Public interest Litigation: Expanding the Realm of the Possible with Justice Bolick

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Please RSVP by Wed Apr 2, 2025

Join us for an insightful discussion with Justice Clint Bolick, a trailblazer in public interest litigation and current member of the Arizona Supreme Court. Drawing from his extensive experience, Justice Bolick will explore the opportunities, strategies, and challenges involved in pursuing public interest litigation, whether as a profession or a passion. Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights from one of the foremost experts in the field!

Lunch provided! 

About Justice Clint Bolick

Clint Bolick was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey in January 2016 to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court and was retained by the voters in 2018 and 2024.


Prior to joining the Court, Justice Bolick litigated constitutional cases in state and federal courts from coast to coast, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Among other positions, he served as Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute and as Co-founder and Vice President for Litigation at the Institute for Justice. He has litigated in support of school choice, freedom of enterprise, private property rights, freedom of speech, and federalism, and against racial classifications and government subsidies.


Justice Bolick received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Davis, where he has been recognized as a distinguished alumnus, and his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Drew University. He serves as a research fellow with the Hoover Institution. Among other honors, he was named one of the 90 Greatest DC Lawyers in the Last 30 Years by Legal Times in 2008, received a Bradley Prize in 2006, and was recognized as one of the nation’s three lawyers of the year by American Lawyer in 2002 for his successful defense of school vouchers in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris.


Justice Bolick is a prolific author of a dozen books and hundreds of articles. Among his most recent books are Unshackled: Freeing America’s K-12 Education System: Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution, co-authored with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush; and David’s Hammer: The Case for an Activist Judiciary. Bolick serves as an adjunct professor of constitutional law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law and has served as a lecturer at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Event Contact

Austin Prutch
ASU Law
Date

Thursday, Apr 3, 2025

Time

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM (PST)

Location

BLCS 250

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Please RSVP by Wed Apr 2, 2025