Kermit Roosevelt III (born July 14, 1971) is an American author, lawyer, and David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

[citation needed] His scholarly publications include "Resolving Renvoi: the Bewitchment of Our Intelligence by Means of Language," University of Notre Dame Law Review (2005).

"[7] In May, 2016, Roosevelt and Karen Korematsu (daughter of a prominent American opponent of Japanese-American internment during World War 2) were featured speakers at a National Constitution Center program.

[12] Alan Dershowitz, writing in The New York Times, said that the book "suffers from the showoffy-ness of an aspiring artiste" but recommended it "with real enthusiasm" because its critique of legal firms "rings true of all too many corporate law factories.

[14][15][16] The story examines U.S. national security policies during World War II, focusing on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, which authorized the internment of Japanese Americans.