RIPPAC to host CNN’s Elie Honig for discussion on politics and prosecution

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig is scheduled to discuss U.S. politics and the country’s justice system during a public program at Rowan University on Thursday, March 26.

An experienced commentator and expert on the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court, Honig will present “Prosecution, Politics, & Presidential Accountability” at 7 p.m. in the Eynon Ballroom of the Chamberlain Student Center on Rowan’s campus at 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ.

Hosted by the Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC), the event includes a Q&A with Honig and a book signing and is free and open to the public. To register for the evening, click here.

A national bestselling author with 14 years of federal and state prosecutor experience, Honig – a South Jersey native – will discuss his newest book, “When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President from Nixon to Trump.” Named to Mediaite’s “75 most influential people in news media” lists from 2021 to 2025, Honig “wields non-partisan analysis like a superpower,” providing objective coverage of the biggest legal stories year-round. Alongside his television appearances, Honig writes a weekly column for New York magazine and hosts two podcasts for Vox Media.

The Ric Edelman College of Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences, the Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rowan’s history, law & justice studies, political science & economics, and journalism departments, the John H. Martinson Honors College and the American Studies Program are all co-sponsoring the event.

For questions about the event or to learn more, email RIPPAC@rowan.edu. 

RIPPAC is dedicated to informing, engaging, and training Rowan students, faculty and the public in applied politics, policy and citizen engagement. To accomplish this, the Institute hosts programs and guest speakers; supports students through academic and career development, internships and scholarships; and connects faculty and students from across the University with public entities to facilitate public policy research and discussion.