Fordham Law professor Tanya Hernández discusses her new book on Latino anti-Black bias and the law

October 1, 2020

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 Law professor Nirej Sekhon discusses pathways to law enforcement reform

October 1, 2020

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 professor Samuel V. Jones testifies before Illinois legislature on police use of force

October 1, 2020

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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Rutgers Law remembers former law professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 1, 2020

ROI-NJ.COM — David Lopez, the dean of Rutgers Law School-Newark said it doesn’t take long during orientation of the incoming class before the fact that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught at the school comes up.

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Opinion: Boston University Law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig reflects on the influence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 1, 2020

BU TODAY — When Ruth Bader Ginsburg entered Harvard Law School in 1956, one of only 9 women among 543 men, the dean asked why she felt entitled to be in the class, taking the place from a man.

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UC Berkeley law professors discuss the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 1, 2020

THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN — To honor former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s decades-long fight for justice both on the bench and as an attorney, the UC Berkeley law community gathered virtually to commemorate her life and legacy.

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Case Western Reserve Law professor Jonathan Entin discusses the life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 1, 2020

CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On September 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg succumbed to her long battle with cancer. The country lost a towering jurist and is about to enter into a contentious process of selecting her replacement.

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Georgia State Law faculty reflect on the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 1, 2020

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 27 years. She died Sept. 18 at the age of 87 after a struggle with pancreatic cancer. She will be remembered as one of the most influential Supreme Court justices in modern history, advocating for gender equity and pay parity

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University of Baltimore Law professor Michele Gilman publishes report on the legal impact of automated decision-making systems

October 1, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — UB Law Venable Prof. Michele Gilman today published a report, Poverty Lawgorithms: A Poverty Lawyers Guide to Fighting Automated Decision-Making Harms on Low-Income Communities.

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UCLA Law Williams Institute Executive Director Jocelyn Samuels approved by US Senate for EEOC seat

October 1, 2020

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Jocelyn Samuels, the executive director of UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy, was confirmed on Sept. 23 to a seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency that enforces federal laws barring workplace discrimination.

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