James Bopp | |
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Citizenship | United States |
Education | Juris Doctor |
Alma mater | University of Florida |
Occupation | Attorney |
Years active | 1973–present |
Organization | The Bopp Law Firm |
Notable work | Citizens United v. FEC |
Home town | Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
Board member of | Republican National Committee, Republicans Overseas |
Awards |
The National Law Journal The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America Republican National Lawyers Association Republican Lawyer of the Year 2009 |
Website | The Bopp Law Firm |
James Bopp, Jr.. is an American conservative attorney and constitutional scholar. He has repeatedly been named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in the United States by the National Law Journal, and is renowned with regards to election laws and campaign finance.
His law firm specializes in First Amendment and constitutional law, strategic planning, campaign finance, election law, and representation before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bopp served as Indiana's Republican National Committeeman on the Republican National Committee, and was the RNC's Vice Chairman from 2008 to 2012.
Bopp is a native of Terre Haute, Indiana, and holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana University and a law degree from the University of Florida College of Law.
He has served as the general counsel for National Right to Life since 1978, the James Madison Center for Free Speech since 1997, and as the special counsel for Focus on the Family since 2004. Bopp was the editor of Restoring the Right to Life: The Human Life Amendment.
With regards to Human Life Amendment, based on his analysis of the Supreme Court composition, Bopp stated in 2007,