Ronald Rotunda
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Ronald D. Rotunda is a U.S.
legal scholar and professor of law at Chapman University School of Law
. Rotunda's area of primary expertise is United States Constitutional law
, and is the author of an influential legal treatise on the subject. He is also a senior fellow at the Cato Institute
in Washington, D.C. Professor Rotunda graduated from Harvard Law School
.
Rotunda was formerly Albert E. Jenner, Jr.
Professor of Law at the University of Illinois
College of Law. He served as an advisor to Ken Starr during Starr's tenure as special prosecutor
during the Clinton Administration. Previously, he had served on the investigative team during the Watergate scandal
.
He is married to Kyndra Rotunda, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Chapman University School of Law, a Major in the JAG Corps Individual Ready Reserves of the U.S. Army, and author of "Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials."
She was a prosecutor at the Office of Military Commissions and a legal advisor at Guantanamo
.
The Rotundas were on faculty at George Mason University School of Law
until departing in 2008 for Chapman University.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
legal scholar and professor of law at Chapman University School of Law
Chapman University School of Law
Chapman University School of Law, commonly referred to as Chapman Law or Chapman Law School, is a private, non-profit law school located in Orange, California. The school offers the Juris Doctor degree , combined programs offering a JD/MBA and JD/MFA in Film & Television Producing, and LL.M...
. Rotunda's area of primary expertise is United States Constitutional law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
, and is the author of an influential legal treatise on the subject. He is also a senior fellow at the Cato Institute
Cato Institute
The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane, who remains president and CEO, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc., the largest privately held...
in Washington, D.C. Professor Rotunda graduated from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
.
Rotunda was formerly Albert E. Jenner, Jr.
Albert E. Jenner, Jr.
Albert Ernest Jenner, Jr. was an American lawyer and one of the name partners at the law firm of Jenner & Block. He served as assistant counsel to the Warren Commission; as a member of the U.S...
Professor of Law at the University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
College of Law. He served as an advisor to Ken Starr during Starr's tenure as special prosecutor
Special prosecutor
A special prosecutor generally is a lawyer from outside the government appointed by an attorney general or, in the United States, by Congress to investigate a government official for misconduct while in office. A reasoning for such an appointment is that the governmental branch or agency may have...
during the Clinton Administration. Previously, he had served on the investigative team during the Watergate scandal
Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement...
.
He is married to Kyndra Rotunda, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Chapman University School of Law, a Major in the JAG Corps Individual Ready Reserves of the U.S. Army, and author of "Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials."
She was a prosecutor at the Office of Military Commissions and a legal advisor at Guantanamo
Guantanamo military commission
The Guantanamo military commissions are military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps.- History :...
.
The Rotundas were on faculty at George Mason University School of Law
George Mason University School of Law
George Mason University School of Law is the law school of George Mason University, a state university in Virginia, United States...
until departing in 2008 for Chapman University.