Dear CEO Supporters, As part of CEO’s 5th Annual Civil Rights Fellowship, our fellows spent their second session diving deep into the foundational principles that shape American liberty. Following our opening session on post-Civil War constitutional amendments led by Gail Heriot and Maimon Schwarzschild, the class gathered for a special presentation and discussion led by Senior Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on “All Men Are Created Equal”: The Contested Relevance of the Declaration Today. Having prominent jurists engage directly with our fellows is a cornerstone of the CEO Civil Rights Fellowship. From hosting Fifth Circuit …

Dear Supporters, We kicked off our 5th Annual Civil Rights Fellowship in Washington, D.C. this past week with a clear focus: equipping and mentoring the next generation of legal leaders. To defend colorblind equality effectively, aspiring lawyers must master the constitutional foundation that underpins individual liberty. That is why, for the fifth year in a row, we launched our fellowship legal sessions with Gail Heriot, Professor of Law Emeritus and former Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, alongside Professor of Law Maimon Schwarzschild. Laying the Constitutional Groundwork Professors Heriot and Schwarzschild guided our fellows through an intensive, two-part exploration of …

Dear CEO Supporters, Our 5th Annual Civil Rights Fellowship is in full swing here in Washington, D.C., and our cohort just took an inspiring trip to the National Archives. The fellows explored our nation’s founding charters and spent time in the David M. Rubenstein Gallery: Records of Rights, where they stood face-to-face with an original 1297 Magna Carta and other primary documents that shaped the American struggle for equal rights under the law. Connecting these historical principles directly to our seminar discussions gives our future legal leaders a profound perspective on defending individual liberty and equal opportunity. The visit was a wonderful reminder …

Dear Supporters, Today marks a major milestone for the Center for Equal Opportunity as we officially launch our 5th Annual CEO Civil Rights Fellowship! Outstanding law students and future leaders from across the nation are arriving in Washington, D.C. to take part in CEO’s flagship program. Now in its fifth year, the fellowship is designed to equip the next generation of attorneys and aspiring leaders with a deep understanding of colorblind equal opportunity, constitutional law, civil rights jurisprudence, and public policy discourse. A Record-Breaking, National Cohort This year’s class represents one of our most competitive applicant pools to date. Our …

Dear Supporters, It has been an absolutely blistering season of impact here at the Center for Equal Opportunity. From critical shifts in federal policy to a record-breaking incoming class of future leaders, our work is driving the national conversation on colorblind equality and constitutional fidelity. Here is how your support is helping: Preparing for Our Largest Fellowship Class Yet The future of the conservative legal movement is converging on Washington, D.C., as we prepare to welcome our Fifth Annual Civil Rights Fellows. The 2026 class represents our largest, most competitive, and record-breaking class to date, selected from an unprecedented pool …

We need to make life better for young people and instill in them an appreciation for the genius of American democracy. By Linda Chavez and William A. Galston In 1776, the authors of the Declaration of Independence proclaimed a new republic founded upon revolutionary ideas about individual liberty and political equality. Two hundred and fifty years later, however, many Americans—particularly young Americans—seem disillusioned with the world’s longest-running experiment in representative democracy. Polling shows a sharp generational divide on questions of patriotism and democracy. A 2025 poll found only 37 percent of Gen Zers said they are proud to be an American (compared with …