Dawn Johnsen
Professor of Law and Ira C. Batman Faculty Fellow
Office: 251Phone: 812-856-4984
E-mail: djohnsen@indiana.edu
B.A., 1983, Yale College; J.D., 1986, Yale Law School. Article and Book Review Editor, Yale Law Journal; Clerk, Hon. Richard D. Cudahy, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1986-87. Staff Counsel Fellow, American Civil Liberties Union, 1987-88. Legal Director, National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League, 1988-93. Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, 1993-96. Acting Assistant Attorney General, 1997-98.
Professor Johnsen joined the faculty in 1998, following a distinguished career in Washington, D.C. After five years as legal director of the NARAL, Professor Johnsen was a deputy assistant attorney general and then the acting assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel, where she advised the attorney general, the White House counsel, and the general counsels of all the executive departments and agencies. Her courses include Constitutional Law, the First Amendment, and a Seminar in the Separation of Powers.
Professor Johnsen has testified before Congress, is a frequent speaker at national conferences, and has appeared on many national television and radio news programs.
Current Curriculum Vitae [PDF]
You can view Professor Johnsen's research at the Social Science Research Network.
Courses
- Constitutional Law (B513)
- Constitutional Law II (B668)
- Constitutional Law Seminar: Congress, the Presidency and the Courts (L736)
- Constitutional Law (B513)