This is my new article, forthcoming in the SMU Law Review. Larry Solum's legal blog says its "highly recommended," and you can download it here. Meanwhile, here is the abstract: Hundreds of law review ...

In 1977, the federal government issued Statistical Directive No. 15, establishing America’s official racial and ethnic classifications: black, white, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American. The purpose ...

[I'm reposting this because the linked article disappeared from SSRN's website soon after I posted it, until a copyright permission issue was resolved.] My article, Students for Fair Admissions and ...

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David E. Bernstein, University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, to discuss his new book, Classified: The Untold ...

Race-conscious affirmative action, in which schools consider applicants’ race as a factor in admissions, has traditionally been treated as a form of “racial classification.” The first time that the ...

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action will spur more challenges to educational institutions’ policies beyond admissions. Our Education Team discusses race conscious admissions ...

Born Equal: Eliminating Ethnicity and Race from Birth Certificates This article discusses how racial categories, rooted in social history, are used in records and society. It argues race isn’t ...

With just a few short words, lawmakers passed a bill that, once signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, makes Illinois the first state to add the racial classification of Middle Eastern or North African for ...

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s clarifying of government’s position on race-based terminology in official records has ignited debate over the country’s progress in redressing the injustices of the past.