Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explains that the Organic Act of 1871 Did Not Transform the U.S. Into a Corporation 

February 12

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Offers Insight on States’ Rights Concerning Gender-Transition Care and Abortion Access 

February 9

Civil Rights, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt: Oral Arguments in Colorado Presidential Ballot Case Went Well for Trump 

February 8

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Offers Prediction on Court’s Ruling in Trump Ballot Case 

February 8

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explains How to Glean Insight from SCOTUS Oral Arguments 

February 8

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt: ‘Haley Is Offering a Confederate View of the Constitution That Cost Us Over Half a Million Lives’ 

February 5

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media 

Trump and the Battle Over the 2024 Presidential Ballot 

February 5

In an amicus, Prof. Kermit Roosevelt argues that the U.S. Supreme Court should affirm the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision that keeps Trump off the presidential ballot.

article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt: Constitution Intended to ‘Place Certain Issues Beyond the Reach of Ordinary Politics’ 

January 30

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses the New Hampshire Primaries 

January 21

Audio, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, podcast 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses the Impact of Today’s Highly Politicized Supreme Court 

January 21

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media, SCOTUS, Video 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt: ‘No Substance’ to Birther Claims Concerning Nikki Haley 

January 10

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explains the Origins of the Electoral College and Its Bias 

January 10

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt’s Amicus Encourages SCOTUS to Adopt Section 187 as Federal Law to Resolve Maritime Choice-of-Law Issues 

October 6

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

The 2024 Presidential Ballot and the 14th Amendment 

October 2

“Hand your republic over to the enemies of democracy, and it could take a hundred years to get it back,” writes Prof. Kermit Roosevelt at the Los Angeles Times.

article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Courts & the Judicial System, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Research and Scholarship 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses Using the 14th Amendment to Disqualify Trump from 2024 Presidential Ballot 

September 16

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explores Whether the 14th Amendment Could Be Used to Keep Trump Off the 2024 Ballot 

September 6

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt’s Perspective on Supreme Court Expansion Has Evolved Over Time 

August 8

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explains Legal Hurdles to Outlawing Birthright Citizenship 

July 20

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Attributes SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision to Changing Composition of the Court 

July 20

Civil Rights, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explores Potential Ramifications of Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision 

July 19

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Calls Recent Supreme Court Rulings Part of ‘Minoritarian Takeover’ 

July 11

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Emphasizes That Democracy Is ‘Ongoing, Continuing Process’ 

June 30

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses Whether Birthright Citizenship Could Be in Danger 

June 30

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explains Ideologies Behind Competing Affirmative Action Stances 

June 29

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explains That Many Americans Misunderstand July 4 

June 19

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media 

The History of Juneteenth 

June 19

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt discusses the history and significance of Juneteenth in a new documentary and in an interview at Penn Today.

article archive, Cross-Disciplinary, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, inclusionfacultyvoices, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal Culture & History, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Calls for Supreme Court Reform 

June 14

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Offers Perspective on Claim That Biden Officials Haven’t Taken Oaths of Office 

June 2

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses ‘The Nation That Never Was’ 

May 24

Audio, Books, Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, podcast 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Observes That Supreme Court Justices Are Not Bound By Ethical Guidelines ‘And They Act Like It’ 

April 11

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

‘The Nation that Never Was’ 

March 15

In The Nation that Never Was, Prof. Kermit Roosevelt provides an alternate understanding of American identity.

article archive, Books, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal Culture & History, Research and Scholarship, Transformative Faculty 

The Founding and Re-Founding of America 

March 7

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt discusses his book, The Nation That Never Was, with Robin Lindley at George Washington University’s History News Network.

article archive, Books, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal Culture & History, Transformative Faculty 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt’s Insights Featured in Annenberg Classroom’s New Documentary, ‘Juneteenth’ 

March 6

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media, Penn 

Columnist Explores Prof. Kermit Roosevelt’s ‘The Nation That Never Was’ Vis à Vis Ron DeSantis’ ‘War on Public Education’ 

March 2

Books, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt’s Explanation of the Historical Concept of Pardons Informs Op-Ed About Robin Farris Case 

February 6

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses ‘The Nation That Never Was’ with Yale Law Prof. Akhil Reed Amar 

February 2

Audio, Books, Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, podcast 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Cautions That Tarot Card Reading TikToker Could Face Legal Trouble Beyond a Defamation Suit 

