Jessica Levinson
Law professor and Legal analyst
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Jessica Levinson is a professor of law and a political-legal analyst at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where she teaches Constitutional Law, the First Amendment, Election Law, and privacy torts.[1]
Levinson is also involved with various television shows and programs. She is a legal contributor for CBS News, where she provides legal analysis about the Supreme Court and other legal news.[2] She is also currently hosted on the weekly segment "Who Decides?" at CBS 24/7, which explains and analyzes contemporary questions related to the Constitution.[3] In addition, Levinson serves as a legal analyst for KTLA,[4] where she has a weekly segment[5] on Thursday evenings. She also appeared on the NPR family station KCRW for its "Legal Eagle" segment, discussing current American legal issues and topics. [6] Levinson is a columnist for MSNow. [7]
Life and career
Levinson attended Marlborough School[8] before going to Loyola Marymount University and graduating as the class valedictorian.[9] She then graduated cum laude from Loyola Law School, where she was the Senior Articles Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review.[9] Levinson served as a law clerk to James V. Selna of the Central District of California following graduation.[1] Prior to joining Loyola Law School as a full-time faculty member, she practiced with the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and served as the Director of Political Reform at the Center for Governmental Studies.[1]
Levinson has also published a number of law review articles. These articles discuss issues related to campaign finance law, corporate personhood, ballot access and ballot initiatives.[10]