About Richard B. Bernstein
Richard B. Bernstein (May 24, 1956 – June 26, 2023) was an American constitutional historian, a distinguished adjunct professor of law at New York Law School, and lecturer in law and political science (after three years, 2011–2014, as adjunct professor of political science and history) at the City College of New York's Skadden, Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies in its Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. == Life == Richard Bernstein was the oldest son of Fred Bernstein (1922–2001) and Marilyn Bernstein (née Berman, 1927–2016); his siblings are the artist Linda A. Bernstein (1958–2004) and the engineer, technology specialist, musician, and expert on BMW Steven J. Bernstein (born 1962). He was educated in the New York City public schools, graduating from Stuyvesant High School in 1973. He attended Amherst College, where he was graduated with a B.A. magna cum laude in 1977 in American Studies. While at Amherst, he was a research assistant to Henry Steele Commager. He graduated from Harvard Law School with a J.D. in November 1980. After three years practicing law, Bernstein left the legal profession to return to the study of history, doing graduate work at New York University. From 1983 he has been a member of the New York University Legal History Colloquium, and he has been active in the writing of legal and constitutional history and in activities to promote the historical profession. From 1984 to 1987 he was research curator for the Constitution Bicentennial Project of The New York Public Library, working with Kym S. Rice under the supervision of Richard B. Morris, Gouverneur Morris Professor of History Emeritus at Columbia University. Among the products of this project was Bernstein's first book, Are We to Be a Nation?
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