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- ↑ "Commissioners > Gail Heriot". USCCR website. U. S. Commission on Civil Rights. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ↑ "Gail Heriot" (PDF). USD School of Law website. University of San Diego School of Law. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-03-02.