Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz (born November 28, 1970) is an American

constitutional law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in fe ...

scholar, professor, and Broadway producer. He writes and teaches in the fields of

statutory interpretation Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation. Some amount of interpretation is often necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and a straightforward meani ...

, and

federal jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction is the jurisdiction of the federal government in any country that uses federalism. Such a country is known as a Federation. Federal jurisdiction by country All federations, by definition, must have some form of federal juri ...

. He is the son of billionaire investor and philanthropist

Robert Rosenkranz Robert Rosenkranz (born August 5, 1942) is an American philanthropist and the chairman of Delphi Capital Management, an investment concern with over $35 billion in assets under management, and the founder of a group of investment and private equit ...

. Rosenkranz clerked for Justice

Anthony Kennedy Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by Presid ...

and served as an attorney-advisor in the

Office of Legal Counsel The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) is an office in the United States Department of Justice that assists the Attorney General's position as legal adviser to the President and all executive branch agencies. It drafts legal opinions of the Attorney ...

. He regularly contributes legal commentary for news media, including

Fox News The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...

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, C-SPAN, and other media organizations. His work has been cited by Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and

Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1 ...

Early life

Family

Rosenkranz is the son of billionaire investor

and Margaret "Peggy" Hill. His sister, Stephanie Rosenkranz Hessler, is also a legal scholar and a fellow at the

Manhattan Institute The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (renamed in 1981 from the International Center for Economic Policy Studies) is a conservative American think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs, established in Manhattan in 1978 by Anto ...

Education

Rosenkranz is a graduate of Phillips Academy, Yale University (

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...

, English, 1992), and

Yale Law School Yale Law School (Yale Law or YLS) is the law school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was established in 1824 and has been ranked as the best law school in the United States by '' U.S. News & Worl ...

( Juris Doctor, 1999). At law school, he was also an Olin Fellow in Law and Economics.

Federal government

Judiciary

After graduating law school, Rosenkranz clerked for Judge

Frank H. Easterbrook Frank Hoover Easterbrook (born September 3, 1948) is an American lawyer, jurist, and legal scholar who has served as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 1985. He was the Seventh Circuit's chief ...

of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts: * Central District of Illinois * Northern District of ...

and for Associate Justice

of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz was on a list the Trump White House sent to Schumer and Gillibrand in July that included three other names for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where there were two vacancies: The other names were US District Judge Richard J. Sullivan; Matthew McGill, a partner at the law firm

Gibson Dunn Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1890, the firm includes approximately 1,400 attorneys and 1,000 staff located in 20 offices around the world, including Nort ...

in Washington and

Michael H. Park Michael Hun Park (born April 1, 1976) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Early life and career Park is a graduate of the Thomas Jefferson High Scho ...

, a partner at the law firm Consovoy McCarthy Park in New York. Rosenkranz has filed numerous briefs with, and presented oral arguments before, the Supreme Court. In 2013, the National Law Journal featured Rosenkranz's Supreme Court brief that argued that Missouri v. Holland was wrongly decided in Bond v. United States. Eight years prior to Bond v. United States (2013) Rosenkranz had written a similar article in the Harvard Law Review, ''Executing the Treaty Power,'' arguing that Missouri v. Holland had been wrongly decided.

Executive branch

From 2002 to 2004 Rosenkranz served as an attorney-advisor at the

in the

U.S. Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United State ...

. In 2016 he served as Senior Advisor on Legal Policy and Constitutional Law for candidate Marco Rubio during Rubio's 2016 election campaign. He had previously been a member of 2008 presidential candidate John McCain's Justice Advisory Committee during the

United States presidential election of 2008 The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator fr ...

Congressional testimony

Rosenkranz has testified before the

United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...

as a legal expert, including in front of the

Senate Judiciary Committee The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, informally the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of 22 U.S. senators whose role is to oversee the Department of Justice (DOJ), consider executive and judicial nominations ...

during the confirmation hearings for

Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Maria Sotomayor (, ; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since ...

President Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

's Supreme Court nominee, and Loretta Lynch, Obama's nominee for Attorney General. He also testified before the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee of the

House Financial Services Committee The United States House Committee on Financial Services, also referred to as the House Banking Committee and previously known as the Committee on Banking and Currency, is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees t ...

, on the constitutionality of the

United States Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United Stat ...

's bank settlement agreements after the 2008 financial crisis, and before the House Judiciary Committee on issues of a

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...

' duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."

Academia

Appointments

Rosenkranz joined the faculty at

Georgetown University Law Center The Georgetown University Law Center (Georgetown Law) is the law school of Georgetown University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1870 and is the largest law school in the United States by enrollment and ...

in 2004. Rosenkranz is a Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies at the

Cato Institute The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries.Koch Ind ...

, and a Member of the Board of Directors of the

Federalist Society The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (abbreviated as FedSoc) is an American conservative and libertarian legal organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Headquarter ...

. He is also a co-founder of

Heterodox Academy Heterodox Academy (HxA) is a non-profit advocacy group of academics working to counteract what they see as a lack of viewpoint diversity on college campuses, especially political diversity. History In 2011, Jonathan Haidt, a psychology professor ...

along with

Jonathan Haidt Jonathan David Haidt (; born October 19, 1963) is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University Stern School of Business. His main areas of study are the psychology of ...

, and serves on its executive committee. Rosenkranz has been a National Fellow at the

Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution (officially The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace; abbreviated as Hoover) is an American public policy think tank and research institution that promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, an ...

and a Visiting Professor of Law at

Stanford Law School Stanford Law School (Stanford Law or SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Stanford La ...

