Selected Media
Kent Greenfield is a frequent commentator on constitutional law, democracy, the Supreme Court, corporate power, and political division. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, BBC, Al Jazeera, Fox, PBS, and other national and international outlets.
Trump, Harvard, and the First Amendment
Al Jazeera — June 2025
Greenfield discusses the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze federal funding and impose conditions on Harvard University. He explains Harvard’s First Amendment arguments and the constitutional limits on the federal government’s power to use funding as leverage against universities.
Trump, January 6, and the Constitutional Options for Removal
BBC World News — January 12, 2021
In the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, Greenfield discusses whether President Trump remained a threat during his final days in office and examines the constitutional options available to Congress and the Cabinet, including impeachment and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
Full interview available to producers on request.
McConnell, Impeachment, and the Constitutional Duty of Impartiality
Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN — December 27, 2019
A national discussion prompted by Greenfield’s Courier Journal op-ed arguing that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was constitutionally required to approach President Trump’s first impeachment trial impartially.
Greenfield debates CNN commentator Scott Jennings in a panel discussion with former White House counsel John Dean. The discussion begins at 5:25; Greenfield begins speaking at 6:00.
Greenfield’s op-ed received broad national coverage, including in Newsweek, USA Today, Salon, The Hill, and elsewhere.
Is McConnell Violating His Constitutional Oaths?
The Last Word, MSNBC — December 26, 2019
Greenfield discusses his argument that Mitch McConnell’s announced coordination with the Trump White House was inconsistent with the constitutional oath senators must take before conducting an impeachment trial.
Selected Podcasts and Radio Appearances
Long-form conversations on constitutional law, democracy, executive power, the Supreme Court, corporate responsibility, and the rule of law.
A Constitutional Crisis, Due Process, & the Rule of Law
Lawyer 2 Lawyer — April 25, 2025
Greenfield discusses executive defiance of judicial orders, due process, separation of powers, and whether the United States had entered a constitutional crisis.
We Are in a Constitutional Crisis
Broken Law — March 4, 2025
Greenfield discusses the bipartisan letter he coordinated with the American Constitution Society, signed by more than 1000 legal scholars, warning that a series of unlawful executive orders and actions had created a constitutional crisis.
The conversation examines presidential power, separation of powers, federal spending, and the responsibility of lawyers and courts to defend the rule of law.
A Conversation about the Supreme Court with Professor Kent Greenfield
The Tanya Acker Show — May 26, 2022
Greenfield talks with Tucker about the Dobbs leak, what a post-Roe world might look like, and what the Supreme Court means today.
Corporations Are People Too
Radio Boston, WBUR — November 20, 2018
Greenfield discusses why corporations should possess some constitutional rights—and why those rights should be accompanied by meaningful public responsibilities.
Are Corporations People?
Bloomberg Law — November 26, 2018
Greenfield discusses corporate constitutional rights, Citizens United, and the central argument of Corporations Are People Too (And They Should Act Like It).
Media Inquiries
Kent Greenfield is available for television, radio, podcast, print, and speaking engagements concerning Secession, constitutional law, democracy, the Supreme Court, corporate power, and the rule of law.
Additional broadcast clips, high-resolution photographs, and biographical materials are available on request.