief of Professor Jennifer L. Mascott as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-13
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 Nov 2022
Jennifer Mascott and R. Trent McCotter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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Separation of Powers, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Due Process, Constitutional Law, Special Prosecutors, Executive Power, Judicial Power, Appointments

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Consumers’ Research; By Two, L.P. v. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Amicus Curiae Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic in Support of Appellees

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 10, 2022
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Oct 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Jamieson Knopf and Raymond Yang
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Removal Power, Unitary Executive Theory, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Federal Trade Commission

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Calcutt v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Amicus Curiae Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic in Support of Petitioners Petition for Rehearing En Banc or Panel Rehearing

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-06
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 09 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Jamie Gray and Nathaniel A. Lawson
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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FDIC, Removal power, Administrative Law, Executive Branch, Separation of Powers, Independent Agencies, Judicial Branch

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Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury v. Lindsey Graham, Amicus Curiae Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic in Support of Emergency Motion by Senator Lindsey O. Graham to Stay District Court's Order and Enjoin Select Grand Jury Proceedings Pending Appeal

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-08
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 26 Sep 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter and Jamieson Knopf
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Congress, Speech and Debate Clause,

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Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic at Antonin Scalia Law School as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-02
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Karyn Christensen, Jamie Gray, Jamieson Knopf and Tyler Shannon
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Sovereign immunity, Separation of powers, Federalism

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American Home Furnishings Alliance, Mississippi Economic Council, and Mississippi Manufacturers Association v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Amicus Curiae Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic in Support of Petitioners

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 23-02
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Feb 2023
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Jamieson Knopf, Justin Myers and Raymond Yang
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University - George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Executive Power, Appointments Clause, Independent Agencies, Humphrey's Executor, Precedent

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Lindsey Graham v. Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury, Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic as Amicus Curiae in Support of Application for Stay and Injunction Pending Appeal

Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Scalia Law School Research Paper Series, Forthcoming, Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 12, 2022
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Oct 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter and Jamieson Knopf
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Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Congress, Speech and Debate Clause

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Cornelius Campbell Burgess V. Jennifer Whang, Amicus Curiae Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic in Support of Appellee/Cross-Appellant Cornelius Campbell Burgess

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 23-06
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Apr 2023
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter and Justin Myers
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University - George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal
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Administrative Law, Separation of Powers, FDIC, Administrative Law Judge, ALJ, Adjudication, Removal Power, Humphrey's Executor

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Calcutt v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 23-03
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 02 Mar 2023
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter and Justin Myers
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University - George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal
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Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Executive Power, Article II, Appointments Clause, Removal Power, Independent Agencies, Precedent

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Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury v. Lindsey Graham, Amicus Curiae Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic in Support of Defendant-Appellant Senator Lindsey O. Graham

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 11, 2022
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 13 Oct 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter and Jamieson Knopf
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Separation of Powers, Constitutional Law, Congress, Speech and Debate Clause

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Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Brian W. Coughlin, Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 23-04
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2023
R. Trent McCotter, Brittany Burnham and Dario J. Spinelli
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Separation of Powers, Federalism, Tribal Sovereign Immunity, Common Law, Judicial Restraint

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United States v. Crittenden, Brief of Amicus Curiae Professor Jennifer L. Mascott in Support of Defendant-Appellee on Rehearing En Banc

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-04
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Karyn Christensen, Jamieson Knopf, Tyler Shannon and Jamie Gray
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Federal Law, Criminal Procedure, Jury trial, Judicial power

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Nordlicht v. United States, Brief of Professor Jennifer L. Mascott as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 22-03
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Aug 2022
Jennifer Mascott, R. Trent McCotter, Karyn Christensen, Jamieson Knopf, Tyler Shannon and Jamie Gray
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students and George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Students
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Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Federal Law, Criminal Procedure, Jury trial, Judicial power

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Antonio De La Rosa-Rodriguez v. Merrick B. Garland, Brief of Separation of Powers Clinic as Amicus Curiae in Support of Neither Party

Gray Center Separation of Powers Brief 23-05
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 05 Apr 2023
R. Trent McCotter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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Jurisdiction, Judicial Review, Separation of Powers

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Hitting Streaks Don't Obey Your Rules: Evidence that Hitting Streaks Aren't Just By-Products of Random Variations

Chance, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 52-57, 2010
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 14 Sep 2022
R. Trent McCotter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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Baseball, Hitting Streak, Random, Permutation, Persistence, Skills, Skill, Streak, Luck, Hot Hand, Sports, Streakiness

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Down the Drain: How North Carolina Municipalities Lost Immunity for Storm Drains in Jennings v. Fayetteville

88 N.C. L. Rev. 2272 (2010)
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 26 Aug 2022
R. Trent McCotter
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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