Jeffrey Rosen

Professor of Law at George Washington University

Jeffrey Rosen appears in the following:

Kavanaugh Confirmation Day 2

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

The latest on the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. 

The Anti-Populist President

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

William Howard Taft: the truly judicial 27th President of the United States.

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Supreme Court Takes Up Search Warrants in the Digital Age

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court takes up the question of whether cellphone location history is searchable without a warrant. 

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A SCOTUS Primer

Monday, October 02, 2017

Everything you need to know about the Supreme Court, which is back in session.

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Comey's Bombshell Memo Triggers Growing 'Firestorm'

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The latest crisis at the White House may be putting the president on a path towards impeachment. 

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Call-In Special: Hopes and Fears for the Next Four Years

Monday, November 14, 2016

The Takeaway's John Hockenberry fields calls to gauge the emotions of those awaiting a Trump Administration.

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SCOTUS Will Rule On Obama's Immigration Actions Ahead of 2016 Election

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

The case will be argued during the first half of this year with a decision expected in June—just weeks before Democrats and Republicans select nominees for the 2016 election.

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Free Speech & Censorship in The Age of Facebook

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

What should and shouldn’t be censored in the public sphere has been a tough question that the Supreme Court has never been able to figure out. Can Facebook?

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SCOTUS Issues Blow to Early Voting

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

A 5-4 ruling on early voting in Ohio could have implications for early voting in other states, including North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, and Arkansas.

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Should We Have the 'Right to Be Forgotten' Online?

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Europe's highest court is giving a little bit more power back to the people. On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that in some cases, Google must grant users ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Prayer at Town Meetings

Monday, May 05, 2014

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public meetings can include an opening prayer, saying that the practice does not constitute a religious preference.

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SCOTUS Strikes Down Limits on Campaign Contributions

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

The high court's decision frees the nation's wealthiest donors to contribute to as many candidates and party organizations as they want...and thereby have greater influence in federal elections.

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Supreme Court Halts Contraception Mandate for Religious Groups

Thursday, January 02, 2014

On Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily blocked the Obama administration from forcing some religious-affiliated groups to provide health insurance coverage of bi...

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Video Surveillance, Facial Recognition Technology and the Law

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Ohio law enforcement have been using facial recognition technology to match driver’s license photos and surveillance footage for months, without telling the public. Jeffrey Rosen, pre...

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SCOTUS Decisions Bring Landmark Change

Thursday, June 27, 2013

It may be hard to believe, but just one month ago, the United States was a very different place to live. There were historic Supreme Court decisions out on affirmative action, votin...

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Supreme Court to Decide Five Landmark Cases This Month

Monday, June 03, 2013

By the end of this month we could be living in a very different United States. That’s because decisions will be coming down in five landmark cases before the Supreme Court. At stake: ...

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'The Deciders'

Friday, May 31, 2013

There's a small group of men and women - "Deciders" - at big tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter who make decisions everyday about what offensive speech is pulled from their sites. The huge scale of those sites gives those Deciders enormous influence over the state of free speech on the web. Bob speaks with George Washington University Law professor Jeffrey Rosen, who wrote about the Deciders and their many decisions in The New Republic.

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Justice Denied at Guantanamo Bay

Friday, May 03, 2013

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: 45-square-miles of complex legal questions, where the Constitution may (or may not) apply, and where, as of Wednesday, May 1st, 100 of the 166 detainees are on h...

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Hearings for Obama Judicial Nominee Begin Today

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The most important court in Washington, D.C. may just be the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The D.C. Circuit, as it's known, hears some of the most impor...

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Affirmative Action to Warrantless Wiretapping: The Upcoming Supreme Court Term

Monday, October 01, 2012

The Supreme Court begins its 2012-2012 term today, just months after announcing its decision on the Affordable Care Act. While the Court has announced only half of the cases it will...

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