USC Gould Law Alumni Association and Black Law Student Association host online discussion on racial justice in the legal profession
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Gould School of Law’s Alumni Association and Black Law Students Association (BLSA) in August co-hosted Turning the Tide: Utilizing the Momentum of Today to Further the Progress of Tomorrow, a virtual alumni panel discussion addressing the impact of the recent racial justice protests on the legal profession.
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Texas A&M University School of Law and the Network for Justice are hosting a webinar series to examine pressing issues facing Latinx communities.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The U.S. Education Department is investigating Princeton University for a possible violation of federal civil-rights law after the university’s president made public comments acknowledging systemic and embedded racism at the institution
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On September 10th, Fordham Law’s Center on Race, Law and Justice, together with the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), and the Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA), hosted a CLE and panel discussion via webinar entitled “Unfinished Work: Black Lives Matter and Policing…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law Tanya Hernández is currently writing her third book, On Latino Anti-Black Bias: “Racial Innocence” & The Struggle for Equality.
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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Nirej Sekhon still remembers his last case working as a public defender in Seattle. A man was charged with theft for stealing a $2 burrito from a convenience store. The man had prior convictions, so the plea recommendation was one year in jail.
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UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — Sparked by the killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the shooting of Jacob Blake, and cries of too many families because of police violence, widespread protests and alarm continue to grow in many parts of the country.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Gould School of Law’s JD Class of 2023 has much to distinguish it, not the least of which being the first class in law school history to begin the academic year online during a global pandemic.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — As the Deans of the five University of California law schools, we write with one voice to defend Critical Race Theory and to speak against the attacks upon it by the President of the United States and the Office of Management and Budget.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Sept. 10, American University Washington College of Law hosted a panel discussion on racial justice within the American court system, welcoming judges and justices from across the country to share their insights.
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