Yale Law professor William Eskridge publishes book examining marriage equality

September 2, 2020

YALE LAW SCHOOL — For decades, John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William Eskridge ’78 has advocated for LGBTQ rights through his scholarship and as a national expert on sexuality, gender, and the law.

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Law Firm Antiracism Alliance establishes nonprofit organization to tackle systemic racism in the law

September 1, 2020

REUTERS — Backers of a nationwide initiative by law firms, launched in the wake of George Floyd’s death, to tackle systemic racism in the law are drafting paperwork to formalize it into an industry-funded nonprofit.

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University of Baltimore Law professor Sonya Ziaja discusses public participation in the regulatory process to combat structural racism

September 1, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — In a recent comment in the Yale Journal on Regulation, UB Law Prof. Sonya Ziaja calls for changes to administrative law procedures to combat structural racism.

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Fordham Law professors Bennett Capers and Benjamin Zipursky publish article on local police reform

September 1, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professors Bennett Capers and Benjamin Zipursky, along with Harvard Law Professor John C.P. Goldberg, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post on how states can implement police reform without changes to federal laws.

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University of Maine Law hosts virtual discussion on racial justice, policy, and law

September 1, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — On Juneteenth (June 19, 2020), the University of Maine School of Law launched a series of conversations which are designed to identify ways to change public policies, amend legal rules, and transform our society by eliminating racial injustice. These virtual forums are free and open to the public,

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Justice Department threatens lawsuit over Yale University admission policies

September 1, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Justice Department told Yale University Thursday that it had to change its admissions policies to no longer consider race and ethnicity because of violations of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It said that the university is discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.

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Arizona State University Law welcomes 2020 fall class

August 28, 2020

ASU NOW — Ranked a top seven public law school in the nation and No. 24 among all law schools according to U.S. News & World Report, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University continues to be a premier choice for law school students around the country.

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University of Akron Law to offer free online course on racial equality

August 20, 2020

AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — The University of Akron School of Law will offer a free online course on Racial Equality and the Law this fall. The course will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays from Sept. 2 through Nov. 18. The course will be taught by Professor Brant Lee, Assistant Dean for Diversity

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UC Irvine Law releases list of anti-racism books and resources written by faculty

August 20, 2020

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) has identified and summarized books, research, creative activities, and many other resources authored by UCI Law faculty members who are experts on race, racial disparities, racial — implicit and explicit — biases, the criminalization of Black people, the criminalization

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UC Irvine Law student Jamison Whiting raises money to assist small businesses in Minneapolis following protests

August 20, 2020

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Jamison Whiting, a 3L at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and his partner Kelly Law raised more than $14,000 to help out small businesses and community members in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the death of George Floyd.

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