Clemency Expert Professor Dan Kobil Appears in Variety of National Media Outlets on the Subject of Presidential Pardons

Dec. 3, 2008

Clemency expert and Professor Dan Kobil has been featured prominently in the media as focus centers on presidential pardons.

Some of his appearances include:

• CNN Lou Dobbs on Nov. 18 [ Watch the Video ]
• "Morning Briefing" with Tim Farley on Nov. 26 on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.
  [ Download the MP3 file Here ]
• Quote in the New York Daily News article “Giants kicker hopes to use fame to shorten drug-dealing sibling's jail term” by Brendan Brosh on Nov. 26
  [ Read the Article ]
• National Public Radio interview with Peter Overby.
• Interview by BBC News' Jonathan Beale in "Dilemmas of US presidential pardons"
  [ Read the Article ]
• Cliff Kelley Radio Talkshow on WVON in Chicago on Dec. 2 discussing presidential pardons and commutations, particularly in the instance of former Illinois Governor George Ryan who is currently serving a 6½ year sentence for corruption.
• Quote in the Daily Herald article "Kirk splits from Durbin, opposes Ryan clemency bid" by John Patterson on Dec. 2. [ Read the Article ]
• Interview on KPAM, Portland, OR on Dec. 11. [ Listen Here ]
• Quote in the Anchorage Daily News article "Will U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens seek a presidential pardon?" by Erika Bolstad, Dec. 17. [ Read the Article ]
• Interviewed on the NPR show Morning Edition on Dec. 24 in the Legal Affairs segment "Is Bush Planning Pardons For His Administration?". [ Listen Here ]
• Interviewed on the NPR show All Things Considered on Dec. 25 in the Politics segment "Reversal Of Presidential Pardon Analyzed". [ Listen Here ]
• Quoted in the Dec. 25 LA Times article "Bush Swiftly Rescinds Pardon". [ Read an Abstract of the Article ]
• Appeared on the Situation Room on CNN on Dec. 26.

Professor Kobil’s work has been cited by courts, including the United States Supreme Court, and legal journals. He is a frequent contributor to newspaper, television, and radio reports on constitutional issues. Kobil joined Capital University Law School in 1987. He currently teaches constitutional law, criminal procedure, and comparative constitutional law.