On Tuesday, March 10, the Federalist Society invited Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, the Hon. Harmeet Dhillon ’93, to speak. The event was moderated by Professor Xiao Wang.
Dhillon is a controversial figure due to the DOJ civil rights investigation into UVA’s admission practices during her tenure, which allegedly led to the resignation of former President James Ryan ’92.
The announcement of the event caused a stir in the community, including discourse on social media and a counter-event organized by the LawDem and the National Lawyers Guild, which encouraged students to have lunch with them as opposed to attending the event…