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Gail L. Heriot
Senior Scholar, Manhattan Institute; Professor of Law Emerita, University of San Diego
Biography
Gail Heriot is a Senior Scholar at the Manhattan Institute, a Professor of Law Emerita at the University of San Diego and the Chairman of the Board of the American Civil Rights Project. She served on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for 18 years. Her new book is entitled “Why We Walk on Eggshells: How Our Civil Rights Laws Stifle Our Public Discourse.”
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Evenwel v. Abbott Preview and Teleforum
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Legal News Roundup: 12/7/2015
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Gail L. Heriot
Short video featuring Gail Heriot discussing Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
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State Court Docket Watch News Clips: 12/2/2015
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Campaign Finance and Free Speech Basics Up in Smoke in Illinois
Following Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporations and unions may sponsor political advertising that...
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SCOTUS Opinions: 12/1/2015
OBB Personenverkher v. Sachs: By a vote of 9-0 the judgment of the Ninth Circuit is...