Braden Boucek
Vice President of Litigation
Southeastern Legal Foundation
Braden Boucek
Vice President of Litigation
Southeastern Legal Foundation
Braden Boucek serves as the Vice President of Litigation for Southeastern Legal Foundation.
Braden is a seasoned constitutional litigator and is proud to have spent over two decades fighting for liberty and the rule of law.
In his role as Vice President of Litigation, Braden manages litigation and advises on policy for Southeastern Legal Foundation. Prior to joining SLF in 2021, Braden was the Vice President for Legal Affairs at a state-based public interest law firm and policy center. For nearly 14 years before joining the freedom-based law movement, Braden served as a state and federal prosecutor in the Nashville and Memphis areas. While serving at the Justice Department, he was singled out for special recognition on multiple occasions. Braden has successfully litigated jury trials at both the state and federal level and argued dozens of cases before state and federal appellate courts. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and his law degree from Florida State University College of Law. He has also been a legal professor of constitutional law.
Both in and out of the courtroom, Braden works to promote individual liberty, the rule of law, and accountability in government. He regularly testifies before state legislatures, has drafted model legislation, and publishes legal scholarship. Braden is a recognized constitutional scholar, frequent speaker, commentator, and published author. His work and that of Southeastern Legal Foundation is regularly covered by national media and you will frequently hear or see him on the radio, podcasts, and television.
Braden is an active member of the Federalist Society where he serves as an expert on the Federalist Society’s Regulatory Transparency Project State and local Working Group. He is also an active member of his community and church. He lives in the Nashville area with his wife and two children.
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Contributions
Deep Dive Episode 266 – The Evolution of HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rules: A Look at the Latest Proposed Regulation
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rules have careened wildly back and forth as administrations have changed.
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The Evolution of HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rules: A Look at the Latest Proposed Regulation
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rules have careened wildly back and forth as administrations have changed.
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Deep Dive Episode 225 – State Constitutions and Individual Liberty: State or Federal Government as Primary Custodian of Individual Rights?
An expert panel joined us to debate the different purposes and rights guarantees within state constitutions and the federal constitution.
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State Constitutions and Individual Liberty: State or Federal Government as Primary Custodian of Individual Rights?
An expert panel joined us to debate the different purposes and rights guarantees within state constitutions and the federal constitution.
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Deep Dive Episode 217 – The Separation of Powers, From Washington to Sacramento
An expert panel debates the distinctions between the federal and state separation of powers doctrines, using California as an example.
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The Separation of Powers, From Washington to Sacramento
An expert panel debates the distinctions between the federal and state separation of powers doctrines, using California as an example.
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Deep Dive Episode 214 – Emergency Management Statutes: Lessons from COVID-19
An expert panel debated whether states should reform their emergency management statutes in light of our experience with emergency governance over the past 24 months.
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Emergency Management Statutes: Lessons from COVID-19
An expert panel debated whether states should reform their emergency management statutes in light of our experience with emergency governance over the past 24 months.
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Explainer Episode 33 – Litigation Update: Shaw v. Metro. Gov’t
Paul Avelar and Braden Boucek joined the podcast to break down a Tennessee State Supreme Court zoning case from their clients’ point of view.
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Explainer Episode 26 – Land Use Restrictions and Legislative Reform
In a conversation moderated by Kimberly Hermann, Braden Boucek and Emily Hamilton discuss several proposed legislative reforms to land use restrictions.
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Licensing Speech & Regulating the Internet: Tennessee’s Auctioneer Licensing Scheme
Braden Boucek
“A state may not, under the guise of prohibiting professional misconduct, ignore constitutional rights.” And yet, ignoring fundamental speech rights is precisely what Tennessee is doing through its auctioneer licensing regime.
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Docket Watch: Zarate v. Tennessee of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
Braden Boucek
If Elias wanted to save a life or write a law, his educational level would not disqualify him. Unfortunately, it does disqualify him from cutting hair.
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Deep Dive Episode 31 – Tennessee Licensing Board Alarmed by Entrepreneur’s Facial Recognition Software
Adam Jackson (Edge AI) and Braden Boucek (Beacon Center of Tennessee) discuss how Adam has been barred by the Tennessee Alarm Systems Contractors Board from distributing the software he developed to identify potentially dangerous individuals and prompt a security response before violence occurs.
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Deep Dive Episode 18 – Regulatory Hurdles for Entrepreneurs: The Story of Project Belle
Armand Lauzon (Project Belle) and Braden Boucek (Beacon Center of Tennessee) discuss Project Belle and the company’s experience with the Tennessee State Board of Cosmetology.
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