Ilya Somin
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Harvard University; J.D., Yale University
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Curriculum Vitae: CV in PDF format
Area(s) of Expertise: Constitutional Law, Eminent Domain, Federalism, Political Participation/Political Knowledge, Property Rights
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Phone: 703-993-8069
Office: Room 322, Arlington Campus
Address:
3301 Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22201
Biographical Sketch
ILYA SOMIN is an Assistant Professor at George Mason University School of Law. His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, and the study of popular political participation and its implications for constitutional democracy. Professor Somin previously served as the John M. Olin Fellow in Law at Northwestern University Law School in 2002-2003. In 2001-2002, he clerked for the Hon. Judge Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Professor Somin earned his B.A., Summa Cum Laude, at Amherst College, M.A. in Political Science from Harvard University, and J.D. from Yale Law School. He will soon complete his Ph.D. at Harvard.