Dr. Keith Whittington

Biography

Keith E. Whittington is the David Boies Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where he serves as the faculty director of the Center for Academic Freedom and Free Speech. His scholarship spans various topics including American constitutional theory, political constitutional history, judicial politics, and free speech law. Whittington has authored several notable works including 'Can't Teach Battle: University Classrooms' (2024) and 'Repugnant Laws: Judicial Review Actions from the Founding to Present' (2019). He has held previous positions at Princeton University, where he was the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics from 2006 to 2024, and has also served visiting appointments at Georgetown University Law Center, Harvard Law School, and the University of Texas School of Law. Active in advocacy for academic freedom, he is a founding member of the Academic Freedom Alliance's Academic Committee and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. His research is widely published in major media outlets and he contributes to the blog Volokh Conspiracy where he hosts the Academic Freedom Podcast. Whittington's extensive writings and public commentary demonstrate a committed engagement with the intersection of law, policy, and education.

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