Back December 2016, Karlan and other liberal scholars signed a letter expressing alarm over President Trumps statements and actions during the 2016 presidential campaign.
She criticized Trumps actions again in 2017 after the President came under fired for asking former FBI director James Comey to shut down a federal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Pamela Karlan has never shied away from talking about her sexual orientation. She once described herself as a snarky, bisexual, Jewish women at the 2006 ACS National Convention. Her partner is writer Viola Canales, author of The Tequila Worm.