Ilya Somin

Ilya Somin
Born1973 (age 5152)
Academic background
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Yale University (JD)
Academic work
DisciplineConstitutional law
InstitutionsGeorge Mason University
Cato Institute

Ilya Somin (born 1973) is an American legal scholar. He is a law professor at George Mason University, B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, a blogger for the Volokh Conspiracy, and a former co-editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review (2006–2013). His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, migration rights, and the study of popular political participation and its implications for constitutional democracy.