Every July 4th the Carnegie Corporation of New York celebrates the legacy of Andrew Carnegie and other immigrants. This year on Independence Day, Eugene Volokh, professor at UCLA School of Law, was one among 38 naturalized citizens to be recognized for their contributions to advance and enlighten society, culture and economy by the organization as part of its “Great Immigrants: The Pride of America” initiative.
Originally from the Ukraine, Volokh immigrated to the United States at the age of 7. Today he is recognized for his contributions — as a professor, legal scholar and blogger — to the progress of our society. He teaches free speech law, tort law, religious freedom law, church-state relations law and a First Amendment amicus brief clinic at UCLA. In addition, he has often taught copyright law, criminal law and a seminar on firearms regulation policy at UCLA.
Volokh is the author of “The First Amendment and Related Statutes,” “The Religion Clauses and Related Statutes “and “Academic Legal Writing.” He has also published over 75 law review articles and is the founder and coauthor of one of the most influential law blogs, “The Volokh Conspiracy,” that gets about 35-40,000 page views per weekday.
Read the complete announcement on the UCLA Law website.
