Nikolas Bowie is an assistant professor of law at Harvard Law School. He is a historian who teaches and writes about federal and state constitutional law and local government law. His current research interests include critical legal histories of federal immigration law, noncitizen voting, and the separation of powers.

In addition to teaching and writing, Professor Bowie litigates criminal and civil appeals. He is on the board of Lawyers for Civil Rights, which advocates on behalf of immigrants and people of color; MassVote, which advocates for voting rights and election reform; and People’s Parity Project, which organizes law students and lawyers to build a justice system that values people over profits. He sits on the City of Cambridge’s planning board, which applies and recommends changes to the city’s zoning ordinance. He is also an avid marathoner.

Professor Bowie received a BA in history from Yale and a JD and PhD in history from Harvard. Between law school and graduate school, Professor Bowie clerked for Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the US Supreme Court.