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Oct 5 2015

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  • Federalism & Separation of Powers
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Supreme Court Preview: Of Fisher II and Paper Tigers

  • Alison Somin

“There are not many dull moments in the debate about race preferences in university admissions....

Sep 17 2015 Blog Post
News

Commission on Civil Rights Releases Flawed Report on Immigration Detention Facilities

  • Alison Somin

Yesterday, the United States Commission on Civil Rights* released a new report* on conditions at...

Sep 14 2015 Blog Post
News

NYT Misses the Mark on Mismatch

  • Alison Somin

This past weekend, the New York Times ran a lengthy article titled "A Prescription for...

Sep 9 2015 Blog Post
Executive Branch Review

The EEOC as Unwise Gambler

  • Alison Somin

All federal court opinions that begin with Kenny Rogers quotations are worth blogging about, even...

Sep 2 2015 Blog Post
Executive Branch Review

"A Dubious Expediency: How Racial Preferential Admissions on Campus Hurt Minority Students"

  • Carissa Byrne Hessick,
  • Alison Somin

"We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer...

Feb 19 2014 Publication
A Lady or a Tiger?: Thoughts on Fisher v. University of Texas and the Future of Race Preferences in America

A Lady or a Tiger?: Thoughts on Fisher v. University of Texas and the Future of Race Preferences in America

Alison Somin

Engage Volume 14, Issue 3 October 2013

Note from the Editor: This article is about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher...

Sponsors: Civil Rights Practice Group

Feb 12 2013 Publication
Sleeping Giant?: Section Two of the Thirteenth Amendment, Hate Crimes Legislation, and Academia’s Favorite New Vehicle for the Expansion of Federal Power

Sleeping Giant?: Section Two of the Thirteenth Amendment, Hate Crimes Legislation, and Academia’s Favorite New Vehicle for the Expansion of Federal Power

Gail L. Heriot, Alison Somin

Engage Volume 13, Issue 3 October 2012

 A brief look at the Thirteenth Amendment might suggest that it has rather limited application...

Sponsors: Civil Rights Practice Group

Dec 5 2011 Publication
Affirmative Action for Men? Strange Silences and Strange Bedfellows in the Public Debate over Discrimination Against Women in College Admissions

Affirmative Action for Men? Strange Silences and Strange Bedfellows in the Public Debate over Discrimination Against Women in College Admissions

Gail L. Heriot, Alison Somin

Engage Volume 12, Issue 3, November 2011

While some news reports indicate that discrimination against women on the basis of sex1 in...

Sponsors: Civil Rights Practice Group

Dec 23 2010 Publication
The Obama Administration: Changing the Rules of the Title IX Game?

The Obama Administration: Changing the Rules of the Title IX Game?

Alison Somin

Engage Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2010

"Making Title IX as strong as possible is a no-brainer," Vice President Joe Biden told...

Sponsors: Civil Rights Practice Group

Aug 5 2010 Publication
Title IX
White Papers

Title IX

Alison Somin

New Federal Initiatives Project

Brought to you by the Civil Rights Practice GroupThe Federalist Society takes no position on...

Sponsors: Civil Rights Practice Group

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