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In-branch use onlyAkhil Reed Amar
Akhil Reed Amar (born September 6, 1958) is an American legal scholar known for his expertise in U.S. constitutional law. He is a Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he is a leading scholar of originalism, the U.S. Bill of Rights, and criminal procedure. Born in Michigan and raised in California, Amar was an undergraduate at Yale College before receiving his legal education at Yale Law School. He clerked for Judge (later Justice) Stephen Breyer in 1984-1985 and then became an assistant professor at Yale Law School.
Amar is an affiliate of the American Bar Association and the Federalist Society, with his work receiving awards from both organizations. His work has been cited in more than fifty U.S. Supreme Court cases by justices nominated by presidents of both parties. According to a 2021 study of lifetime scholarly citations by Fred R. Shapiro, Amar is the second most-cited American legal scholar still under age 70. Provided by Wikipedia
