Professor Herman is a widely regarded expert on the Supreme Court, particularly in
the area of criminal procedure. She regularly speaks to judges and lawyers around the
country on behalf of the Federal Judicial Center, bar associations, and CLE providers and
appears in panel discussions on a range of issues at law schools and other venues. Among
her many professional activities, she serves as General Counsel of the American Civil
Liberties Union, and as a member of its National Board of Directors and Executive
Committee.
Professor Herman has written a number of amicus briefs for U.S. Supreme Court cases in
the area of criminal procedure and constitutional law, and is often quoted in the media
on important Supreme Court cases. She is also the author of numerous law review articles,
including recent articles in the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review (The USA
Patriot Act and the Submajoritarian Fourth Amendment), in a Willamette symposium on
federalism (Collapsing Spheres: Joint Terrorism Task Forces, Federalism and the War on
Terror), and in numerous other law reviews, including Columbia, UCLA, and Iowa. Her book,
The Sixth Amendment Right to Speedy and Public Trial, part of the Praeger Press series on
the Constitution, was published in 2006. She has also written sections of books on
criminal law and procedure, law and film,prisoners' rights, and civil rights and
articles and essays for non-academic publications. Professor Herman’s seminar, Terrorism
and Civil Liberties, is an outgrowth of her interest in post 9/11 constitutional issues,
including both civil liberties issues and federalism issues. (See "Our New
Federalism? National Authority and Local Autonomy in the War on Terror," 69 Bklyn.
L. Rev. 1201 (2004) (symposium). Her book, Terrorism, Government, and Law: National
Authority and Local Autonomy in the War on Terror (co-authored with Paul Finkelman) will
be published in 2008.
Prior to joining the faculty in 1980, she was a staff attorney and Associate Director of
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, and was the Pro Se Law Clerk to the United
States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Professor Herman has been named as
Centennial Professor of Law.
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