Jenny S. Breen

Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence 2022-2023 Associate Professor of Law Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute (315) 443-2392 [email protected] Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Professor Jenny Breen researches and writes on democracy with particular attention to democratic erosion and the United States Supreme Court. Her interdisciplinary work examines the relationship between democratic governance and the Supreme Court from both empirical and theoretical perspectives. Professor Breen has also engaged in empirical and historical research regarding labor unions, women workers, and immigration law. 

Prior to arriving at the College of Law, Professor Breen practiced immigration law and then worked as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Rosemary S. Pooler on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She also taught Politics at Ithaca College, including courses on U.S. Politics and the Politics of Work.

Professor Breen received her J.D. from Cornell Law School, her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and her B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Professor Breen is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Syracuse University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (SU-AAUP). She teaches Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Labor Law.