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Nancy Leong

Professor of Law

University of Denver Sturm College of Law

Nancy Leong is an expert in constitutional law, civil rights, and antidiscrimination. She is a Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she teaches Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Litigation, and Critical Race Theory.

Professor Leong is the author of over thirty law review articles. Her recent scholarship has appeared in the California Law ReviewGeorgetown Law JournalHarvard Law ReviewNorthwestern University Law ReviewStanford Law ReviewVirginia Law Review, and Yale Law Journal, among many others. She is also a contributor to popular media outlets including the New York TimesWashington Post, AtlanticSlate, and Salon.

Professor Leong’s research was selected for presentation at the 2016 Yale/Stanford/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum held at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut. She was also the 2015 recipient of the Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty 2015 Eric K. Yamamoto Award for excellence in scholarship and teaching.

Before entering academia, Professor Leong graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University and attended Stanford Law School, where she graduated with distinction and was a member of the Stanford Law Review. After earning her law degree, she clerked for Judge Kermit Lipez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Professor Leong has been a visitor at the UCLA School of Law and the Washington University School of Law.

 

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Preliminary Thoughts on the Summary Judgment Motions in the Harvard Affirmative Action Lawsuit

6/18/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

The plaintiff is attempting to link two practices that need not be coupled. One is discrimination against Asian Americans. The other is affirmative action.

Nancy Leong

Sturm College of Law

A Free Press Requires a Strong and Independent Judiciary

10/20/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

A free press and a strong judiciary are among the best bulwarks against authoritarianism, and we need one to have the other.

Nancy Leong

Sturm College of Law

Allowing Felons to Vote Could Prevent Crime

7/27/17  //  Commentary

The case against felon disenfranchisement is overwhelming as a matter of public policy. This matters for the constitutional analysis.

Nancy Leong

Sturm College of Law

The Voting Rights Agenda Must Include Felon Reenfranchisement

7/10/17  //  Commentary

As disenfranchisement and voter suppression efforts are on the rise, one partial response is reenfranchisement.

Nancy Leong

Sturm College of Law

With Supreme Court Opinions, More Is Not Always More

6/29/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

Justice Gorsuch has already written seven separate opinions in his 78-day tenure on the Supreme Court. What should we make of that?

Nancy Leong

Sturm College of Law