Harvard Law School
Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities
Name:
Benjamin Eidelson
HLS Title:
Professor of Law
The faculty member above engages from time to time in outside activities, some of which are compensated, some of which are ongoing, and also has outside financial interests that may relate to his/her scholarly activities. The disclosures below are intended to provide interested parties information about potential conflicts of interest during the relevant period that might exist between the faculty member's scholarly and teaching activities, on the one hand, and his/her outside activities, on the other hand.
| Client/Interest |
Role/Interest |
Issue/Matter |
Dates |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights, ACLU of Kentucky Foundation, and Plaintiffs Jane Doe 1 et al. |
Counsel |
I served as co-counsel for the petitioners in Doe v. Kentucky ex rel. Cameron, No. 23-492 (U.S.). The case involves a constitutional challenge to Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. |
October 2023 - June 2024 |
| GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Plaintiffs Jane Doe 2 et al. |
Counsel |
I am serving as co-counsel for the plaintiffs in Doe v. Trump, No. 1:17-cv-01597 (D.D.C.). The case involves a constitutional challenge to the Department of Defense policy barring open military service by transgender individuals. I previously represented the same parties in the same matter during my time in private practice. |
March 2019 - June 2021 |
| Respondents in Trump v. NAACP |
Counsel |
I am serving as co-counsel for some respondents in the consolidated case of Trump v. NAACP (No. 18-588, U.S. Sup. Ct.). The case concerns an Administrative Procedure Act challenge to the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. I previously represented the same parties in the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia during my time in private practice. |
July 2019 - June 2020 |
| Jenner & Block LLP |
Counsel |
As an Associate in the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice at Jenner & Block LLP, I represented individuals, businesses, and other organizations in a wide variety of matters, as both plaintiffs and defendants, in the federal and state courts. The majority of my work involved questions of constitutional law, administrative law, and statutory interpretation. |
October 2017 - June 2019 |
| Justice Elena Kagan |
Gov't Official |
Law Clerk |
July 2016 - July 2017 |
Last Updated:
July 25, 2024