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Ronald D. Rotunda

Senior Fellow

Ronald D. Rotunda, senior fellow, is the Foundation Professor of Law at George Mason University. He has co-authored the most widely used course book on legal ethics, Problems and Materials on Professional Responsibility and is the author of a leading course book on constitutional law, Modern Constitutional Law. Rotunda has consulted with various new democracies on their proposed constitutions and judicial codes.




Cato Studies

"Constitutional Problems with Enforcing the Biological Weapons Convention," Foreign Policy Briefing no. 61, September 28, 2000.

Articles and Newsletters

"Constitutional Problems with Enforcing the Biological Weapons Convention," Cato Foreign Policy Briefing no. 61, September 28, 2000.

Opinion and Commentary

"To Hasten Iraq Democracy, Put Wells in People's Hands," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 14, 2004

"Iraq, Oil, and Democracy," Cato.org, April 23, 2004

"The Filibuster," Chicago Sun-Times, July 7, 2003

"Making Chicago a Federal Agency," National Review (Online), June 18, 2002

"The Partisanship Myth," Christian Science Monitor, December 15, 2000

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Legal Briefs

Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Brief of Amicus Curiae, January 1, 2001 (PDF, 158 KB)

Carol M. Browner, Administrator Of The Environmental Protection Agency v. American Trucking Association, Brief of Amicus Curiae, October 1, 2000 (PDF, 301 KB)