Dr. David Ramsey, associate professor and department chair, teaches constitutional law and political philosophy.

His first book, 鈥淎ntitrust and the Supreme Court,鈥� examines the Supreme Court鈥檚 role in balancing the contentions of the political branches, business community, enforcement agencies and advocates of various schools of economic thought. He has also contributed chapters to two recent books: 鈥淭he Founders, Hobby Lobby and the HHS Mandate,鈥� in the book 鈥淭he Most Sacred Freedom: Religious Liberty in the History of Philosophy and America鈥檚 Founding.鈥� and 鈥淥n the Marriage of Dred Scott鈥� in the book 鈥淎merican Constitutionalism, Marriage and the Family: U.S. v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges in Context," for which he also served as co-editor.

Ramsey is currently working on preparing a digital edition of the papers of Roger B. Taney, fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1836 to 1864, who authored several consequential opinions that played an important role in developing American law. This will be the first scholarly edition of Taney鈥檚 papers to be published in print or digital format. Once complete, it will fill an important gap in the historical record, providing easy access to new primary sources that will assist scholars currently working to reassess the development of American political institutions, law and society during the 19th century. 

Ramsey received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in government and English from Berry College, his master鈥檚 in liberal arts from St. John鈥檚 College and his doctorate degree in political science from Baylor University.