Devin Watkins is an attorney at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Devin Watkins previously worked at the Cato Institute as a legal associate and interned at the Institute for Justice. At the Cato Institute, Watkins worked on a variety of Supreme Court cases, and one of the briefs he worked on was cited by the Court. His op-eds have appeared in National Review Online, The Hill, Time, and The Federalist among others.
Watkins holds a Juris Doctor cum laude from George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, where he was the development editor on the Mason Law Review. Prior to his legal career Watkins was a senior software developer at Intel and WebMD. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Watkins is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Bar, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Bar.
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News
CEI Files Amicus Brief in Thompson v. Marietta Education Association Appeal for Cert at Supreme Court
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for cert at the Supreme Court in the case…
CEI and FreedomWorks Foundation Intervene to Protect Faster Dishwashers and Consumer Choice
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the FreedomWorks Foundation intervened today in lawsuits from eco-groups and their allies seeking to overturn a…
Senate Should Question Biden’s Choice to Head CFPB, Rohit Chopra, on Fair Process for Regulating Businesses
The Senate should question President-elect Biden’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau out of concern that businesses get fair treatment in the regulatory…
Blog
Judge Rules in Favor of Retroactive Unapportioned Tax
- By: Devin Watkins
In 2006, Charles and Kathleen Moore invested in a business aimed at providing affordable equipment to small-scale Indian farmers. No dividends have been returned to…
Government Is Asking if We Want Faster and More Effective Appliances. Say Yes!
- By: Devin Watkins
For more than 50 years, Americans have used washing machines to clean their clothes and dryers to dry them. Manufacturers built highly effective products that…
CEI Opposes Federal Government Coercing a State into Assisting with Federal Law Enforcement
- By: Devin Watkins
Last Friday, CEI took a stand for federalism and separation of powers through an amicus brief. These constitutional principles are critical to the constitutionally limited…
Op-Eds/Articles
Inside Sources
Counterpoint: Fix the Court, but Justice Should Not Be Random
- By: Devin Watkins
Calls for “judicial reform” have too often been code for seeking changes to the courts for partisan advantage. This is why “reform” is rarely accomplished.
USA Today
Invalidate Entire Affordable Care Act
- By: Devin Watkins
The fate of former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act is, once again, before the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the justices will hear arguments in…
The Wall Street Journal
The Incredible Shrinking Quorum
- By: Devin Watkins
How can Congress do its work in a time of social distancing? The Senate has remained in session as usual, but the House took steps…
Citations
Bloomberg Law
Trump Social Media Liability Order Opens Partisan Divide at FCC
- By: Devin Watkins
Bloomberg Law cites attorney Devin Watkins on President Trump’s executive order on social media: “Because this comes directly from the president, this obviously…
The Heartland Institute
Supreme Court Allows Fast Tracking of Property Rights Case
- By: Devin Watkins
The Heartland Institute cites Attorney Devin Watkins on the Knick decision. The Knick decision should help ensure states play fair with takings claims, says Devin Watkins, an…
Watts Up With That
CEI Files Formal Complaint Regarding NASA’s Claim of 97% Climate Scientist Agreement on Global Warming
- By: Devin Watkins
Watts Up With That cites Attorney Devin Watkins on a recent CEI petition to correct a climate science statistic on NASA’s website. The…