Melvin I Urofsky

October 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

It is very possible that Justice Alito will give us another angry opinion—this time on affirmative action. Admissions offices are already preparing for a negative decision.

By Melvin I. Urofsky

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August 24, 2009 | National Law Journal

Over the years, efforts at campaign finance reform followed a familiar pattern: Scandal ratcheted up public outrage, and then Congress would enact a "reform." The author predicts that come Sept. 9, one or more sections of McCain-Feingold will be declared unconstitutional.

By Melvin I. Urofsky

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August 28, 2009 | The Recorder

The Supreme Court justices have struggled with the law every time it's been challenged as applied, says Mevlin Urofsky.

By Melvin I. Urofsky

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September 08, 2009 | National Law Journal

Melvin I. Urofsky writes that, as a historian, he tends to fend off questions about the future. "I only know what happened," he tells his students. But Urofsky is sticking with his prediction that the outcome of the highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court argument in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, will be that one or more sections of McCain-Feingold, more formally known as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, will be declared unconstitutional.

By Melvin I. Urofsky

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