Robert Sedler
American law professor and attorney (1935–2025)
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Robert Allen Sedler (September 11, 1935 – January 4, 2025) was an American law professor and attorney, who taught at Wayne State University Law School for over 40 years, specializing in Constitutional law.[1][2] Sedler began teaching at Wayne Law in 1977, prior to which he was a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law.[1][3][4] Sedler retired in December 2020, after finishing the fall semester.[5]
September 11, 1935
- Law professor
- attorney
Robert Sedler | |
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| Born | Robert Allen Sedler September 11, 1935 |
| Died | January 4, 2025 (aged 89) |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse | Rozanne |
| Children | Eric |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh School of Law (JD) |
| Academic work | |
| Sub-discipline | Constitutional law |
| Institutions | University of Kentucky College of Law (until 1977) Wayne State University Law School (1977–2020) |
Life and career
Sedler was born in Pittsburgh on September 11, 1935.[6][7][8][9]
Sedler graduated from University of Pittsburgh in 1956, and later obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, in 1959.[1][10]
Sedler taught law courses in Ethiopia at the former Haile Selassie I University (now Addis Ababa University) in the 1960s.[11] Sedler worked with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Kentucky starting in the 1960s, serving as the ACLU of Kentucky's first general counsel, from 1967 to 1975.[12] While with the ACLU, Sedler opposed racial segregation and challenges to the First Amendment.[12]
Sedler wrote dozens of essays on First Amendment and civil rights jurisprudence.[13] Sedler also wrote two books and dozens of articles on Ethiopian law.[14] He authored one textbook, Constitutional Law in the United States,[15] and a book on conflict of laws, Across State Lines.[16] Sedler died on January 4, 2025, at age 89.[17]