{{Short description|Lawyer and legal scholar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Sujit Choudhry | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}}<ref name="NYU blogs">{{cite web|last=Frey |first=Jennifer |url=http://blogs.law.nyu.edu/magazine/2011/introducing-sujit-choudhry |title=Introducing Sujit Choudhry {{pipe}} NYU Law Magazine |website=Blogs.law.nyu.edu |date= |accessdate=2016-04-11}}</ref> | birth_place = New Delhi, India<ref name="economictimes2">{{cite web|last1=Rajghatta|first1=Chidanand|title=Indian-origin scholar Sujit Choudhry becomes dean of top US law school|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-01/news/51002515_1_uc-berkeley-law-school-sujit-choudhry-legal-education|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707145709/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-01/news/51002515_1_uc-berkeley-law-school-sujit-choudhry-legal-education|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2014|accessdate=25 August 2015|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> | death_place = | restingplace = | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = | occupation = Lawyer, legal scholar | years_active = 1996{{en dash}}present | spouse = | domesticpartner = | children = | parents = | alma_mater = McGill University <small>(BSc)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/07/01/sujit-choudhry-takes-office-dean-university-california-berkeley-school-law/| title=Sujit Choudhry takes office as Dean of University of California Berkeley School of Law| date=1 July 2014| author=Deepak Chitnis| publisher=The American Bazaar| access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref></small><br/>University of Oxford <small>(B.A.)</small><br/>University of Toronto <small>(LL.B.)</small><br/>Harvard Law School <small>(LL.M.)<ref name="queens">{{cite web|url=http://www.queensu.ca/edg/members/researchers/Choudhry.html |title=Ethnicity and Democratic Governance – Sujit Choudhry |access-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001907/http://www.queensu.ca/edg/members/researchers/Choudhry.html |archive-date=15 July 2014 }}</ref></small> | module = {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes | order = | office = Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law | term_start = 2014 | term_end = 2016 | predecessor = Gillian Lester (Interim Dean) | successor = Melissa Murray (Interim Dean) }} | website = | awards = Rhodes Scholarship<br/>Cecelia Goetz Professorship<br/>William E. Taylor Memorial Fellowship<br/>Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship<ref name="queens" /> }}
'''Sujit Choudhry''' is a lawyer, legal scholar, and expert in comparative constitutional law.
Choudhry was on the faculty at the University of Toronto and New York University School of Law before being named dean University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He stepped down from his position as dean in 2016 after being accused of sexually harassing an executive assistant,<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> which he denied,<ref name=":0" /> paying a $100,000 settlement but retaining his position on the faculty.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" />
== Early life == Choudhry was born in New Delhi in 1970.<ref name="dean">[https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/constitutional-scholar-sujit-choudhry-new-berkeley-law-dean/ Constitutional Scholar Sujit Choudhry New Berkeley Law Dean by Susan Glass]</ref> He went to the University of Toronto Schools for high school. He received a BSc in biology from McGill University in 1992, a B.A. (with first-class honors) in Law from the University of Oxford's University College, in 1994, before attending the University of Toronto, graduating with an LL.B. (with honors) in 1996, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1998.<ref>[https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/07/01/sujit-choudhry-takes-office-dean-university-california-berkeley-school-law/ Sujit Choudhry takes office as Dean of University of California Berkeley School of Law by Deepak Chitnis]</ref> He was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, and had a Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship from Harvard University and the William E. Taylor Memorial Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).<ref name="dean" />
