Jeffrey Rosen (born February 13, 1964)[1] is an American legal scholar who serves as the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia.
Jeffrey Rosen | |
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.jpg) Rosen in 2024 | |
| President and CEO of the National Constitution Center | |
| Assumed office May 6, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Vince Stango (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1964 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Education
editRosen attended the Dalton School, a private college preparatory school on New York City's Upper East Side, and graduated in 1982 as valedictorian. He then studied English literature and government at Harvard University, graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude. He was subsequently a Marshall Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford, in philosophy, politics, and economics, from which he received a second bachelor's degree in 1988. He then attended the Yale Law School, where he served as a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1991.[2][3]
Career
editAfter graduating from law school, Rosen served as law clerk to Chief Judge Abner Mikva of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[3]
Rosen was the commentator on legal affairs for The New Republic from 1992 to 2014. He then joined The Atlantic, as a contributing editor.[4] He was a staff writer at the New Yorker,[5] and he is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine.[6]
Rosen is a professor of law at the Law School of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
In 2024, Rosen was named a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) of France.[7][8]
Journalism
editRosen has written frequently about the U.S. Supreme Court. He has interviewed Chief Justice John Roberts,[9] Justice John Paul Stevens,[10] Justice Stephen Breyer,[11] Justice Elena Kagan,[12] Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,[13] Justice Neil Gorsuch[14] and Justice Anthony Kennedy.[15] Justice Ginsburg credited his early support for her Supreme Court candidacy as a factor in her nomination. "...she sent me a generous note, fanning my hopes of becoming a judicial Boswell. (You planted the idea, she wrote, I'll try hard to develop it.)"[16] His essay about Sonia Sotomayor, then a potential Supreme Court nominee,[17] provoked controversy for its use of anonymous sources in relaying criticisms of Sotomayor's record on the Second Circuit,[18][19] however, other media outlets, including the New York Times, had relied upon similar sources.[20][21] In an opinion piece published after Kagan's nomination hearings and before the Senate's vote on her confirmation, Rosen encouraged Kagan to look to the late Justice Louis Brandeis as a model "to develop a positive vision of progressive jurisprudence in an age of economic crisis, financial power and technological change."[22]
In 2006, the legal historian David Garrow called him "the nation's most widely read and influential legal commentator."[23]
National Constitution Center
editCongress chartered the Constitution Center "to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a non-partisan basis."[24] Rosen became president of the National Constitution Center in 2013.[25] He has articulated the goal of creating an environment in which Americans with different political perspectives may convene on all media platforms for constitutional education and debate.[citation needed]
During Rosen's tenure, with a $5.5 million grant from the Templeton Foundation, the NCC formed the Coalition of Freedom Advisory Board,[26] chaired by the heads of the conservative Federalist Society and liberal American Constitution Society, to oversee the creation of the "Interactive Constitution", which the College Board has made a centerpiece of the new AP history and government exams.[27] The Interactive Constitution project commissions scholars to write about every clause of the Constitution, discussing areas of agreement and disagreement between left and right.[28] It also allows users to explore the historic sources of the Bill of Rights and compare America's protected liberties to other constitutional systems throughout the world.[29] The Interactive Constitution received nearly five million unique visitors in its first year online.[30]
Rosen moderates the weekly podcast "We the People" for the National Constitution Center,[31] convening liberal and conservative scholars to discuss timely constitutional issues as well as constitutional debates. In 2014, the Constitution Center opened the George H. W. Bush Bill of Rights gallery, displaying rare copies of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and one of the twelve original copies of the Bill of Rights.[32] In 2015, the Center opened a constitution drafting lab, supported by Google,[33] that convenes constitution-drafters and students from around the world for constitution drafting exercises.[34]
Personal life
editRosen, the son of Estelle and Sidney Rosen, is married to Lauren Coyle Rosen, a cultural anthropologist, author, artist, and lawyer, who served on the faculty in anthropology at Princeton University.[2][35][36] Previously, he was married to Christine Rosen (formerly Stolba), a historian. Rosen is the brother of Joanna Rosen, a medical doctor, and the brother-in-law of Neal Katyal, former Acting Solicitor General of the United States.[22]
Selected works
edit- The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2024. ISBN 9781668002476.
- Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law, New York: Henry Holt, 2019. ISBN 9781250235169.
- William Howard Taft: The American Presidents Series: The 27th President, 1909-1913, New York: Times Books, 2018. ISBN 9780805069549
- Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. ISBN 030015867X.
- Constitution 3.0: Freedom and Technological Change, co-editor, Benjamin Wittes, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Press, 2013. ISBN 0815724500.
- The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America, New York: Times Books, 2007. ISBN 0-8050-8182-8.
- The Most Democratic Branch: How the Courts Serve America, New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-517443-7.
- The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age. New York: Random House. 2004. ISBN 0-375-75985-9.
- The Unwanted Gaze: The Destruction of Privacy in America, New York: Random House, 2000. ISBN 0-679-44546-3.
References
edit- ^ Library of Congress authority record, LCCN n 99281873 (accessed April 30, 2014)
- ^ a b "WEDDING/CELEBRATIONS; Lauren Coyle, Jeffrey Rosen". The New York Times. October 22, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- ^ a b "Rosen CV" (PDF). George Washington University Law School. January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Marx, Damon (23 February 2015). "Jeffrey Rosen Joining The Atlantic as Contributing Editor". AdWeek. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Jeffrey Rosen". Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Rosen, Jeffrey (March 11, 2007). "The Brain on the Stand". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ "Council of the Order of Arts and Letters". www.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "French Ambassador Honors National Constitution President & CEO Jeffrey Rosen as Chevalier of the Ordres des Arts et Des Lettres at 'Pursuit of Happiness' Event | Constitution Center". National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Rosen, Jeffrey (January 2007). "Roberts's Rules". The Atlantic. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Rosen, Jeffrey (September 23, 2007). "The Dissenter". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ "Justice Stephen Breyer: Democracy and the Court". Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Institute, The Aspen (29 June 2013). "0:27 / 31:43 Justice Elena Kagan at the Aspen Ideas Festival". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Rosen, Jeffrey (28 September 2014). "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is an American Hero". The New Republic. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Gorsuch discusses new book at National Constitution Center". SCOTUS Blog. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Rosen, Jeffrey (4 November 1996). "The Agonizer". The New Yorker. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Rosen, Jeffrey (October 5, 1997). "The New Look of Liberalism on the Court". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ Jeffrey Rosen, "The Case Against Sotomayor: Indictments of Obama's front-runner to replace Souter," The New Republic, May 4, 2009, found at The New Republic website Accessed June 29, 2015.
- ^ "'Blog Entry' Sparks Furor Over Sotomayor". NPR. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Stories written by Glenn Greenwald". 16 January 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Becker, Jo; Liptak, Adam (May 29, 2009). "Sotomayor's Blunt Style Raises Issue of Temperament". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ Savage, Charlie (July 17, 2009). "A Nominee on Display, but Not Her Views". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ a b Rosen, Jeffrey (July 2, 2010). "Brandeis's Seat, Kagan's Responsibility". The New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
- ^ David J. Garrow (June 25, 2006). "Book review: A Modest Proposal" (PDF). Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to the National Constitution Center". National Constitution Center. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Mondics, Chris. "At Constitution Center, focus on civil discourse reaping rewards". philly.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Coalition of Freedom Advisory Board". National Constitution Center. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "New Online 'Interactive Constitution' for Students and Educators". CollegeBoard.org. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Interactive Constitution of the United States". National Constitution Center. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Constitutional Rights: Origins and Travels". National Constitution Center. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Toppo, Greg. "'Interactive Constitution' looks at Americans' rights from both political sides". USA Today. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Rosen, Jeff. "We the People". Apple iTunes Podcasts. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Constituting Liberty: From the. Declaration to the Bill of Rights". National Constitution Center. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ GoogleDocs (14 December 2015). "Putting the "We" in We the People: Constitutions, #madewithGoogleDocs". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Exploring the World's Constitutions Onsite and Online". National Constitution Center. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Lauren Coyle Rosen". scholar.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "Lauren Coyle Rosen – Author, Artist, Cultural Anthropologist, Poet, & Lawyer". laurencoylerosen.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
External links
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- A film clip "The Open Mind – A New Age of Surveillance (September 27, 2007)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
- Appearances on C-SPAN