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Professor John Cary Sims is a distinguished faculty member at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, with over 40 years of experience as an attorney, teacher, and scholar. His work focuses on constitutional law, government transparency, and national security. He co-founded the Journal of National Security Law & Policy, a peer-reviewed journal addressing issues like surveillance, counterterrorism, and human rights. Sims holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an AB from Georgetown University.
His research explores the intersection of U.S. law with international frameworks, including treaty enforcement, comparative law, and global human rights. He has taught internationally in Austria, Russia, and Guatemala. Key interests include First Amendment rights, government secrecy (e.g., FOIA, FISA), and legal challenges post-9/11. He has authored influential articles on cases like Bowers v. Hardwick and the Pentagon Papers, advocating for individual rights and transparency.
As a former litigator with Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen Litigation Group, Sims argued landmark Supreme Court cases such as INS v. Chadha and Snepp v. United States. He remains active in legal professional ethics, having contributed to reforms of California’s and DC’s bar rules.
