1. Clint Bolick was born on December 26,1957 and is a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
24 Facts About Clint Bolick
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Clint Bolick co-founded the libertarian Institute for Justice, where he was the Vice President and Director of Litigation from 1991 until 2004.
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Clint Bolick led two cases that went before the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Clint Bolick has defended state-based school choice programs in the Supreme Courts of Wisconsin and Ohio.
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Clint Bolick grew up in nearby Hillside, New Jersey and graduated from Hillside High School in 1975.
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Clint Bolick graduated from Drew University in 1979 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of California Davis School of Law in 1982.
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Clint Bolick was hired by the foundation's acting president, William H "Chip" Mellor.
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Clint Bolick left, believing that the foundation was more interested in protecting business interests than in promoting economic freedom.
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Clint Bolick joined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1985.
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Clint Bolick left the EEOC to join the Justice Department in 1986.
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Clint Bolick sued the District of Columbia on Brown's behalf, and the law was overturned in 1989.
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Clint Bolick supported Thomas during his confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court.
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At the time, Clint Bolick told The Washington Post that the Landmark Center for Civil Rights raised $3,000 to pay for bus rental and contributed another $1,100 for hotel charges.
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Clint Bolick was the Vice President and Director of Litigation from 1991 until 2004.
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Clint Bolick led the case Swedenburg v Kelly while at the institute.
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Clint Bolick argued the case before the court, along with attorney Kathleen Sullivan.
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Clint Bolick appeared on Nightline and Crossfire to oppose her appointment.
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In 2004, Clint Bolick joined the Alliance for School Choice, a national non-profit educational policy group advocating school choice programs across the United States.
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Clint Bolick was this organization's first president and general counsel.
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Clint Bolick helped to draft model legislation known as the 'Health Care Freedom Act' that would prohibit health insurers from accepting federal subsidies under the Affordable Care Act that trigger the employer mandate.
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Clint Bolick marked his victory by getting a small tattoo of a scorpion on his index finger.
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Clint Bolick won retention for a 6-year term in 2018 and again in 2024.
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Clint Bolick has authored and co-authored numerous other paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks.
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Clint Bolick is currently a Research Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.