Professor Larson Cited in Appeals Court Decision

Research by Professor Carlton Larson is cited in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decision in Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff, a case concerning whether the government may prohibit firearm possession on the basis of an individual's history of mental commitment. The opinion quotes Professor Larson's "Four Exceptions in Search of a Theory: District of Columbia v. Heller and Judicial Ipse Dixit" in noting that "eighteenth-century laws disarming the mentally ill . . . simply do not exist."

Carlton Larson's research interests focus on constitutional law and legal history, with a strong emphasis on the 18th century.

Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff

"Four Exceptions in Search of a Theory: District of Columbia v. Heller and Judicial Ipse Dixit"