CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law dean Lee Fisher develops course on structural racism in the legal system
CSU CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW — As part of CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s Call to Action to end racism and injustice, Dean Lee Fisher developed and is teaching a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary course, Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI).
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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 after the Protests.”
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine University’s Rick J. Caruso School of Law has begun critical work to broaden access to high quality law school education for exceptional but historically underserved student populations.
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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.
Read More about Texas A&M Law launches Latinx Civil Rights Webinar SeriesUS Department of Education investigating Princeton University after school’s president acknowledges racism at the institution
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…
Read More about Fordham Law Center on Race, Law and Justice examines future of policing in panel discussionFordham Law professor Tanya Hernández discusses her new book on Latino anti-Black bias and the law
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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