About
Andrew Kent is the Joseph M. McLaughlin Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, specializing in Constitutional Law, Foreign Relations Law, Legal Ethics, and National Security Law. His scholarship addresses presidential power, U.S. colonial governance, extraterritorial constitutional rights, Civil War legal history, and remedies for constitutional torts. He has held visiting roles at Harvard and practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell and WilmerHale before joining Fordham.
- JD, Yale Law School
- AB, Harvard College
His research focuses on the intersection of constitutional principles with national security, foreign affairs, and judicial accountability, as seen in his work on Bivens actions, qualified immunity, and the Take Care Clause. His recent articles in leading journals like the Harvard Law Review and Columbia Law Review explore historical legal frameworks and modern implications for executive power.
Andrew Kent has testified before Congress, served as Senior Counsel to the New York Solicitor General (2014-2015), and held leadership roles in legal ethics committees. He actively engages in pro bono work, including freeing a wrongfully convicted individual, and contributes to public discourse on Justice Department independence and presidential accountability, as cited in The New York Times and Reuters.
