Devon Westhill is an attorney focused on matters of constitutional and civil rights. He researches, speaks, and writes about civil rights, civil liberties, and related issues such as race relations, social change, and equal opportunity.
Mr. Westhill's writing has been published in numerous outlets including Newsweek, National Review, and The Wall Street Journal. He has spoken hundreds of times at college campuses, conferences, and on radio programs, and has appeared on cable television channels including Fox News, Newsmax, and CSPAN. Mr. Westhill has also provided expert testimony to both houses of the U.S. Congress, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. For over a decade, he has also been sought after as an expert on organizational effectiveness.
Mr. Westhill led the civil rights office at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Trump administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. He has also worked at the U.S. Department of Labor, Federalist Society, and as a criminal trial lawyer in private practice. Mr. Westhill is a U.S. Navy veteran with degrees from UNC at Chapel Hill and the University of Florida.
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Civil Rights in America: From the CRA to SFFA
Michigan State Student Chapter
MSU College of Law648 N Shaw Ln
East Lansing, MI 48824
Reversed: Affirmative Action
Drake Student Chapter
Drake University School of Law2507 University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50311
Overturned: The State of Affirmative Action? DEI?
Iowa Student Chapter
Boyd Law Building Room 225130 Byington Road
Iowa City, IA 52246
After SFFA: A Discussion of SFFA and the Future of Affirmative Action
Chicago-Kent Student Chapter
Chicago-Kent College of Law565 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60661
Panel III: Race in Admissions: How SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC are Changing Higher Education and the Legal Profession
2024 Florida Chapters Conference
Gaylord Palms Resort6000 W Osceola Pkwy
Kissimmee, FL 34746
Panel III: Race in Admissions: How SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC are Changing Higher Education and the Legal Profession
2024 Florida Chapters Conference
The panel will discuss how these decisions are transforming the admissions process in higher education...
Panel III: Race in Admissions: How SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC are Changing Higher Education and the Legal Profession
2024 Florida Chapters Conference
The panel will discuss how these decisions are transforming the admissions process in higher education...
Nonprofit Center for Equal Opportunity Launches “After Affirmative Action Network”
During the 2023 National Lawyers Convention breakout panel titled SFFA and Beyond, I announced that...
SFFA and Beyond
2023 National Lawyers Convention
This year the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Students for Fair Admissions Inc....
SFFA and Beyond
2023 National Lawyers Convention
This year the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Students for Fair Admissions Inc....