Michael Greve

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{{short description|American academic}}

Michael S. Greve is a professor at the George Mason University School of Law.AEI Faculty Profile. http://www.aei.org/scholar/michael-s-greve/ Previously, he served as the John G. Searle Scholar and Director of the Federalism Project at the American Enterprise Institute.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vYVIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3883,2280717&dq=michael-greve&hl=en|title=Ideological battle looms over Supreme Court vacancy|last=McGough|first=Michael|date=July 4, 2005|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |pages=A1, A5|accessdate=25 August 2011}} He is also a member of the board of directors of the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Greve's research interests include federalism, constitutional law, environmental policy, and Internet regulation.

Previously, Greve founded and, from 1989 to February 2000, directed the Center for Individual Rights (CIR), a public interest law firm. CIR served as counsel in many precedent-setting constitutional cases, including United States v. Morrison (2000), a key Supreme Court verdict on federalism. Greve earned his Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University in 1987. He has commented on constitutional and administrative law, environmental policy, civil rights, and federalism.