Kimberly Wehle (pronounced Whale-ee) is an expert in constitutional law and the separation of powers, with particular emphasis on presidential power and administrative agencies. She is a tenured law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she teaches Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative law, and Federal Courts. Winner of the University of Maryland System Board of Regents Award for excellence in scholarship, she writes in the areas of administrative and constitutional law, with particular interest in separation of powers questions and the modern Supreme Court. She has published in the Notre Dame Law Review, the Stanford Law and Policy Review, and the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs, among many other scholarly journals.
She is also a legal contributor for ABC News and regularly writes for Politico, The Atlantic, and The Bulwark. She was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Washington D.C. office and Associate Independent Counsel in the Whitewater Investigation. She is author of the commercial books, What You Need to Know about Voting—and Why, How to Read The Constitution—and Why, and How to Think Like a Lawyer—and Why: A Common-Sense Guide to Everyday Dilemmas. Her forthcoming book, Pardon Power: How the Pardon System Works and Why, is forthcoming in September 2024.
