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Catherine J. Ross (born December 27, 1949) is the Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School where she is a constitutional law expert specializing in the First Amendment and civil liberties more generally as well as family law and issues affecting children and families including education and child custody. [1]
Ross was in the first class of women to graduate from Yale College in 1971. [2] She went on to earn her P.h.D (in History). and J.D. from Yale
Catherine J. Ross | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
Academic background | |
Education | Yale University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Constitutional Law |
Institutions | George Washington University Law School |
Notable works | A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment Lessons in Censorship: How Schools and Courts Subvert Students' First Amendment Rights |
Website | https://catherinejrosslawprof.com/ |
University. [3]
She began her legal career in a litigation role at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where she won major impact litigation on behalf of the homeless population. [4] [5] She began working in legal
As an elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Ross, with A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., was a co-Chair of the ABA's Steering Committee on the Unmet Needs of Children and resulting landmark report "America’s Children at Risk," which was presented at the White House in 1993. [4] [1] She later turned to academia, and has since held positions at Boston College and St. and St. John's University School of Law. [1] [6] In 1996, she joined the George Washington University Law School faculty, where she was named Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law in 2016. [7] [2]
Ross was a Member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study from 2008-2009. [1]
In 2015, Ross published the prize-winning Lessons in Censorship: How Schools and Courts Subvert Students' First Amendment Rights (Harvard University Press). In 2021, she published a second book on the first amendment, titled A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment.
As a leading expert on campus speech issues in both K-12 and colleges and universities, Ross is widely quoted in the media (both in the U.S and abroad). [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] She has published op-eds including in the Washington Post and USA Today. [13] [14]
Ross served on the Legal Advisory Board of Impeach Donald Trump Now, and the Legal Advisory Board of Free Speech for People. [15] She has lectured widely and responded to press inquiries in the U.S. and abroad on the grounds and process for impeachment of a President. [16]
![]() | A major contributor to this article appears to have a
close connection with its subject. (September 2020) |
Catherine J. Ross (born December 27, 1949) is the Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School where she is a constitutional law expert specializing in the First Amendment and civil liberties more generally as well as family law and issues affecting children and families including education and child custody. [1]
Ross was in the first class of women to graduate from Yale College in 1971. [2] She went on to earn her P.h.D (in History). and J.D. from Yale
Catherine J. Ross | |
---|---|
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
Academic background | |
Education | Yale University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Constitutional Law |
Institutions | George Washington University Law School |
Notable works | A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment Lessons in Censorship: How Schools and Courts Subvert Students' First Amendment Rights |
Website | https://catherinejrosslawprof.com/ |
University. [3]
She began her legal career in a litigation role at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where she won major impact litigation on behalf of the homeless population. [4] [5] She began working in legal
As an elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Ross, with A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., was a co-Chair of the ABA's Steering Committee on the Unmet Needs of Children and resulting landmark report "America’s Children at Risk," which was presented at the White House in 1993. [4] [1] She later turned to academia, and has since held positions at Boston College and St. and St. John's University School of Law. [1] [6] In 1996, she joined the George Washington University Law School faculty, where she was named Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law in 2016. [7] [2]
Ross was a Member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study from 2008-2009. [1]
In 2015, Ross published the prize-winning Lessons in Censorship: How Schools and Courts Subvert Students' First Amendment Rights (Harvard University Press). In 2021, she published a second book on the first amendment, titled A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment.
As a leading expert on campus speech issues in both K-12 and colleges and universities, Ross is widely quoted in the media (both in the U.S and abroad). [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] She has published op-eds including in the Washington Post and USA Today. [13] [14]
Ross served on the Legal Advisory Board of Impeach Donald Trump Now, and the Legal Advisory Board of Free Speech for People. [15] She has lectured widely and responded to press inquiries in the U.S. and abroad on the grounds and process for impeachment of a President. [16]