Clarke ForsytheSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

According to President of the National Constitution Center, Jeffrey Rosen, as written by him in the Wall Street Journal “Abuse of Discretion provides a cautionary tale about the political and constitutional hazards of unnecessarily broad Supreme Court decisions.” Forsythe has argued cases before state and federal courts and has also testified before state legislatures and Congress.

On pro-life policy issues, he is also a creative writer and has published over 19 law review articles, book chapters, as well as articles in the National Review, the Wall Street Journal and First Things.

Other top publications that have quoted him or featured his articles include the Washington Times, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today.

With over three decades of service to AUL since 1985 including serving as Vice President and General Counsel for six years, supervising nationwide legislation and litigation strategy, and also servied for ten years as President. His written articles are “Roe v.

Wade and the Legal Implications of State Constitutional ‘Personhood’ Amendments,” published in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy and “A Road Map Through the Supreme Court’s Back Alley” published in the Villanova Law Review.

Politics for the Greatest Good: The Case for Prudence in the Public Square was the first book he wrote which brings out lessons in political judgement from Wilberforce, Lincoln, Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas and In 2009, it was published by InterVarsity Press.

According to First Things, it is “an essential book for lawmakers and all participants in the ongoing culture wars.” Clarke holds an M.A. in Bioethics from Trinity International University (2006), where he is an adjunct professor of bioethics, a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law, and a B.A. in Political Science from Allegheny College.