Kyron Huigens

Kyron Huigens

September 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal

No, Brett Kavanaugh Is Not on Trial—but if He Were, He'd Be in Trouble

The underlying principle that a person speaking against her own interests can be believed is fully implicated in this case, and it points strongly in favor of believing Dr. Blasey.

By Kyron Huigens

4 minute read

August 22, 2008 | The Recorder

Barack Obama, Legal Scholar

Law professor Kyron Huigens says we should start viewing Barack Obama's stands on issues through a legal-scholar lens rather than a political one, for once.

By Kyron Huigens

7 minute read

July 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

Barack Obama, Legal Scholar

Barack Obama's positions on major issues have been described as nuanced, compromised, centrist or insincere. They might be all or some of these things, says law professor Kyron Huigens, but many of them are also legally sophisticated. Recognizing Obama's thinking as that of a legal scholar clarifies his stances on controversial political issues such as warrantless wiretapping and the Supreme Court's recent decision on the death penalty, Huigens writes.

By Kyron Huigens

7 minute read

July 15, 2008 | Law.com

Commentary: Barack Obama, Legal Scholar

Barack Obama's positions on major issues have been described as nuanced, compromised, centrist or insincere. They might be all or some of these things, says law professor Kyron Huigens, but many of them are also legally sophisticated. Recognizing Obama's thinking as that of a legal scholar clarifies his stances on controversial political issues such as warrantless wiretapping and the Supreme Court's recent decision on the death penalty, Huigens writes.

By Kyron Huigens

7 minute read