Assistant Professor of Law

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Assistant Professor of Law Eric Bolinder joined Liberty University School of Law after a 10-year career in public interest litigation, working both as counsel at Cause of Action Institute and managing policy counsel at Americans for Prosperity Foundation.

At Cause of Action Institute, Professor Bolinder litigated exclusively against the federal government on both plaintiff actions challenging government regulations and as defense counsel in an agency enforcement proceeding.

Most notably, Professor Bolinder argued Loper Bright at the D.C. Circuit and was part of the team that took it from the district court to the Supreme Court. In 2024, the Supreme Court decided Loper Bright, overturning the 40-year precedent of Chevron deference. Professor Bolinder was also part of a team that successfully defended an FTC claim for equitable relief at trial, resulting in no monetary judgment against his clients.

At Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Professor Bolinder drove community efforts to plan engagement with strategic litigation opportunities. He also led a team dedicated to government oversight: filing FOIA requests and litigation, connecting with Hill staff, and producing investigative reports.

He is admitted to the District of Columbia Bar and the Virginia State Bar as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Fourth, and D.C. Circuits, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Education

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

Areas of Interest/Teaching

Administrative Law; Civil Procedure; Lawyering Skills; Constitutional Law

Representative Cases

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-1219, 2024 WL 3208360, at *14 (U.S. June 28, 2024) (overturning Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)).

Fed. Trade Comm’n v. Vylah Tec LLC, 727 F. App’x 998, 1000 (11th Cir. 2018) (vacating lower court’s preliminary injunction in FTC enforcement action).

Fed. Trade Comm’n v. Vylah Tec LLC, 378 F. Supp. 3d 1134, 1137 (M.D. Fla. 2019) (denying monetary relief to the FTC following trial).

Daily Caller News Found. v. Fed. Bureau of Investigation, 387 F. Supp. 3d 112, 114 (D.D.C. 2019) (denying the government’s request for an Open America stay).

Selected Publications and Media