Robert N. Clinton is an American constitutional lawyer and native-American tribal judge. He serves as a judge for numerous tribal

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s, including as Chief Justice of the Winnebago Supreme Court.University of Iowa Law Library biography of Robert N. Clinton
Clinton taught as a law professor from 1973-2018. He retired from

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in 2018 after 45 years of teaching. In 2016, Clinton wrote an opinion article in '' U.S. News & World Report'' arguing that

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is not a natural born citizen of the United States, and therefore not eligible to run for president. Clinton posts his photos on CyberShutterbug.com. Clinton earned a B.A. from

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in 1968 and a J.D. from

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in 1971.

Publications

* With Michael G. Collins and Richard A. Matasar, ''Federal Courts: Theory and Practice'' (Little, Brown 1996) * ''American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System: Selected Federal Indian Law Provisions'' (Michie 1991) * ''Materials & Problems on Federal Copyright Law'' (University of Iowa College of Law 1988)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clinton, Robert N American lawyers University of Michigan alumni Arizona State University faculty University of Chicago Law School alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)