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Clint Bolick is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona. He previously directed the Goldwater Institute Center for Constitutional Litigation (Phoenix) and co-founded the Institute for Justice, a libertarian public-interest law firm. His work focuses on constitutional law, school choice, and economic liberty.
- Education: Law degree (1982) from the University of California at Davis; undergraduate (1979) from Drew University.
Research Interests: Bolick specializes in constitutional law, federalism, and school choice litigation. His scholarship emphasizes judicial textualism, property rights, and education reform through decentralized models like vouchers and education savings accounts. Recent work addresses pandemic-era constitutional limits on executive power and federalism's role in American resilience.
Article Trends: His 15 most recent publications analyze constitutional constraints on emergency powers, K-12 education reform, immigration policy, and judicial federalism. These works intersect legal analysis with political philosophy, emphasizing institutional checks and individual freedoms.
- Scientific Awards:
- Bradley Prize (2006) for "strengthening American democratic capitalism"
- Lawyer of the Year, American Lawyer (2003)
- Legal Times' "90 Greatest Washington Lawyers" (2009)
Advising & Impact: Bolick has shaped national school choice litigation strategy, influenced immigration reform debates, and challenged corporate subsidies through landmark cases like Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. His work bridges legal practice and academic scholarship, with six authored books including Two-Fer and Voucher Wars.