==Legal career== ===Early career=== Choudhry joined the faculty of the University of Toronto in 1999<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tamsin |first1=McMahon |title=Law professor sees possible conflicts for Alberta doctors |work=Edmonton Journal |date=1 June 2000}}</ref> and received tenure in 2004.<ref>{{cite journal |title=New Faculty |journal=The Law School |date=26 September 2011 |volume=2011 |page=47 |url=https://issuu.com/nyulaw/docs/law_school_magazine_2011?layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&pageNumber=38 |access-date=28 December 2022 |publisher=New York University Law School |location=New York}}</ref> As of 2006 he was professor and the Scholl chair in law at the University of Toronto.<ref>{{cite web |title=U of T Law Professor and Law Alumni Association President Appointed to Legal Aid Ontario's Board |url=https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/press-releases/u-t-law-professor-and-law-alumni-association-president-appointed-legal-aid |website=University of Toronto Faculty of Law |publisher=University of Toronto |access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> From 2008 to 2011 he served as associate dean.<ref>{{cite journal |title=New associate dean of the first-year program: Benjamin Alarie |journal=Nexus: The University of Toronto Faculty of Law Alumni Magazine |date=2011 |volume=Spring/Summer 2011 |page=35 |url=https://www.law.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/documents/Nexus/Nexus2011-1.pdf |access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> Choudhry left the University of Toronto in 2011 when he was hired by New York University.<ref name="AmBazBio14">{{cite news |last1=Chitnis |first1=Deepak |title=Sujit Choudhury named as new Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law |url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/05/12/sujit-choudhury-named-new-dean-uc-berkeley-school-law/ |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=The American Bazaar |date=12 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Patrick |title=I'm Gonna Overrule A Council Decision And Declare Transit City Dead And Bury The Eglinton Lrt And ... Actually Mr. Mayor... You Probably Can't Do That |work=The Globe and Mail |date=4 February 2012}}</ref> At NYU, Choudhry was the Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law and the faculty director of the Center for Constitutional Transitions in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Welikala |first1=Asanga |title=Democracy, Pluralism And Constitutional Law: Remembering Neelan Tiruchelvam's Intellectual Legacy |url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/democracy-pluralism-and-constitutional-law-remembering-neelan-tiruchelvams-intellectual-legacy/ |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=Colombo Telegraph |date=22 July 2012}}</ref>
===UC Berkeley and sexual harassment lawsuit=== In June 2014, Choudhry became Dean of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law,<ref name="AmBazBio14" /> where he was also named the I. Michael Heyman Professor of Law. In March 2015, he was accused of sexual harassment by his executive assistant, Tyann Sorrell.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levin|first=Sam|date=2016-04-26|title='I was expendable': how UC Berkeley failed a woman being sexually harassed|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/26/uc-berkeley-sexual-harassment-tyan-sorrell-sujit-choudry|access-date=2020-09-10|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Choudhry denied sexually harassing Sorrell, but acknowledged giving hugs and kisses without sexual intent.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2017-04-18 |title=Former Berkeley law school dean accused of sexual harassment reaches settlement |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-berkeley-law-school-dean-accused-of-sexual-harassment-reaches-settlement/article34745848/ |access-date=2023-05-13}}</ref> The university's office for the prevention of harassment and discrimination concluded that Choudhry's behavior had violated campus sexual harassment policies, and also said sexual intent was not required to demonstrate a violation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> In March 2016, Sorrell filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Choudhry in the Alameda County Superior Court,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-03|title=UC Berkeley's Sujit Choudhry allegedly sexually harassed his employee: What you need to know |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/uc-berkeleys-sujit-choudhary-who-allegedly-sexually-harassed-his-employee-what-you-need-to-know-3031682.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Firstpost}}</ref> and against the Regents of the University of California for their failure to respond effectively to her complaint against Choudhry.