Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School
Biography
Alan B. Morrison was for more than 16 years the Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest & Public Service Law at George Washington University Law School where he headed up the Law School’s efforts to increase pro bono opportunities for its students. He is currently an adjunct professor at GW where he teaches civil procedure and the basic constitutional law course, He previously taught at Harvard, NYU, Stanford, Hawaii, & American University law schools. For most of his career Professor Morrison worked for the Public Citizen Litigation Group, which he co-founded with Ralph Nader in 1972 and directed for over 25 years. He has argued 20 cases in the Supreme Court, including victories in Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar; Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council; and INS v. Chadha. He is currently litgating a range of cases challenges actions of the Trump administration, with a particular focus on the Trump tariffs.
Post-Heller: Gun Control and An Individual Right to Bear Arms
New York