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On May 4, 2009, ''[[The New Republic]]'' |
On May 4, 2009, ''[[The New Republic]]'' website posted an essay by Rosen on [[Sonia Sotomayor]], the then-potential nominee for the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]],<ref>Jeffrey Rosen, "The Case Against Sotomayor: Indictments of Obama's front-runner to replace Souter," ''The New Republic'', May 0, 2009, found at [http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=45d56e6f-f497-4b19-9c63-04e10199a085 The New Republic website] Accessed May 27, 2009.</ref> that provoked controversy for using anonymous sources.<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104754798</ref><ref>http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/07/rosen/</ref> Other media outlets, however, including the New York Times, had relied upon similar sources.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/us/politics/29judge.html</ref> <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/us/politics/17assess.html</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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Jeffrey Rosen is an American academic and commentator on legal affairs.
Rosen is the son of Sidney and Estelle Rosen, both of whom are psychiatrists.[1] He has been married to Christine Stolba, a historian, since 2003. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University and was a Marshall scholar at Oxford University, from which he received a second bachelor's degree. He also has a law degree from Yale Law School.[1]
He is a professor of law at George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. and has been the commentator on legal affairs for The New Republic since 1992. He often appears as a guest on National Public Radio.
Sonia Sotomayor controversy
On May 4, 2009, The New Republic website posted an essay by Rosen on Sonia Sotomayor, the then-potential nominee for the Supreme Court,[2] that provoked controversy for using anonymous sources.[3][4] Other media outlets, however, including the New York Times, had relied upon similar sources.[5] [6]
Bibliography
- The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America, New York: Times Books, 2007. ISBN 0805081828.
- The Most Democratic Branch: How the Courts Serve America, New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0195174437.
- The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age, New York: Random House, 2004. ISBN 0375508007.
- The Unwanted Gaze: The Destruction of Privacy in America, New York: Random House, 2000. ISBN 0679445463.
Notes
- ^ a b "WEDDING/CELEBRATIONS; Christine Stolba, Jeffrey Rosen". New York Times. March 9 2003. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Jeffrey Rosen, "The Case Against Sotomayor: Indictments of Obama's front-runner to replace Souter," The New Republic, May 0, 2009, found at The New Republic website Accessed May 27, 2009.
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104754798
- ^ http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/07/rosen/
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/us/politics/29judge.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/us/politics/17assess.html
References
- Rosen, Jeffrey (2004). "About the Author". The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age (1st Trade Paperback ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN 0375759859.