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Berkeley Students Protest After Professor Who Violated Sexual Harassment Policy Returns To Campus|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/berkeley-students-protest-after-professor-who-violated-sexua|access-date=2020-09-10|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}</ref> Choudhry thereafter went on an indefinite leave of absence from his position as dean,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=2016-03-10|title=UC Berkeley law dean resigns over sexual harassment lawsuit|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/10/sujit-choudhry-uc-berkeley-law-dean-resigns-sexual-harassment-lawsuit|access-date=2020-09-10|website=The Guardian|language=en|quote=A written report from Berkeley’s office for the prevention of harassment and discrimination concluded that Choudhry’s behavior had violated campus sexual harassment policies. The dean did not dispute the substance of Sorrell’s complaint, only whether the physical contact occurred several times a day or a few times a week, the report states.}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web|date=10 March 2016|title=UC Berkeley law dean Sujit Choudhry resigns after sex harassment suit|url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/03/10/uc-law-school-dean-accused-of-sexual-harassment-resigns-from-position/|publisher=CBS Local}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web|title=Berkeley law school dean resigns after sexual harassment complaint|date=11 March 2016 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/us/california-berkeley-law-school-dean-choudhry-resigns/index.html|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=2016-03-10|title=UC Berkeley law dean on 'indefinite leave' over sexual harassment suit|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/09/uc-berkeley-sujit-choudhry-law-dean-sexual-harassment-suit|access-date=2020-09-10|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> but continued to remain a member of faculty.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levin|first=Sam|date=2016-09-07|title=UC Berkeley dean who violated sexual harassment policies returns to campus|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/07/berkeley-sexual-harassment-sujit-choudhry-tyann-sorrell|access-date=2020-09-10|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> His return to the Berkeley campus in September 2016 as a member of faculty was met by a student protest.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ioannou |first=Filipa |date=Sep 7, 2016 |title=Law school ex-dean's letter on sex-harassment case sparks protest |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/UC-Berkeley-law-school-prof-s-open-letter-9208856.php |access-date=August 26, 2024 |work=SFGate}}</ref> The lawsuit resulted in settlement agreements, under which Choudhry agreed to pay a total of $50,000 to Sorrell's attorneys, a contribution that his lawyer William Taylor called "relatively minimal." Choudhry also agreed to pay $50,000 to charities of Sorrell's choice.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Chantelle|last2=Lynn|first2=Jessica|last3=Pratt|first3=Pressly|date=14 April 2017|title=UC Board of Regents settles lawsuits with Sujit Choudhry, Tyann Sorrell|work=The Daily Californian|url=http://www.dailycal.org/2017/04/14/tyann-sorrell-settles-lawsuit-against-sujit-choudhry-uc-regents/|access-date=2017-04-16}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Hancock|first=Ben|date=15 April 2017|title=Berkeley Law, Ex-Dean Settle Suits Over Alleged Sexual Harassment|url=http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/04/15/berkeley-law-ex-dean-settle-suits-over-alleged-sexual-harassment/?slreturn=20170420194828|access-date=20 May 2017|website=law.com|publisher=ALM Network of Legal Publications, Events, Research, and Intelligence Tools}}</ref> The university terminated the disciplinary process, and Choudhry was permitted to remain a member of the faculty "in good standing", until he "voluntarily" resigned the following year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levin |first=Sam |date=2017-04-18 |title=UC Berkeley dean in sexual harassment case keeps tenure and avoids charges |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/18/uc-berkeley-sexual-harassment-dean-sujit-choudhry-deal |access-date=2023-06-02 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Choudhry sued Berkeley, alleging racial discrimination, but dropped the complaint following the settlement.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" />
===Notable cases=== In 2005, Choudhry helped to draft a letter to the Canadian Parliament arguing that a proposal to outlaw same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite news|title=Harper blasted on gay marriage|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/harper-blasted-on-gay-marriage/article4114730/|work=The Globe and Mail|date=25 January 2005 |last1=Makin |first1=Kirk }}</ref>
