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Carolyn Shapiro is a Full-Time Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS) at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. She specializes in constitutional law, statutory interpretation, and public interest law. Her scholarship focuses on the Supreme Court's role in democratic institutions and legal systems. She has held roles as Illinois Solicitor General (2014–2016) and serves as Of Counsel to Schnapper-Casteras PLLC. Shapiro co-directs the Constitutional Democracy Project, providing civic education to teachers and students. She has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, Seventh Circuit, and Illinois Supreme Court.
Education: J.D. (High Honors) from University of Chicago Law School, M.A. in Public Policy from University of Chicago Harris School, B.A. in English from University of Chicago. She clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer and Judge Richard Posner.
Research Interests: Shapiro examines the Supreme Court's interactions with other branches of government, originalism vs. textualism debates, and the impact of judicial rhetoric on public perception. Her work critiques the limitations of rigid originalism and advocates for nuanced legal interpretation.
Media & Awards: Regular media contributor to MSNBC, NPR, and CNN. Received the Abner Mikva Award (2017) for advancing progressive legal values. Her op-eds analyze high-profile cases like Rahimi v. U.S. and Obergefell v. Hodges.
