University of Oregon Law professor Erik Girvan explores racial disparities in schools and prisons
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Erik Girvan’s research investigates how stereotypes, attitudes, and other biases might impact decisions in the legal system. He empirically tests practical ways to reduce or eliminate implicit biases by working with a diverse variety of legal and other professionals.
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Months after hundreds chanted “Black Lives Matter” while marching at USC’s University Park Campus last year, student activists, faculty and staff continue to fight for equality and build on last summer’s momentum to make USC a safer and more welcoming place for Black students.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — It’s time to rethink how we regulate the police, Professor Rachel Harmon says on the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Law. Police reforms should be more expansive and a focus on constitutional rights.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Prof. Dionne L. Koller, associate dean at the University of Baltimore School of Law and director of its Center for Sport and the Law, has been named co-chair of the Commission on the State of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (also known as the USOPC Commission).
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean Michael Scharf was a lead author of the Public International Law & Policy Group’s Amicus Brief which was cited in the International Criminal Court Ntaganda Appeals Judgement delivered on March 30, 2021.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Professor Karima Bennoune of the University of California, Davis, School of Law joined the 2021 University of Houston Law Center Spring Workshop Series, “Race, Social Change, and the Law,” for an engaging discussion about threatened cultural rights in the time of climate change during a virtual presentation.
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THE DAILY YONDER — Dr. Lisa Pruitt, the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at U.C. Davis, was raised in rural Newton County, Arkansas. She writes about silences on rurality in academic legal literature in academic journals and on her blog, Legal Ruralism.
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ABA JOURNAL — Conservative judges are guided by the original meaning of the Constitution, while liberal judges view the Constitution as a living document. Aaron Tang, a professor at the University of California at Davis School of Law noted that the two theories of constitutional interpretation have created an inverted bell curve of judges.
Read More about UC Davis Law professor Aaron Tang publishes article on judicial partisanshipColumbia Law professor Maeve Glass receives teaching excellence award
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Students laud Glass for her captivating lectures and praise her as a teacher who inspires, encourages, and values their active participation in classes. Glass will receive the honor, which is awarded annually by the graduating class, and speak at graduation on April 29.
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DUKE LAW MAGAZINE — Christopher Schroeder, the Charles S. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Law and professor emeritus of public policy, was appointed as principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 20, becoming acting assistant attorney general for the office.
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