Broadway producer

Rosenkranz has produced several Broadway productions, including David Mamet's ''

Speed-the-Plow ''Speed-the-Plow'' is a 1988 play by David Mamet that is a satirical dissection of the American movie business. As stated in ''The Producer's Perspective'', "this is a theme Mamet would revisit in his later films ''Wag the Dog'' (1997) and ''St ...

'', David Mamet's ''

Race Race, RACE or "The Race" may refer to: * Race (biology), an informal taxonomic classification within a species, generally within a sub-species * Race (human categorization), classification of humans into groups based on physical traits, and/or s ...

'', and Tom Stoppard's ''

Arcadia Arcadia may refer to: Places Australia * Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Arcadia, Queensland * Arcadia, Victoria Greece * Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese * Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...

''. In 2011, he was nominated for a

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

for the Best Revival of a Play in Arcadia. His mother is Broadway producer, Peggy Hill.

Contributions to scholarly journals

* ''Intellectual Diversity in the Legal Academy'', 37

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy The ''Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy'' is a law review for conservative and libertarian legal scholarship. It was established by Harvard Law School students Spencer Abraham and Stephen Eberhard in 1978, leading to the founding of the Fed ...

137–143 (2014)
Intellectual Diversity in the Legal Academy
* ''The Objects of the Constitution'', 63

Stanford Law Review The ''Stanford Law Review'' (SLR) is a legal journal produced independently by Stanford Law School students. The journal was established in 1948 with future U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher as its first president. The review produces s ...

1005–1069 (2011)
The Objects of the Constitution
* ''The Subjects of the Constitution'', 62

1209–1292 (2010)
The Subjects of the Constitution
* ''An American Amendment'', 32

475–482 (2009)
An American Amendment
* ''Condorcet and the Constitution: A Response to the Law of Other States'', 59

1281–1308 (2007)
Condorcet and the Constitution: A Response to the Law of Other States
* ''Executing the Treaty Power'', 118 Harvard Law Review 1867–1938 (2005)
Executing the Treaty Power
* ''Federal Rules of Statutory Interpretation'', 115 Harvard Law Review. 2085–2157 (2002)
Federal Rules of Statutory Interpretation

Congressional testimony

* Settling the Question: Did Bank Settlement Agreements Subvert Congressional Appropriations Powers?: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Oversight & Investigations of the

House Banking Committee The United States House Committee on Financial Services, also referred to as the House Banking Committee and previously known as the Committee on Banking and Currency, is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees t ...

, 114th Congress, May 19, 2016 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz) (CIS-No.: Pending)

* Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of

Loretta Lynch Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the Un ...

to be Attorney General of the United States: Hearing Before the

, 114th Congress, Jan. 29, 2015 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz) (CIS-No.: Pending)
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
* The President of the United States’ Constitutional Duty To Faithfully Execute the Laws: Hearing Before the House Judiciary Committee,

113th Congress The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the ...

, Dec. 3, 2013 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz) (CIS-No.: Pending)
Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on presidential powers and the constitution on C-SPAN 2Presidential Powers and the Constitution , C-SPAN.org
* Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon.

, To Be an

Associate Justice Associate justice or associate judge (or simply associate) is a judicial panel member who is not the chief justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the Supreme Court of the United States and some sta ...

of the Supreme Court of the United States: Hearing Before the

111th Congress The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with th ...

, July 16, 2009 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz) (CIS-No.: 2011-S521-1)
The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 111th Cong., July 16, 2009 (Statement of Professor Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Geo. U. L. Center)
* Impact of the Presidential

Signing Statement A signing statement is a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law. They are usually printed along with the bill in ''United States Code Congressional and Administrative News'' (USCCAN). ...

on the

Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to: Current departments of defence * Department of Defence (Australia) * Department of National Defence (Canada) * Department of Defence (Ireland) * Department of National Defense (Philipp ...

's Implementation of the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Oversight & Investigations of the

House Armed Services Committee The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of De ...

110th Congress The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. It was composed of ...

, Mar. 11, 2008 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz) (CIS-No.: 2009-H201-37)
The President's Signing Statement upon Signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Oversight and Investigations of the H. Comm. on Armed Services,, 110th Cong., Mar. 11, 2008 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Geo. U. L. Center)
* Presidential

Signing Statements A signing statement is a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law. They are usually printed along with the bill in '' United States Code Congressional and Administrative News'' (USCCAN) ...

Under the Bush Administration: Hearing Before the House Judiciary Committee,

, Jan. 31, 2007 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz) (CIS No.: 2007-H521-18)
Presidential Signing Statements Under the Bush Administration: A Threat to Checks and Balances and the Rule of Law?: Hearing Before the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 110th Cong., Jan. 31, 2007 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Prof. of Law, Geo. U. L. Center)
* Presidential

: Hearing Before the

109th Congress The 109th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, dur ...

, June 27, 2006 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz) (CIS No.: 2007-H521-18)
Presidential Signing Statements: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong., June 27, 2006 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Prof. of Law, Geo. U. L. Center)
* House Resolution on the Appropriate Role of Foreign Judgements in the Interpretation of the

Constitution of the United States The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the natio ...

: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on the Constitution, House Judiciary Committee,

, July 19, 2005 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz) (CIS-No.: 2005-H521-48)
House Resolution on the Appropriate Role of Foreign Judgements in the Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on the Constitution, H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 109th Cong., July 19, 2005 (Statement of Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Prof. of Law, Geo. U. L. Center)

References

External links

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Early life

Family

Education

Federal government

Judiciary

Executive branch

Congressional testimony

Academia

Appointments

Broadway producer

Contributions to scholarly journals

Congressional testimony

See also

References

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