- Scott Bullock
Scott G. Bullock is a senior attorney at the
Institute for Justice a public interest law firm in Arlington, Virginia founded in 1991 byChip Mellor andClint Bolick . He was lead counsel forSusette Kelo in the landmark case,Kelo v. City of New London [ [http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_04_108/ Oyez: Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. ___ (2005), U.S. Supreme Court Case Summary & Oral Argument ] ] , and made the oral argument before theUnited States Supreme Court .Scott was born in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba , and grew up outside ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania . He received his law degree from theUniversity of Pittsburgh and his B.A. in economics and philosophy fromGrove City College .Scott joined the Institute for Justice at its founding. During his time there, Scott has been involved in a number of cases challenging the use of
eminent domain for private development. He was co-counsel in and argued the landmark case,Kelo v. City of New London , one of the most widely discussed Supreme Court decisions in decades. He was also co-counsel in the Ohio Supreme Court caseNorwood, Ohio v. Horney . For his work in the area of property rights and eminent domain litigation, Scott was awarded in 2002 the top civil rights prize by the state chapter of theSouthern Christian Leadership Conference .Among his work on other constitutional issues, Scott has been involved in First Amendment, civil forfeiture, and commercial speech cases.
Scott's articles and views on constitutional issues have appeared in
The New York Times ,The Wall Street Journal ,60 Minutes ,ABC Nightly News ,National Public Radio , and many other publications and broadcasts.Scott's volunteer activities include serving on the board of directors of HR-57 [ [http://www.hr57.org/ HR-57 Center for the Preservation of Jazz Blues ] ] Washington, D.C.-based music and cultural center dedicated to the preservation of jazz and on the board of a national, grass-roots civil forfeiture reform organization.
External links
Scott Bullock interview in "Reason" magazine: [http://www.reason.com/news/show/33318.html]
Scott Bullock interview by Elizabeth Gettelman of "MotherJones": [http://www.motherjones.com/news/qa/2004/12/12_406.html]
Scott's
Institute for Justice profile page: [http://www.ij.org/staff/bullock.html]References
* [http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_04_108/]
* [http://www.hr57.org/]
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