December 30

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Presents ‘The Nation That Never Was’ to the Retired Men’s Association 

December 19

Books, Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, Publications 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses Reconstructing America’s Story at Book Signing Event 

December 8

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explains Why Raising the Voting Age Is Unlikely to Happen 

November 22

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt on Eastman Memo: ‘A Proposed Coup Cloaked in Legal Language’ 

November 22

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses ‘The Nation That Never Was’ 

September 16

Audio, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media, podcast 

Commemorating Constitution Day 

September 16

In celebration of Constitution Day, we are highlighting Penn Carey Law’s recent insights, analysis, and observations on today’s most pressing constitutional issues.
article archive, Claire Finkelstein, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, David Rudovsky, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal Culture & History, Sarah Barringer Gordon, Students, Tobias Barrington Wolff 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Speaks on the Realities of Prosecuting Abortions 

August 20

Conlaw, Criminal Law, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt: Decision Overturning Roe Provides Biden ‘An Excellent Opportunity to Endorse Court Reform’: Bloomberg Law 

August 15

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Sheds Light on Why the U.S. Judicial System Has Fallen Out of Favor Globally: The Christian Science Monitor 

August 4

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Sees ‘Pretty Clear’ Precedent That Could Provide Support for States to Enforce Abortion Laws Beyond Their Borders: The Hill 

August 4

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

The Future of American Democracy 

August 1

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt and Lecturer in Law Jason Abel L’03 discuss what the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Moore v. Harper could mean for our democracy.
Alumni, article archive, Courts & the Judicial System, Faculty, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Offers Insight Into Unprecedented Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion: USA Today 

July 27

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Questions the Fate of Existing Same-Sex Marriages If Banned by States in the Future: Mother Jones 

July 26

Civil Rights, Conlaw, EquityInclusion, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, LGBTQ, Media, SCOTUS 

Judicial Activism 

July 18

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt explains judicial activism in a historical sense, and how justices today interpret the Constitution and federal and state policies.
article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Courts & the Judicial System, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, Research and Scholarship, Transformative Faculty 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses His New Book and Lincoln’s America: WNYC 

July 15

Audio, Books, Civil Rights, Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, podcast, Publications 

Freedom of Speech or Coerced Prayer? 

July 12

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt recently discussed the Supreme Court’s decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton Sch. Dist. with KYW.
article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, Research and Scholarship, SCOTUS 

Following Historic SCOTUS Term, Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Concludes: “Any Right That Is Not Textually Enumerated Is Under Threat”: Wall Street Journal 

July 5

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Warns that Dobbs Reasoning Endangers Rights to Same-Sex Marriage, Interracial Marriage, and Contraception: News-Gazette 

July 5

Conlaw, Faculty, Health Law, Kermit Roosevelt, LGBTQ, Media, News, Privacy, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Cautions that the Independent State Legislature Doctrine Leaves Elections Vulnerable to Highly-Partisan Politics: Penn Capital Star 

July 5

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Legislative, Media, News, SCOTUS 

The Real Birth of a Nation 

July 4

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt argues that we should celebrate the birth of the U.S. on the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address to celebrate the ideal of equality for all.
article archive, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal Culture & History, Research and Scholarship 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Cautions that ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory is ‘Very Dangerous to Democracy’: Politics PA 

July 1

Conlaw, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Sheds Light on Complex Legal Questions Surrounding Companies’ Funding of Abortion-Related Travel: Today 

July 1

Conlaw, Faculty, Health Law, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Says Dobbs’s Logic Could Impact Rights Beyond Abortion: Time 

June 28

Conlaw, Faculty, Health Law, Kermit Roosevelt, Latest News, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Cautions that the Future of Same-Sex Marriage and Contraception Rights are Unclear: Rollcall 

June 27

Civil Rights, Conlaw, Kermit Roosevelt, Latest News, LGBTQ, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt: There’s “No Easy Replacement” for the Trust that has Historically Kept SCOTUS Drafts Secret: Bloomberg Law 

May 9

Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt’s New Book, “Reconstructing America’s Story” Questions the Prevailing Narrative of America: Pennsylvania Gazette 

May 6

Books, Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media, News 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Speculates that SCOTUS Leak “Likely…Comes from the Right in Response to an Actual or Threatened Defection:” USA Today 

May 5

Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explains that Leaked Alito Opinion Threatens to Alter Fundamental Elements of Constitutional Law Beyond the Abortion Debate: Roll Call 

