Where’s justice at Yale?

Devon WesthillEducation

University’s race discrimination is ‘long-standing,’ and its many victims remain uncompensated This article was published by The Washington Times on July 4, 2023 The race preference regimes at Harvard and the University of North Carolina have received a supreme slap down. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for a 6-2 majority, explained that Harvard’s affirmative action regime had satisfied none of the requirements necessary pursuant to the highest level of judicial scrutiny required when using racial distinctions — what Justice Clarence Thomas calls “genuine strict scrutiny.” So, what to do about all the other schools that have been following the “Harvard …

Shall We Overcome: What is the Alternative to Affirmative Action

Devon WesthillEducation

This column appeared originally at philanthropyroundtable.org Nearly every selective college in the country discriminates on the basis of race in admitting students because the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed it for decades. This month, the Court is expected to revoke that permission slip when it issues opinions in two cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions that challenge affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. The good news is there are many other, better ways to support the disadvantaged than using race-based preferences.   If the Court’s decision prohibits race-explicit affirmative action, some expect organizations to evade the …

CEO Selects Second Annual Class of Civil Rights Fellows

Devon WesthillAbout CEOUSA

Dear friends, It is with great joy that we introduce to you the 2023 class of CEO civil rights fellows. Between Monday, August 7 and Friday, August 11, 2023, fellows will participate in an intensive seminar-style program in Washington, D.C. This fellowship is a first-of-its-kind program within which fellows will receive instruction and training in civil rights caselaw, enforcement practices, and public policy. For example, fellows will learn the history of passage of major civil rights laws, become familiar with major Supreme Court decisions in this area, and learn about current controversies surrounding civil rights law and enforcement. The seminars …

Liberals’ continued assault on Black conservatives

Devon WesthillCulture & Society

This article originally appeared in The Washington Times After Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, delivered the GOP response to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress in 2021, “Uncle Tim” began trending on Twitter. “Uncle Tim” is a play on the racial epithet “Uncle Tom.” Now, like clockwork, another accomplished Black man has been smeared as a race traitor. In a speech on the floor of the Georgia Senate, Democrat Emanuel Jones labeled Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an “Uncle Tom” and as “someone betraying his own community,” whose “policies seek to subvert the achievements and accomplishments …

Why I Support True Diversity

Devon WesthillRacial Preferences

This post originally appeared on Philanthropy Roundtable Devon Westhill was raised in the South along with his two Black siblings by his hardworking, single white mother. Despite growing up in tough times, Westhill is now the president and general counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO), an organization whose mission is to study, develop and disseminate ideas that promote color blind opportunity and support the American belief that everyone has the chance to find happiness through hard work and dedication. He credits his upbringing and life experiences for giving him the passion to speak out against efforts, even well-intentioned …

Fairness in Financial Services:
Racism and Discrimination in Banking

Devon WesthillRacial Preferences

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On being original: Racial classifications and the fallacy of a certain strain of “progressive originalism”

Devon WesthillCulture & Society

This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. A preview of the case is here. Devon Westhill is president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity. He submitted an amicus brief supporting Students for Fair Admissions. During her confirmation hearing, Justice Elena Kagan claimed: “We are all originalists.” It might not then come as a surprise to some that the label has been bandied about recently to refer to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. But …

CEO Joins Heritage Foundation 2025 Presidential Transition Project

Devon WesthillCulture & Society

Dear friends, I am thrilled to tell you that CEO has joined the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Presidential Transition Project (Project 2025) Advisory Board. Project 2025 is creating the playbook that will equip the next administration with conservative policy recommendations and the properly vetted and trained personnel ready on day one to govern and rebuild the American way of life. We have a heavy lift ahead of us. As you already know, the current administration has done its level best to undo what makes our country exceptional. For example, the foundational American value of equal opportunity under the law has been …

Statement of Principles of True Diversity

Devon WesthillCulture & Society

Dear friends, I am pleased to share with you that CEO has signed onto and is supporting a new initiative of the Philanthropy Roundtable. We are delighted to join with other allies like Rick Graber of The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Steven Anderson of Pacific Legal Foundation, and Judge Janice Rogers Brown in supporting a Statement of Principles of True Diversity. True Diversity Diversity as practiced in most American institutions today value group identity over the value of the individual. True Diversity is an equality-based initiative that promotes a thoughtful and holistic approach to embracing diversity. It provides a …

Going soft on Black children’s misbehavior is the wrong policy prescription

Devon WesthillCulture & Society

This opinion was originally published by The Washington Times. Ample news stories from across the country have reported on recent attacks perpetrated by young Black assailants, some resulting in death. This behavior didn’t manifest itself overnight. It was developed by a pipeline, starting at home, that fails Black children. For example, on June 24 at approximately 2:30 a.m., a group of Black kids brutally attacked 73-year-old James Lambert, a Black man, in Philadelphia. He died a day later due to the beating and now, two of the seven assailants, brothers 10 and 14, have turned themselves in to authorities. And, …