In 2021, Choudhry represented Canadian author Joel Bakan in a lawsuit against Twitter, claiming Twitter's refusal to publish a paid tweet promoting Bakan's documentary ''The Corporation'' violated Bakan's free speech rights; Choudhry also sued the Canadian government for failing to issue regulations that protect constitutional freedom of speech on technology platforms.<ref name="GnMTwit22">{{cite news |last1=Galea |first1=Irene |title=Vancouver author sues Twitter, Canada claiming violation of free speech and lack of regulation |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-vancouver-author-sues-twitter-canada-claiming-violation-of-free-speech/ |access-date=22 December 2022 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=19 July 2021}}</ref> In 2023, the Ontario Superior Court ruled against Twitter's attempt to have the case thrown out.<ref name=NaPostTwitter23>{{cite news |last1=Blackwell |first1=Tom |title=Canadian lawyers accusing Twitter of stifling free speech score first victory in novel lawsuit |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/lawsuit-twitter-free-speech |access-date=30 January 2023 |work=National Post |date=17 January 2023}}</ref>
In 2021, Choudhry represented seven families in a citizenship case challenging the constitutionality of a 2009 change in the Canadian Citizenship Act.<ref name="CbcCitz22">{{cite news |last1=Pauls |first1=Karen |title=Can new legislation help 'Lost Canadians' be found again? |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lost-canadians-legislation-1.6591737 |access-date=22 December 2022 |work=CBC News |date=25 September 2022}}</ref> He argued that the law unconstitutionally cut off birthright citizenship to children born abroad to Canadian parents who were also born outside Canada, effectively making the children stateless persons.<ref name="TStrCit0622">{{cite news |last1=Keung |first1=Nicholas |title='Kafkaesque': Will the infant son of a Ukrainian Canadian need to turn to Russia for citizenship? |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/06/17/kafkaesque-will-the-infant-son-of-a-ukrainian-canadian-need-to-turn-to-russia-for-citizenship.html |access-date=22 December 2022 |work=Toronto Star |date=20 June 2022}}</ref>
Choudhry also participated in the Public Order Emergency Commission hearing of Trudeau's actions in October 2022.<ref name="TStrConvey22">{{cite news |last1=Ballingall |first1=Alex |last2=MacCharles |first2=Tonda |title=Ottawa police, OPP and RCMP believed 'Freedom Convoy' protests could have been cleared without Emergencies Act, inquiry hears |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2022/10/25/more-high-ranking-police-officers-slated-to-testify-at-emergencies-act-inquiry.html |access-date=22 December 2022 |work=Toronto Star |date=25 October 2022}}</ref> He cross-examined the Prime Minister about his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act.<ref name="TStar1022">{{cite news |last1=Ballingall |first1=Alex |title=On eve of inquiry, civil liberties groups say Trudeau government must prove the Emergencies Act was needed to stop 'Freedom Convoy' |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2022/10/12/on-eve-of-inquiry-civil-liberties-groups-say-trudeau-government-must-prove-the-emergencies-act-was-needed-to-stop-freedom-convoy.html |access-date=22 December 2022 |work=Toronto Star |date=12 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="GnMConvy1122">{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Marieke |last2=Mcleod |first2=Marsha |title=Use of the Emergencies Act was necessary, CSIS director testifies at inquiry |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-csis-director-advised-trudeau-to-invoke-the-emergencies-act-to-deal/ |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=21 November 2022}}</ref> Choudhry questioned Trudeau on whether he properly disclosed information about deliberations leading to the decision.<ref name="GnM112522">{{cite news |last1=Mcleod |first1=Marsha |last2=Walsh |first2=Marieke |last3=Curry |first3=Bill |title=Trudeau says he made the 'right choice' to use Emergencies Act to end convoy protests |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeau-testimony-emergencies-act-inquiry/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=25 November 2022}}</ref>
== Scholarship == Choudhry is an author of the books ''The Migration of Constitutional Ideas'', ''Dilemmas of Solidarity'', ''Constitutional Design for Divided Societies'', ''Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution'', ''Constitution-Making'', ''Territory and Power in Constitutional Transitions'' and ''Security Sector Reform in Constitutional Transitions''.
