Background

Kevin Schascheck joined the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law in 2026. His research focuses on recent developments in Second Amendment jurisprudence, particularly as it relates to originalist methodologies and public safety. Past projects have focused on the growing use of history-and-tradition, evidentiary issues with historical fact-finding, and the role of burdens in Second Amendment litigation. Prior to joining the law school, he was a Forrester Fellow at Tulane Law School. He also clerked for the Honorable Judge Jones of the Western District of Virginia and practiced law at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP.

Selected Scholarship

• Second Amendment Exceptions,  93 Tenn. L. Rev. 887 (2026).
• In Keeping With Heller, 73 Buff. L. Rev. Online 617 (2025) (invited).
• The Expansive Sensitive Places Doctrine, The Limited Right to Keep and Bear Arms Outside the Home, 108:218 Cornell L. Rev. Online 218 (2024). 

Education

• J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
• B.S.; B.A., Indiana University South Bends