Alison Somin joined Pacific Legal Foundation in May 2020 as a legal fellow in the Center for the Separation of Powers and part of the equality before the law practice group.
Before joining the Pacific Legal Foundation team, Alison was a special assistant and counsel for over a decade to Gail Heriot, a member of the bipartisan United States Commission on Civil Rights. She also has deep roots in the liberty movement. Alison was a Koch Associate at the National Federation for Independent Business Legal Foundation and, during law school, completed summer clerkships at the Institute for Justice and the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation. She holds a J.D. from Emory University School of Law and an A.B. in history from Dartmouth College.
Her work has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Daily Journal, Texas Journal of Law and Politics, and The Federalist Society’s Engage magazine and blog.
She lives in northern Virginia with her husband Ilya; two children; and golden retriever Willow. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, baking and cooking, children’s art projects, and training and exercising Willow.
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Running on Empty: Was the Supreme Court Right to Overturn Chevron?
Drake Student Chapter
University of Idaho College of Law501 W Front St
Boise, ID 83702
Running on Empty: Will Chevron Make it Through the Year?
California-Berkeley Student Chapter
Room 134Law Building
Berkeley, CA 94720
The Future of Race-Preferential Admissions After SFFA
St. John's Student Chapter
St. John's University School of Law80-00 Utopia Pkwy
Jamaica, NY 11439
SFFA v. Harvard and its implications for Affirmative Action
Richmond Student Chapter
The T.C. Williams School of Law28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Race & School Discipline
Teleforum
Plenary Session 2: Race and Education After Students for Fair Admissions
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Washington Supreme Court Expands Batson Test, Establishes Rule Regarding Peremptory Strikes
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Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
Alison Somin
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Presidential Signature Requirements as a Tool for Enforcing Democratic Accountability
In a world with an ever more powerful administrative state, how can we prevent civil...
Deep Dive Episode 276 - Race & School Discipline
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
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