Anthony Sanders ’04

Anthony Sanders ’04 is the Director of the Center for Judicial Engagement (CJE) at the Institute for Justice. Anthony’s scholarship focuses on state constitutions, economic liberties, judicial review, and legal history. He is the author of Baby Ninth Amendments: How Americans Embraced Unenumerated Rights and Why It Matters (Univ. Mich. Press 2023). His articles have appeared in law journals such as the Iowa Law Review, Minnesota Law Review, American University Law Review, and Rutgers Law Review. He also regularly writes for popular audiences and hosts the "Short Circuit" podcast. Before joining CJE Anthony litigated several public interest cases for IJ, arguing before state and federal courts in Minnesota and across the country.

Anthony served as a law clerk to Justice W. William Leaphart on the Montana Supreme Court and then worked in private practice in Chicago where he was an active member of the Chicago Bar Association and chaired its Civil Rights Committee. While a law student at the U of M he served as an articles submission editor for the Minnesota Law Review and was a founding member (and editor) of TORT. He received his undergraduate degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.