Choudhry co-authored a report titled "Semi-Presidentialism and Inclusive Governance in Ukraine" with Thomas Sedelius and Julia Kyrychenko which was presented in April 2018 before Ukrainian constitutional experts in Kyiv.<ref name="idea.int">{{cite web|title=Semi-Presidentialism and Inclusive Governance in Ukraine|url=https://www.idea.int/publications/catalogue/semi-presidentialism-and-inclusive-governance-ukraine?lang=en|work=International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance}}</ref> He is the Director of the Center for Constitutional Transitions.<ref name="ifit">{{cite web|title=Sujit Choudhry|url=http://www.ifit-transitions.org/about/people/sujit-choudhry|publisher=Institute For Integrated Transitions}}</ref>
== Academic service == Choudhry was also a recipient of the Trudeau Fellowship and the South Asian Bar Associations of Southern California (SABA-SC) and Northern California (SABA-NC) each awarded him the "Trailblazer Award".<ref>{{cite web|author=Verma, Sonia|date=28 September 2010|title=Trudeau's legacy pays the way for peace|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/trudeaus-legacy-pays-the-way-for-peace/article1214059/|newspaper=The Globe and Mail}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Reporter|date=23 March 2015|title=South Asian Attorneys Honored at 22nd Annual SABA-NC Gala|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/south-asian-attorneys-honored-at-nd-annual-saba-nc-gala/article_c3e98bf6-d19a-11e4-aaf7-c7161f766b58.html|accessdate=9 September 2017|publisher=India West}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Reporter|date=8 April 2015|title=Three Honored at SABA Foundation Event|url=http://www.indiajournal.com/metro/three-honored-at-saba-foundation-event|accessdate=9 September 2017|publisher=India Journal}}</ref>
In 2010, the Trudeau Foundation awarded Choudhry a Trudeau Fellowship.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/trudeaus-legacy-pays-the-way-for-peace/article1214059/ Trudeau's legacy pays the way for peace by Sonia Verma]</ref> The South Asian Bar Association of Toronto named Choudhry Practitioner of the Year in 2011.<ref>[http://www.law.nyu.edu/news/choudhry_award South Asian Bar Association of Toronto names Sujit Choudhry Practitioner of the Year]</ref> In 2015, the South Asian Bar Associations of Southern California (SABA-SC) and Northern California (SABA-NC) each awarded Choudhry the "Trailblazer Award".<ref>[http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/south-asian-attorneys-honored-at-nd-annual-saba-nc-gala/article_c3e98bf6-d19a-11e4-aaf7-c7161f766b58.html South Asian Attorneys Honored at 22nd Annual SABA-NC Gala]</ref>
Choudhry is the Director of the Center for Constitutional Transitions.<ref>[http://www.ifit-transitions.org/about/people/sujit-choudhry Institute For Integrated Transitions]</ref> The Center for Constitutional Transitions partnered with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) on preparing a set of thematic research reports on constitutional design for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) post Arab Spring.<ref>[http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/semi-presidentialism_as_power_sharing-constitutional_reform_after_the_arab_spring.pdf Semi-Presidentialism As Power Sharing]</ref> The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has cited Choudhry's work in its reports.<ref>[http://www.law.nyu.edu/news/Sujit-Choudhry-dean-Berkeley-Law Sujit Choudhry named next dean of Berkeley Law {{!}} NYU School of Law]</ref>
==Selected publications== * {{cite journal | last = Choudhry | first = Sujit | date = 23 August 2006 | title = Worse than Lochner? | url = https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=925937 | journal = Access to Care, Access to Justice: The Legal Debate over Private Health Insurance in Canada | pages = 75–100 | ssrn = 925937 | access-date = 10 December 2017 }} * {{cite book | title = The Migration of Constitutional Ideas | author = Sujit Choudhry | year = 2006 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | isbn = 978-0521173476 }} * {{cite book | title = Dilemmas of Solidarity: Redistribution in the Canadian Federation | author = Sujit Choudhry | year = 2006 | publisher = Toronto Press | isbn = 978-0802094070 }} * {{cite book | title = Is every ballot equal? : visible-minority vote dilution in Canada | author = Sujit Choudhry, Michael Pal | year = 2007 | publisher = Institute for Research on Public Policy, Montreal | oclc = 246907471 }} * {{cite book | title = Constitutional Design for Divided Societies | author = Sujit Choudhry | year = 2008 | publisher = Oxford University Press | isbn = 978-0-19-953541-5 }} * {{cite book | title = Multinational Federations, Constitutional Amendment and Secession | author = Sujit Choudhry | year = 2008 }} * {{cite book| title=Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution| first1=Sujit |last1=Choudhry |first2= P. B. |last2=Mehta |first3=M. |last3=Khosla| publisher=Oxford University Press| date=2014}} * {{cite book| title=Constitution Making |first1=Sujit |last1=Choudhry |first2=Tom |last2=Ginsburg |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing| date=2017}} * Sujit Choudhry (2019) Security Sector Reform and Constitutional Transitions (Oxford University Press). * George Anderson & Sujit Choudhry (2019) Territory and Power in Constitutional Transitions (Oxford University Press). * Sujit Choudhry, Michaela Hailbronner & Mattias Kumm (2024) Global Canons in an Age of Contestation: Debating Foundational Texts of Constitutional Democracy and Human Rights (Oxford University Press).
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