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Randy Barnett is the Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. After graduating from Northwestern University and Harvard Law School, he tried many felony cases as a prosecutor in the Cook County States’ Attorney’s Office in Chicago. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in Constitutional Studies and the Bradley Prize, Professor Barnett has been a visiting professor at Penn, Northwestern and Harvard Law School. His publications includes thirteen books and countless scholarly articles, book reviews, and op-eds. In 2004, he argued the medical marijuana case of Gonzalez v. Raich before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2012, he represented the National Federation of Independent Business in its constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act in NFIB v. Sebelius. He’s appeared in numerous documentaries and portrayed a prosecutor in the 2010 science-fiction feature film, InAlienable.
""entertaining . . . reads like a television reality series."" —Alan Dershowitz, criminal defense attorney “Felony Review is as good as crime novels get, only it happens to be true.” —Mollie Hemingway, author, columnist, FoxNews political commentator, editor-in chief of The Federalist “A gritty and inspiring account of his journey from being a prosecutor in Cook County to a celebrated law professor at Georgetown…. This riveting tale should be required reading for every law student seeking an impactful life as a lawyer.” —Jonathan Turley, law professor, criminal defense attorney, legal analyst, best-selling author “You’ll be there when gang members make their chilling confessions, and when the threats get so real that Barnett starts packing a gun. As he observes, Hollywood’s take on criminal justice can’t hold a candle to real life.” —Kurt Schlichter, trial attorney, author, Town Hall columnist “True stories of crime and punishment that are better than TV! Randy Barnett offers a gripping insider’s tale of prosectors on the mean streets—and in the courthouses—of Chicago.” —Glenn Harlan Reynolds, law professor, New York Post columnist, blog pioneer “Randy Barnett’s life in the law was shaped in a crucible of brutal outlaws, beleaguered cops, irascible judges, young prosecutors cutting their teeth, and savvy defense lawyers putting a corrupt system to the test. A memoir about the real world’s heroes and rogues, told with insight and wit.” Andrew C. McCarthy, bestselling author, National Review contributing editor, former federal prosecutor
