Cass Sunstein is the Obama Administration's head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), a position which has been nicknamed the "Regulation Czar".
Sunstein is a Professor of Law at Harvard University and the University of Chicago and is the author of several articles and books. He clerked for US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Sunstein had been mentioned as a possible U.S. Supreme Court nominee to replace David Souter, a position which ultimately went to Sonya Sotomayor.http://www.nudges.org/Sunstein.cfm http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/12/cass-sunstein-regulation-czar-opinions-contributors-senate.html http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?
Professional Career
- 1981-present: Professor at University of Chicago Law School
- 1980-81: Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1979-80: Clerk to Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court of the United States
- 1978-79: Clerk to Benjamin Kaplan, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Books
- 2001: Worst-Case Scenarios
- 2001: Republic.com
- 2002: Risk and Reason
- 2003: Why Societies Need Dissent
- 2004: The Second Bill of Rights
- 2005: Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle
- 2008: Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Sunstein on Hunting and Animal Rights
Cass Sunstein explains his views on hunting and animal rights in response to questions by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME).
Cass Sunstein on His Book ''Nudge''
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Law professor at Harvard University
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Law professor at University of Chicago
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Clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
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Published "Nudge" in 2008
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Taught Obama at the University of Chicago Law School
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Married to author and professor Samantha Power
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Graduated 1978 magna cum laude from Harvard Law School