May 5

Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Profs. Kermit Roosevelt and Tobias Wolff Discuss Consequences of Overturning Roe v. Wade: Very Well 

May 4

Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS, Tobias Barrington Wolff 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explores the Possible Origin of Historic SCOTUS Opinion Leak: The Washington Post 

May 4

Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Notes That Leaked Draft Makes It “More Costly” for Justices to Change their Position: The New York Times 

May 3

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Penn Carey Law Reacts to Leaked Opinion 

May 3

Profs. Roosevelt and Wolff as well as student leaders of a pro bono reproductive justice project share their insights.
article archive, Conlaw, Dorothy E. Roberts, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, Pro Bono Student Groups, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship, SCOTUS, Serena Mayeri, Students, Tobias Barrington Wolff, Women's Rights 

Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Reaction 

May 3

Referencing gay rights decisions, Prof. Roosevelt cautions, “If there are five justices who endorse this draft, it’s unlikely that they will stop with Roe.”
article archive, Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Research and Scholarship, SCOTUS, Women's Rights 

At TIME, Prof. Kermit Roosevelt traces the evolution of MLK Jr.’s views on America through his speeches 

January 19

Roosevelt maintains that King’s focus on Reconstruction should guide us forward.
article archive, Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, inclusionfacultyvoices, Kermit Roosevelt, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt argues that the U.S. was born not in 1619 or 1776 but rather in 1863 with the Emancipation Proclamation 

January 10

In an opinion piece at The Hill, Prof. Roosevelt urges Americans to “remember how we first started on the path of liberty and equality.”
article archive, Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Featured, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Research and Scholarship 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt: ‘Court expansion may be the only thing that will save our democracy for the next generation’: The Nation 

December 16

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt warns that SCOTUS expansion ‘may be the only thing that will save our democracy for the next generation’ 

December 13

Prof. Roosevelt also advocates for term limits for Supreme Court Justices, with staggered eighteen-year terms.
article archive, faculty perspectives, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, Research and Scholarship, SCOTUS, supreme court 

Law School announces new chaired professorships for David Hoffman, Jonathan Klick, and Kermit Roosevelt 

December 10

Hoffman specializes in contract law, Klick in law and economics, and Roosevelt in constitutional law and conflict of laws.
article archive, Conlaw, contracts, David Hoffman, Faculty, Featured, Jonathan Klick, Kermit Roosevelt, Law and Economics, Law School, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt explains the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’: PolitiFact 

October 18

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt explains why the dismissal of obscenity charges against a homeowner over lawn signs was the right decision: Law.com 

July 30

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt discusses the overarching powers of the executive branch and Congress’s inability to keep it in check: CS Monitor 

January 26

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt draws distinctions between lawmaker behaviors that could constitute ‘participating’ in Capitol attack: Roll Call 

January 13

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt discusses potential repercussions of a possible second Trump impeachment: McClatchy 

January 13

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt explains why invoking the 25th amendment is harder than pursuing impeachment of Trump: KYW 

January 7

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt discusses whether it’s likely that Trump will be removed from office: 6ABC 

January 7

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt explains significance of joint congressional session concerning Electoral College votes: ABC 7 News - WJLA 

January 6

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt offers prediction regarding Trump’s pending election lawsuits: Politifact 

December 11

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt discusses potential remaining avenues of Republican-led Electoral College obstruction: MarketWatch 

December 9

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt analyzes Trump’s ‘stress test’ for the Constitution and political system more broadly: The Dan Abrams Show 

December 7

Audio, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt explains how the pardon process works and why it exists in the first place: Penn Today 

December 4

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt explores President Trump’s failed legal efforts to contest PA election results: WHYY 

November 30

Audio, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

“I don’t think Giuliani performed very well”: Prof. Roosevelt on Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s PA election challenge: Washington Times 

November 18

Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

“That is a bad sign” : Prof. Roosevelt on Pennsylvania Trump campaign election challenges: USA Today 

November 16

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Law School, Media, News 

Pa. election lawsuit has “little chance of succeeding”: Prof. Roosevelt cited in Porter Wright’s withdrawal: Forbes 

November 13

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt cautions that lawsuits alleging isolated incidents of voter fraud don’t overturn elections: The Washington Times 

November 12

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on the chances of success of Trump’s election lawsuit in Pennsylvania: USA Today 

