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ABA collaborates with several law schools on Legal Education Police Practices Consortium
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The ABA, in collaboration with dozens of U.S. law schools, announced the formation of a Legal Education Police Practices Consortium to contribute to the national effort to examine and address legal issues in policing and public safety, including conduct, oversight and the evolving nature of police work.
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Fordham Law dean Matthew Diller discusses diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law was founded to expand opportunities for those who had traditionally been excluded from the legal profession. Moving forward requires deep reflection on our past and thoughtful collaboration among students, faculty, and administration about our present and future.
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Fordham Law receives gift to expand racial justice initiatives
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced today that it has received multiple donations totaling more than $3.5 million to fund new initiatives aimed at addressing structural racism within the law school community and in society. The largest donation is nearly $1.4 million from an anonymous alum.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- USD-Davis-Hastings Tax Law Speaker Series: Ruth Mason presents “Solidarity Federalism” — University of California, Hastings College of the Law — October 26, 2020
- Who’s the Bigot? Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law — Boston University School of Law — October 26, 2020
- Lawyers’ Best Hard Challenge: Fully Informed, Wise, and Loyal Clients — University of Cincinnati College of Law — October 27, 2020
- Faculty Colloquium: Professor Kerrel Murray “Populist Prosecutorial Nullification” — University of California, Hastings College of the Law — October 27, 2020
- UC Hastings 2020 Tax Speaker Series: Jason Oh Presents “Wealth Tax Design: Lessons from Estate Tax Avoidance” — University of California, Hastings College of the Law — October 27, 2020
- Presidential Leadership in Times of Crisis — Pepperdine Caruso School of Law — October 29, 2020
- BCLT Privacy Lecture: Digital and Physical Company Towns in the Age of Public Capitalism — University of California, Berkeley School of Law — October 29, 2020
- The Embedded Racism of Public School Discipline — Vermont Law School — October 29, 2020
- Ralph E. Boyer Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development — University of Miami School of Law — October 29-30, 2020
- Race and the Pandemic — Washington and Lee University School of Law — October 29-30, 2020