Eric Bolinder is Assistant Professor of Law at Liberty University. Prior to joining the academy, Eric had a 10-year career as a public interest litigator, representing businesses and individuals suing or being sued by the federal government. Most importantly, Eric argued Loper Bright at the D.C. Circuit and was part of the team that took it from the district court through a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2024, the Supreme Court decided Loper Bright and overturned Chevron in a landmark decision that changed the landscape of administrative law. Eric’s experience also includes successfully trying the monetary relief portion of a case against the Federal Trade Commission. Finally, Eric has extensive experience in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation.

Eric is a prolific academic writer, focusing his scholarship on administrative and constitutional law. He has published (or will soon publish) pieces in the Indiana Law Journal Supplement, the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, the NYU Journal of Law and Liberty, the West Virginia Law Review, and the Liberty University Law Review. 

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)
• James Madison University (B.A.)

Admissions

  • Virginia State Bar
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Federal District Court of the District of Columbia
  • Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C., First, and Fourth Circuits

Schaerr Jaffe Attorney Discusses Supreme Court Term on Hugh Hewitt Show

Schaerr Jaffe academic affiliate James Phillips was a guest on the Hugh Hewitt Show on July 6 to discuss the recently ended U.S. Supreme Court term, as well as preview a few of the cases in the next term. The show reaches over 2 million people each week. The video […]

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in International Partners for Ethical Care v. Ferguson

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc. v. Ferguson, a case that will be argued by Schaerr Jaffe. The Court agreed to hear the landmark case involving the question of whether parents of gender-confused children have standing to challenge runaway laws in Washington […]

Ninth Circuit Grants Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal in City of Huntington Beach v. Newsom

In a significant victory for parental rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a motion for reconsideration and issued a preliminary injunction pending appeal in City of Huntington Beach v. Gavin Newsom (No. 25-3826). A unanimous panel held that the objecting plaintiff parents likely have Article III […]

Gene Schaerr publishes op-ed on First Amendment issues

Gene Schaerr recently published an op-ed discussing the First Amendment issues raised in Suncor v. Boulder, which the Supreme Court will hear soon. The op-ed can be read here.