November 10

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt explains electoral college and why the United States uses it: Penn Today 

November 10

Conlaw, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt explains Pennsylvania laws concerning ballot counting: WVEC 

November 6

Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt joins other legal scholar signatories in emphasizing importance of counting every vote: American Constitution Society 

November 5

Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt explains the electoral college and why the United States uses it: Penn Today 

November 4

Government, Kermit Roosevelt, News 

Prof. Roosevelt discusses what happens to the votes of faithless electors: USA Today 

November 4

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt predicts how appeal of PA Superior Court decision calling PLCAA unconstitutional would go: The Philadelphia Inquirer 

September 30

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt discusses what fact-checking Joe Biden’s claim about cannon ownership during the Revolutionary War would require: Politifact 

July 1

Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt speaks about the removal of the statue of his great-great-grandfather at the American Museum of Natural History: 6ABC 

June 23

Civil Rights, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal History, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt authors op-ed comes to the defense of America’s National Parks: The Hill 

October 29

Environment, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt and Ruth-Helen Vassilas (L’18) opine on whether Supreme Court justices should have term limits: CNN 

October 1

Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt explains why Democrats should recognize the significance of federal judges in presidential election: Philadelphia Inquirer 

September 20

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Law School, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt anticipates Justice Kavanaugh will lean more to the political right than the middle: Bloomberg 

July 23

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Roosevelt thinks it’s unlikely that the 5th Circuit Court will throw out the ACA appeal: Politico 

June 28

Health Law, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt contributes case information to Washington Post article examining the probability of SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade 

May 21

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Roosevelt comments on what due process means for lawmakers accused of misconduct: Penn Capital-Star 

May 20

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt examines the likelihood of SCOTUS hearing the appeal of child abuse investigator: Washington Times 

May 17

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Prof. Roosevelt argues that the Constitution won’t allow N.J. Democrats to force presidential candidates to release tax returns: NJ.com 

February 26

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, SCOTUS 

Case in Point Episode: Prof. Roosevelt discusses the prospect of the president ending birthright citizenship 

December 12

case in point, Civil Rights, Kermit Roosevelt 

President Trump cannot end birthright citizenship by executive order, says Prof. Roosevelt: Politfact 

October 31

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

According to Prof. Roosevelt, Birmingham courts prove savvy at leveraging laws to maintain status quo: Bloomberg Quint 

July 31

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Trump didn’t commit treason in Helsinki, according to Prof. Roosevelt’s analysis: Politifact 

July 23

Faculty, International, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt on Kavanaugh’s opinion president could supersede the court’s authority: Politifact 

July 16

Administrative Law, Conlaw, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt says Rep. Waters’ statements are protected by the First Amendment: Politifact 

June 29

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News 

Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on if the President can pardon himself 

June 4

Conlaw, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on the travel ban case going to the Supreme Court 

April 25

Immigration, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Roosevelt discusses searching out plaintiffs to challenge Supreme Court precedents: Bloomberg Law 

April 17

Conlaw, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

An adversarial system works for criminal justice, says Prof. Roosevelt, but not so for America’s democracy: PolitiFact 

February 5

Conlaw, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt offers insights on PA Supreme Court decision on district voting maps: CBS Philly 

January 23

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, Philadelphia 

Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt comments on the reduction of National Park lands: Newsweek 

December 11

Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt offers analysis on a controversial legal theory from Trump’s private lawyer: Politico 

December 7

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt explores whether or not a president can tell the Justice Department what to do 

December 5

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt analyzes whether Trump could pardon his team, his children or himself 

July 22

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Profs. Paoletti & Roosevelt discuss Trump’s travel ban: Wharton Business Radio 

July 13

Audio, Conlaw, Faculty, Immigration, International, Kermit Roosevelt, News, Penn, Sarah Paoletti, Transnational 

Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt on each generation’s duty to preserve national parks: Washington Times 

July 6

Environment, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on whether the Democrats’ lawsuit against Trump will work or not: CNNMoney 

June 21

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Professors Roosevelt & Paoletti weigh in on whether the courts will permanently block Trump’s travel ban 

March 23

Audio, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Human Rights, Immigration, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, News, Penn, Sarah Paoletti, Transnational 

Prof. Roosevelt offers analysis on Trump’s new immigration ban: NBC News 

March 13

Faculty, Immigration, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt speaks with George Takei at panel marking 75th anniversary of Japanese internment 

