Constitutional Law
Nov. 18, 2009
President Obama's Nobel, Unconstitutional?
Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irvine, School of Law says constitutional objections to President Obama's acceptance of the Nobel prize lacks basis.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
Conservatives continue to criticize President Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, now with some arguing that it is unconstitutional for him to accept it. For example, conservatives Ronald D. Rotunda and J. Peter Phan wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post, "An Unconstitutional Nobel," which has received great attention on blogs. Their contention is that President Obama accepting the Nobel prize would violate the clause of the Consti...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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