Thank you to @lsolum.bsky.social for the kind mention! I am also excited to share that the piece has found a home with Buffalo Law Review and will come out either late this year or early next year - looking forward to working with their team!
David Simson
Simon on the Concept of Race in the Students for Fair Admissions Cases
David Simson (New York Law School) has posted Conceptual Gerrymandering and the Weaponization of SFFA on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article makes two main contributions at the intersection of Constitutional Law and…
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David Simson (New York Law School) has posted Conceptual Gerrymandering and the Weaponization of SFFA on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article makes two main contributions at the intersection of Constitutional Law and critical analyses of race and racial (in)equality. First, and more narrowly, the Article provides an in-depth analysis and critique of the Supreme Court’s most recent affirmative action decision in Students for Fair Admission v.
For context, and if of interest, this Article follows up on my prior Article "Methodological Gerrymandering" (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....) in which I analyze how SCOTUS Justices might alter their constitutional interpretation methodology in pursuit of ideological preferences.
Many people whose work, thoughts, or comments were really helpful in informing me re one or more of the many issues addressed in this piece are not (I think) on Bsky but i can note at least (in the hope that this is appropriate): @jpygold.bsky.social @adamwinkler.bsky.social @jerchin.bsky.social
As a junior scholar, I'm admittedly a bit uneasy re posting before acceptance for publication. But revisions pushed me past journals' August cycle & yet I think the piece can help inform thinking about SFFA's mobilization in many problematic actions such as this news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/f...
