Neil J. Kinkopf
Professor of Law- Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Case Western Reserve University
A.B. summa cum laude, Boston College
- Specializations
Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Legislation
- Biography
Law Clerk, Judge Richard Suhrheinrich, U.S. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) (1991-1992)
Domestic Policy Specialist, Clinton/Gore Campaign and Presidential Transition (1992-1993)
Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice (1993)
Special Assistant, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice (1993-1997)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1997-1998)
Senior Fellow in Public Law, Duke University School of Law (1998-1999)
Counselor to Sen. Joseph Biden for the Impeachment Trial of President Clinton (1999)
- Publications
Books
Peter M. Shane, Harold H. Bruff, & Neil J. Kinkopf, Separation of Powers Law: Cases and Materials (4th ed. Carolina Academic Press 2018).
Book Chapters
Neil Kinkopf, Delegation, Immigration and Property Rights, in Program Materials for the 8th Annual United States Supreme Court Update (Georgia ICLE, 2001)
Articles
Eric Segall, Stephen Griffin, Neil Kinkopf, & Ilya Somin, Panel 5: Federalism and Separation of Powers, 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1003 (2019).
Neil J. Kinkopf, Is It Better to Be Loved or Feared? Some Thoughts on Lessons Learned From the Presidency of George W. Bush, 4 Duke J. Const. L & Pub. Pol'y 45 (2009).
Neil Kinkopf, The State Secrets Problem: Can Congress Fix It?, 80 Temp. L. Rev. 489 (2007).
Neil Kinkopf, Inherent Presidential Power and Constitutional Structure, 37 Presidential Studies Q. 37 (2007).
Neil Kinkopf, Signing Statements and Statutory Interpretation in the Bush Administration, 16 Wm. & Mary Bill Rts. J. 307 (2007).
Walter E. Dellinger, et al, Principles to Guide the Office of Legal Counsel, 81 Ind. L.J. 1348 (2006).
Neil Kinkopf, The Statutory Commander in Chief, 81 Ind. L.J. 1169 (2006).
Neil Kinkopf, Furious George, Legal Aff., Sept./Oct. 2005, at 28.
Neil Kinkopf, Still Wed to Framer’s Grand Plan, Legal Times, April 5, 2004, at 58.
Neil Kinkopf, Book Review, 90 J. Am. Hist. 213 (2003) (reviewing David E. Kyvig, Unintended Consequences of Constitutional Amendment (2000).
Neil Kinkopf, Foreword: The Constitution under Clinton, 63 Law & Contemp. Probs. 1 (2000).
Neil Kinkopf, Special Editor, The Constitution under Clinton: A Critical Assessment, 63 Law & Contemp. Probs. i (2000) (Nos. 1 & 2).
Neil Kinkopf, Book Review, The Progressive Dilemma, 75 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1493 (2000) (reviewing Steven H. Shiffrin, Dissent, Injustice, and the Meanings of America (1999) & Mark Tushnet, Taking the Constitution Away From the Courts (1999)).
Neil Kinkopf & Christopher H. Schroeder, What About Burton’s Contempt for the Constitution?, Legal Times, Aug. 17, 1999, at 25.
Neil Kinkopf, Symposium, Executive Privilege: The Clinton Administration in the Courts, 8 Wm. & Mary Bill of Rts. J. 631 (1999-2000).
Neil Kinkopf, Of Devolution, Privatization, and Globalization: Separation of Powers Limits on Congressional Authority to Assign Power to Non-Federal Actors, 50 Rutgers L. Rev. 331 (1998).
Popular Press
Neil Kinkopf, How Will Congress Answer Trump's Contempt?, Wash. Post, May 23, 2019, at A21.
Neil Kinkopf, A Perdue Victory Would Eliminate Safeguard Against Abuse of Power, Fulton County Daily Rep., April 8, 2003, at 6.
Neil Kinkopf, The Case for a Permanent Independent Counsel, Wall St. J., Mar. 30, 1999, at A-26.
Other
Neil J. Kinkopf, Contributor, Take Care Blog, https://takecareblog.com/.
The Impact of Executive Orders on the Legislative Process: Executive Lawmaking?: Hearings Before United States House of Representatives Committee on Rules, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, (Oct. 27, 1999).
Congress, the Court, and the Constitution: Hearing Before Subcomm. on the Constitution of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 105th Cong. (1998).