Professor Amar Interviewed on Attorney General Gonzales' Resignation
Vik Amar, professor of law at UC Davis, talked to KQED Forum host Michael Krasny about the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Other guests included: Bennett Roth, Washington correspondent for the Houston Chronicle; Joseph Russinello, former U.S. Attorney; and Phillip Carter, associate attorney at McKenna, Long & Aldridge.
Amar writes, teaches, and consults in the public law fields, especially constitutional law, civil procedure, and remedies. He is a co-author (along with William Cohen and Jonathan Varat) of Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (Foundation Press, 12th ed. 2005), and is a co-author on a number of volumes of the Wright & Miller Federal Practice and Procedure Treatise (West Publishing Co.).
In addition, Amar authors a bi-weekly column on constitutional matters for findlaw.com (the most frequently visited website devoted to legal issues). He is a frequent commentator on local and national radio and TV, and has written dozens of op-ed pieces for newspapers and magazines.