Andrew Cohen is a recovering attorney who has covered the legal beat as a journalist since 1997. He first joined CBS Radio News to cover the Oklahoma City bombing trials, spent 10 years on television with CBS News and other media outlets, and for the past four years has served as well as a contributing editor at the Atlantic, where his written work has focused upon the intersection of law and politics. He also is a Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice and the first-ever legal analyst at 60 Minutes.
During his 17 years on the beat, Cohen has written thousands of commentary or analysis pieces on hundreds of topics. Most recently, his work has focused upon the death penalty, the treatment of mentally ill inmates in the nation’s prisons, judicial nominations, sentencing reform, and the fight over voting rights.
Cohen’s work has won two American Bar Association Silver Gavel Awards, two Sigma Delta Chi Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, two Edward R. Murrow Awards, and several other awards for his analysis and commentary of legal events and issues.