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Philip Hamburger

Philip Hamburger

Chief Executive Officer


Philip Hamburger is a scholar of constitutional law and its history at Columbia Law School. He received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and his J.D. from Yale Law School. Before coming to Columbia, he was the John P. Wilson Professor at the University of Chicago Law School. He also taught at George Washington University Law School, Northwestern Law School, University of Virginia Law School, and the University of Connecticut Law School. Professor Hamburger’s contributions are unrivaled by any U.S. legal scholar in driving the national conversations on the First Amendment and the separation of church and state and on administrative power. His work on administrative power has been celebrated by organizations like the Manhattan Institute and the Bradley Foundation, among others.

It's Congress' Responsibility to Legislate; Not the Courts'

By: Philip Hamburger November 16, 2021
In the News
The U.S. Supreme Court on October 29 agreed to review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that broadly construed the right of individuals to file suit for infringement of their constitutional rights — a sure sign the 9th Circuit will once again be overturned for straying too far from high court edicts. Left-wing…
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Forced Covid Vaccination for Kids Is Unlawful

By: Philip Hamburger November 9, 2021
In the News
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Pfizer -BioNTech vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds, expect a wave of Covid-19 vaccine mandates for children. San Francisco announced last week that the city will require children in that age group to show proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, sporting events, swimming pools and more.…
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Andrew McCarthy Misses the Point on Public Schools

By: Philip Hamburger October 28, 2021
In the News
It is flattering that a commentator as astute as Andrew McCarthy would respond to my Wall Street Journal article questioning the current public-school system. But it is dismaying that, in “The Wrong Way to Fight Progressive Indoctrination in Public Schools,”he misunderstands my argument. According to McCarthy, my view is that “parents have a First Amendment right to control…
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