Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost join for an online, bipartisan discussion about the role of state attorneys general in addressing policing reform, protests, and other constitutional challenges facing states today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Governance at the National Association of Attorneys General.
Participants
- Keith Ellison was sworn in as Minnesota’s 30th attorney general on January 7, 2019. He served for 12 years on the House Financial Services Committee. Before being elected to Congress, Ellison served four years in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Prior to entering elective office, he spent 16 years as an attorney specializing in civil-rights and defense law, including five years as executive director of the Legal Rights Center. Ellison received his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990.
- Dave Yost became Ohio’s 51st Attorney General on January 14, 2019. After working as a Columbus Citizen Journal reporter, he began his public service career as Delaware County’s Auditor from 1999 to 2003 and County Prosecutor from 2003 to 2011. He also served as Ohio’s 32nd Auditor of State from 2011- 2019. Yost earned his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and law degree from Capital University.
- Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution. Rosen is also professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic.
Resources Cited During the Program
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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