Culture & Society

On Tuesday, March 1, CEO president and general counsel Devon Westhill will testify before Congress at the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing: “Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities.” Mr. Westhill’s testimony will focus on racial discrimination against Asian American students in admissions at Harvard University and elsewhere.  Tune in at 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time. The hearing will be broadcast live here.  Related posts: Good Briefs in the Harvard Case TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING …

This event was hosted by the Chicago-Kent Chapters of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, Black Law Students Association, and Federalist Society on February 15, 2022. Critical Race Theory: a Panel Discussion and Debate The panel discussion was moderated by Professor Nancy Krent and the featured panelists were Northwestern Law Professor Paul Gowder; Chicago-Kent alumna Deborah Caldwell-Stone from the Freedom to Read Foundation; Chicago-Kent Professor Sheldon Nahmod; and Devon Westhill from the Center for Equal Opportunity. Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED …

It is with great joy that the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) announces and begins accepting applications today for its NEW Civil Rights Fellowship. The program, which will take place between Tuesday, August 9 – Friday, August 12, is intended for law students with an interest in a career in a public, private, or nonprofit setting where their instruction and training can be shared with the public, the courts, and/or through policy development. All incoming fellows will be provided a $500 stipend. Lodging and meals will be provided, and travel expenses will be reimbursed. CEO welcomes law students to apply who have …

Executive Summary: Recent education conflicts have pitted parents and activists against school boards and administrations. Protestors have accused school districts of grounding K-12 schooling in Critical Race Theory (CRT), teaching anti-Western, anti-American history and civics, and dividing people into oppressors (whites) and oppressed (minorities). But CRT defenders say that CRT is an academic field, taught in law schools, and not what protestors say it is. This backgroundercovers the main principles of CRT as expressed by its scholars. CRT scholars have explicitly disparaged the notion of colorblindness and equal treatment under the law. Instead, CRT emphasizes the disparate impact of law …

This article originally appeared on realclearpolitics.com Like many “Never-Trump” conservatives, I see the assault on democratic institutions and norms launched by the former president and his followers as a clear and present danger to our republic. But I also fear that many progressives pose an equal threat, albeit one that will destroy our system more subtly and over time. My worry is that my allies in the former fight are choosing to ignore or downplay the significance of the latter. In so doing, we may win the battles against election nullification now being waged by Republicans in statehouses but lose …

The Biden Administration has launched an investigation into Texas’ school mask mandate ban but does giving parents the right to choose what’s best for their child go against federal law? Lars speaks with Devon Westhill, President and General Counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity, and Federalist Society Legal Expert. Listen Here Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT CEO’s Hot Summer Canceled at the EEOC (again) CEO Welcomes Devon Westhill as New President and General Counsel

Devon Westhill of the Center For Equal Opportunity discusses the ABA’s move considering requiring ‘diversity training’ – will this mean all future lawyers will need to be “woke”? Related posts: Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT When Academic Achievement Means ‘Acting White’ Roger Clegg testifies regarding H.R. 40