Alexander A. Reinert
Alexander A. Reinert is an American legal scholar working as a professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Reinert specializes in the areas of civil procedure, civil rights law, rights of prisoners and detainees, and constitutional law.[1]
Alexander A. Reinert | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Betsy Ginsberg |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Brown University (BA) New York University (JD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Sub-discipline | Constitutional law Civil procedure Criminal law |
| Institutions | Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law |
Education
Reinert received his bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1999.[1]
Career
Following law school, Reinert clerked for Harry T. Edwards, of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, followed by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.[1]
Reinert conducts research in the areas of constitutional law, civil procedure, and criminal law.[1] His articles have appeared in the Stanford Law Review, the University of Illinois Law Review, the Virginia Law Review, and the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, among other journals.[1]
Ashcroft v. Iqbal
Reinert is also well known for having litigated and argued the United States Supreme Court case Ashcroft v. Iqbal.[2] The Supreme Court ultimately decided that Iqbal had not stated, with sufficient specificity, a claim against Attorney General John Ashcroft and other high ranking governmental officials, sending Reinert and his client back to rewrite the complaint.[3]
Personal life
He is married to fellow Cardozo professor Betsy Ginsberg.
References
- "Cardozo School of Law Faculty Profile: Alexander A. Reinert". Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- Alex Reinert, Arguing Ashcroft v. Iqbal: A View from the Lectern Archived 2010-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Ashcroft v. Iqbal