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Allison D. Burroughs

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Allison D. Burroughs

Allison Dale Burroughs (born 1961) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She was appointed in 2014 by President Barack Obama. She is most notably known for rejecting the lawsuit Asian students brought against Harvard's race-based admissions in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2019).

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Appointed by
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Rya W. Zobel
Born
Allison Dale Burroughs1961 (age 63–64)Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education
Middlebury College (BA)University of Pennsylvania (JD)

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Preceded byRya W. Zobel
Preceded byRya W. Zobel
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Preceded byRya W. Zobel
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 2014–present
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Incumbent
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Preceded byRya W. Zobel
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 2014–present
Incumbent

References

  1. "Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al"
    https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-mad-1_14-cv-14176/USCOURTS-mad-1_14-cv-14176-4
  2. "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire"
    http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Burroughs%20Senate%20Questionnaire%20Final.pdf
  3. whitehouse.gov
    https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/31/president-obama-nominates-two-serve-united-states-district-courts
  4. Allison D. Burroughs at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
    https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394736
  5. don411.com
    http://don411.com/the-white-house-nominations-sent-to-the-senate-allison-dale-burroughs-amit-priyavadan-mehta/#.U9sh6mPG_sV
  6. "Judicial Nominations" United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, September 17, 2014.
    http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/judicial-nominations-2014-09-17
  7. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 20, 2014 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary"
    http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%2011-20-14.pdf
  8. "Press Release"
    http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/general/pdf/announce/010715%20Press%20Release%20-%20USDJ%20Allison%20Burroughs.pdf
  9. "The Stakes for the Harvard Trial Are Higher Now That It's Over"
    https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/11/harvard-affirmative-action-trial-wraps-boston/574795/
  10. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/us/harvard-admissions-lawsuit.html
  11. "Press Release"
    https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/victim-and-witness-assistance-program/united-states-v-michael-babich-alec-burlakoff-richard-simon-sunrise-lee-joseph-rowan-and
  12. "Gov't Rescinds Rule Barring Foreign Students From U.S. While Colleges Hold Classes Remotely"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/
  13. "Federal judge blasts Republican candidates' request to 'invalidate' Massachusetts election results"
    https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/12/08/former-gop-candidates-sue-massachusetts-seeking-to-throw-out-millions-of-mail-in-early-ballots/
  14. "Shire Must Cough Up Some Docs In Pay-For-Delay Suit"
    https://www.law360.com/articles/1109904/shire-must-cough-up-some-docs-in-pay-for-delay-suit
  15. "The Dollars And Sense Of Antitrust Class Certification: Part 1"
    https://www.law360.com/articles/1240662
  16. Tomasella v. Nestlé USA, Inc.
    https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8409732695418209142
  17. Recent Case: First Circuit Holds that Product Packages Need Not Disclose Labor Abuses
    https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/134-Harv.-L.-Rev.-2257.pdf
  18. "Nestle, Hershey, Mars Get Child Labor Labeling Suit Tossed"
    https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/1123699/nestle-hershey-mars-get-child-labor-labeling-suit-tossed/
  19. "Court Isn't Sweet on Honey False Ad Suit"
    https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=19181846-24e0-46f6-af57-2f9d291c4c4d
  20. "Judge OKs limited release of Pentagon Papers case records"
    https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/02/05/judge-oks-limited-release-of-pentagon-papers-case-records/
  21. "Federal judge freezes Energy Department's 15% cap on indirect costs | Higher ed Dive"
    https://www.highereddive.com/news/federal-judge-freezes-energy-departments-15-cap-on-indirect-costs/745675/
  22. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harvard-sues-trump-administration-blocking-enrollment-foreign-students-2025-05-23/
  23. The Harvard Crimson
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250523161624/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/23/harvard-international-students-tro/
  24. "Harvard wins court battle against Trump over $2.6 billion research funding freeze" The Economic Times, September 4, 202
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/harvard-wins-court-battle-against-trump-over-2-6-billion-research-funding-freeze/articleshow/123688178.cms
  25. Bloomberg
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-03/harvard-2-billion-funding-freeze-by-us-was-illegal-judge-says
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