In its decision this week holding that the Constitution bars President Biden from punishing members of the Texas National Guard not called into federal service for their refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit relied extensively on Professor Jason Mazzone's article, "The Security Constitution." Published in the UCLA Law Review, his article provides an in-depth analysis of the scope of and limitations to federal control over state militia, the precursor to the National Guard.
Read the full Fifth Circuit opinion.
Read the UCLA Law Review article.