Robert Post (law professor)
Robert Post | |
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Post in 2012 | |
| 16th Dean of Yale Law School | |
| In office 2009–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Hongju Koh |
| Succeeded by | Heather K. Gerken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Charles Post October 17, 1947 New York City, U.S. |
| Relations | Ted Post (father) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, PhD) Yale University (JD) |
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Robert Charles Post (born October 17, 1947) is an American legal scholar who is currently a professor of law at Yale Law School. He was the dean of Yale Law School from 2009 to 2017. Post has been quoted in the New York Times on the composition of the Supreme Court. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2011. Post's academic interests include constitutional law, First Amendment, legal history, and affirmative action. His book entitled, Citizens Divided (2014), looks at the constitutional aspects of electoral campaign finance.