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Kimberly Wehle      

Lawyer, Law Professor & Author; ABC News Legal Contributor;

Kimberly Wehle is a tenured law professor, book author, opinion journalist, lawyer and ABC News legal analyst. She is an expert in constitutional law, and a frequent commentator on the powers of the presidency and the criminal implications of the myriad news events over the past few years. At American University's Washington College of Law, her teaching and scholarship focus on the separation of powers, administrative agencies, and civil litigation.

She is the author of HarperCollins books "How to Think Like a Lawyer– And Why," "How to Read the Constitution – and Why," "What You Need to Know About Voting – And Why," and “Pardon Power: How the Pardon System Works—and Why." She is a regular contributor to ABC, NPR, Politico, The Atlantic, The Hill and The Bulwark. She is a former CBS News Legal Analyst, former Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Associate Independent Counsel in the Whitewater Investigation.

She is a LinkedIn Learning instructor with courses on using legal skills and logic to make good decisions in the workplace.

Speech Topics


The Foundations of Democracy--Why Civic Engagement Matters Now More Than Ever

How to Think Like a Lawyer in Making Decisions--and Why You Should

Simplifying Today's Law and Politics with Kim Wehle

What the Dobbs Decision Means for American Business

News


Constitutional law scholar Kim Wehle explains how the pardon ...
Sep 3, 2024 ... WEHLE: Best-case scenario is a president decides, OK, I want to use this in a positive way. I want to use this in a thoughtful, systematic, transparent way to ...
Legal expert reacts to today's Supreme Court ruling on presidential ...
Jul 1, 2024 ... Constitutional law expert Kim Wehle discusses what the Supreme Court's immunity decision means for former President Donald Trump's legal cases.
The Little-Remembered Supreme Court Precedent That Could ...
Mar 27, 2024 ... Kimberly Wehle is a professor of law at the University of Baltimore. Her article, The Ninth Amendment Post-Dobbs: Could Federalism Swallow Unenumerated ...

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