School of Law Professor Vinay Harpalani has been elected to the American Law Institute

July 11, 2024

Vinay HarpalaniSchool of Law Professor Vinay Harpalani has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), the foremost United States institution dedicated to creating scholarly works that improve and clarify the law. This enormous honor is reflected in Professor Harpalani’s extensive scholarship, profound expertise, and professional achievement.

Professor Harpalani is the Don L. and Mabel F. Dickason Endowed Chair in Law at the School of Law teaching constitutional law, civil procedure, race and the law, employment discrimination, and election law. Professor Harpalani has published law review articles in the Harvard Law Review Forum, Boston University Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, and Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy. He has also been cited in 15 U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs defending affirmative action.