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Stephen Carter

Professor, Yale Law School; Novelist

How can I stop evil? Read More

Carter would invest in AIDS research and writing programs. Read More

We must move away from bumper-sticker dialogue, Carter says. Read More

As a Christian, Carter says he is not permitted to despair. Read More

It isn't up to the presidential candidates to fix the integrity crisis in this country. Read More

Carter says we are suffering from a crisis of integrity. Read More

How did the "boomers" approach democracy? Read More

Television news is eroding our democracy, Carter says. Read More

Democracy precedes voting, Carter says. Read More

Carter believes there is a place for religion in the public square. Read More

America has developed a system that manages change well. Read More

What does it mean to be a good Christian? Read More

Carter talks about the honor of clerking for Thurgood Marshall. Read More

On finding our commonalities. Read More

Carter believes the greatest issues cannot be solved in the courtroom Read More

Judicial philosophy is something made up in the Op-Ed pages, Carter says. Read More

Carter believes there is a reason so many lawyers turn to fiction. Read More

Carter starts with characters Read More

Carter sees himself ultimately as a teacher and a father. Read More

If you think you know what justice is, you're probably going to start killing people next. Read More

About Stephen Carter

Stephen Carter

Stephen Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He has taught at Yale since 1982. Carter is known for his legal and social policy writings, which include Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, The Culture of Disbelief, and God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics. He has also written novels, including New England White and The Emperor of Ocean Park. Carter's areas of expertise include constitutional law, contracts, intellectual property law, secrets and lying, and law and religion. He clerked for Judge Spottswood W. Robinson III of the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals for and Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was educated at Stanford University and Yale, where he earned his law degree.

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