Patrick Garry is a Professor of Law at the University of South Dakota School of Law, with a Ph.D. in Constitutional History. He has written twelve books in the areas of law, history, politics and religion. Those books have received numerous awards and have been featured in hundreds of media interviews, academic conferences, and book reviews. Before joining the faculty at the University of South Dakota School of Law, Professor Garry was a research scholar at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center and a visiting scholar at Columbia University Law School. He also served as a legal advisor to the Silha Center for Media Law and Ethics at the University of Minnesota.