Kathryn Kolbert

September 20, 2021 | National Law Journal

Texas lawmakers have brought nearly all abortion in the state to a halt for the first time since 1973. This fall the Supreme Court might either overturn Roe v. Wade outright or significantly reduce abortion rights. Our other branches of government should step up decisively to provide the checks and balances needed to defend reproductive freedom.

By Julie F. Kay and Kathryn Kolbert

5 minute read

March 20, 2006 | National Law Journal

Americans know more about The Simpsons than they do about the First Amendment. The legal profession has failed in one of its prime responsibilities-educating Americans about the most important document in U.S. history and the government and legal system it created

By Kathryn KolbertSpecial to The National Law Journal

4 minute read

September 29, 2008 | National Law Journal

Recently, conservatives have waged a campaign to capture the judicial branch. Even the U.S. Supreme Court now has four ultraconservative justices. Courts have gutted consumer protection and anti-bias laws, attacked free speech protections and undermined voting rights principles. A return to Lochner-era jurisprudence would mean that more laws protecting citizens would be crippled. Americans of all political stripes need to realize that the high court is on the ballot, and the stakes could hardly be higher.

By Kathryn Kolbert / Special to The National Law Journal

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March 27, 2006 | Law.com

American TV comedies are exported all over the world, and a few weeks ago, the U.S. gave the world one more thing to laugh at: survey results showing that Americans know more about "The Simpsons" than about the First Amendment. Schools simply don't cover the Constitution in depth anymore. Kathryn Kolbert, of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, says understanding the Constitution should be the hallmark of citizenship, not its forgotten tradition.

By Kathryn Kolbert

4 minute read

March 20, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Every day, lawyers zealously defend the legal rights of clients in courtrooms across the nation. If only we took up the cause of constitutional literacy with half as much zeal, Americans might actually understand and support constitutional freedoms.

By Kathryn Kolbert

4 minute read