February 21

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, Video 

Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt examines Trump’s executive order on refugees & immigrants: FPRI 

February 1

Faculty, Government, Human Rights, International, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt on the Faith & Liberty Discovery Center opening on the Independence Mall: Philadelphia Inquirer 

January 12

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, Philadelphia 

Prof. Roosevelt comments on faithless electors & voting reform: New York Post 

November 23

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt in TIME: “The Debate Over Japanese Internment Is Deeply Flawed” 

November 21

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt on Trump’s plans to register Muslims: Philadelphia Magazine 

November 17

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt explains how the Electoral College could elect Hillary Clinton: Philadelphia Magazine 

November 17

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on whether the electoral college elect Clinton: FactCheck.org 

November 16

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media 

Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on Donald Trump and the Supreme Court 

November 10

Conlaw, Faculty, Government, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on the legality of blocking SCOTUS nominations: CBS Philly 

October 19

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

On Case in Point, Prof. Roosevelt unpacks the issues critical to the debate over gun control 

August 9

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Law School, News, Video 

Prof. Roosevelt analyzes how the presidential election will impact SCOTUS: Fox News 

August 4

Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, SCOTUS 

Prof. Roosevelt examines his great-great-grandfather’s legacy: Time 

July 25

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, Philadelphia 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt weighs in on SCOTUS affirmative action and immigration rulings: The Daily Pennsylvanian 

July 7

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Prof. Roosevelt offers insights on the SCOTUS affirmative action & immigration rulings: CBS Philly 

June 23

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Prof. Roosevelt comments on SCOTUS’s ideological deadlock: New York Times 

May 18

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Vote for Prof. Roosevelt’s book “Allegiance” to win the 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction 

May 17

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Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt calls for action on SCOTUS nomination of Merrick Garland 

May 4

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Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on federal judge ruling that filming police isn’t a constitutional right 

March 8

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Prof. Roosevelt op-ed in TIME: “Donald Trump is wrong about torture” 

February 20

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Prof. Roosevelt on how an evenly split Supreme Court could impact consumer issues: Bankrate 

February 18

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Legal scholars from Penn Law reflect on Justice Scalia’s legacy: Daily Pennsylvanian 

February 17

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Prof. Roosevelt on how Obama’s successor could oversee SCOTUS makeover: Roll Call 

February 17

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What’s next for SCOTUS? Prof. Roosevelt on the impact of Scalia’s death: CBS 

February 16

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Prof. Kermit Roosevelt weighs in on Justice Scalia’s legacy: Politico 

February 15

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Prof. Roosevelt examines the future of abortion rights & regulations in an op-ed for JURIST 

February 8

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Prof. Kermit Roosevelt reviews Richard A. Posner’s latest book in the New York Times 

February 2

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Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt proposes a New Year’s resolution for America: The Hill 

January 4

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Prof. Roosevelt fact checks Ted Cruz’s free speech claims: Des Moines Register 

December 23

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Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt explores lessons U.S. should learn from Japanese internment during WWII: Daily Beast 

December 17

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Prof. Roosevelt analyzes ruling that counseling agency can’t skirt contraception insurance 

December 14

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Op-ed from Prof. Kermit Roosevelt explores U.S. policy in reaction to terror attacks: Roanoke Times 

November 20

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Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt in The Washington Times examines birthright citizenship as a constitutional principle 

November 3

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Prof. Roosevelt discusses the legacy of Mitsuye Endo: The Hill 

October 20

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Prof. Roosevelt discusses what’s next for the Kentucky clerk who won’t issue same-sex marriage licenses: Time 

September 1

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Profs. Bibas and Roosevelt discuss the decrease in SCOTUS decisions: Quartz 

July 6

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Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on Indiana’s ‘Religious Freedom’ law as LGBT activists call for protection from discrimination 

July 6

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Prof. Kermit Roosevelt questions if Texas can defy SCOTUS same-sex marriage ruling: CNN 

July 1

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Prof. Roosevelt comments on SCOTUS upholding ACA subsidies: WBUR’s On Point 

June 25

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Prof. Roosevelt weighs in on the SCOTUS Facebook threat case: Philadelphia Inquirer 

June 2

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New Case in Point episode discusses how to successfully publish fiction 

May 7

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Op-ed by Prof. Roosevelt in The Hill: “It’s not about religious liberty” 

April 5

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Prof. Roosevelt: No need for SCOTUS Justices’ recusals from same-sex marriage case 

March 4

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