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Ilya Somin

Ilya Somin

Ilya Somin is a professor of law at George Mason University. During the Spring 2020 semester, he is serving as a Visiting Scholar at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, at Georgetown University Law Center. His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, and the study of popular political participation and its implications for constitutional democracy. Professor Somin also writes regularly for the popular Volokh Conspiracy blog.

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March 20, 2020

Federal Funding and Sanctuary Cities

Professors Ilya Somin and Philip L. Torrey discuss President Trump's intent to withhold federal funding to sanctuary cities and the impact this could have on state/local rights and immigration.