Duquesne Law faculty release resolution against racial injustice
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY — This Promise Statement is an affirmative statement against racism and a commitment to lead positive change. It re-affirms our Spiritan Mission and comes from a place of dignity, respect, and love for all. The statement calls us to speak with clarity around the harms of racism, and to be actively involved as faculty…
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NPR — Our justice system is flawed and inequitable, says Harvard law professor Martha Minow. She calls for a reset to emphasize accountability, apology, and service, rather than punitive punishment.
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WBUR BOSTON — One area of significant contention in the state senate’s recently passed police reform bill was whether to limit “qualified immunity,” a legal doctrine that protects police and other public employees from lawsuits.
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — Through NYU Law’s Policing Project and a new national report on action items, Professor Barry Friedman has outlined immediate, concrete steps governments can take to address enduring problems in law enforcement.
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LEGALNEWS.COM — On Tuesday, July 7, the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School faculty unanimously adopted a resolution during its faculty conference meeting repudiating racism.
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EAST IDAHO NEWS.COM — Twenty-one professors at the University of Idaho College of Law signed a letter to the Idaho Supreme Court asking them to grant “diploma privilege,” which would allow graduating students meeting certain requirements to forgo to the bar exam this year and receive their license to practice law.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Over the past several months, Albany Law School has been working to prepare for the fall semester. Our goal is to bring our community back to campus safely, providing as many of the in-person learning, social, and professional development opportunities that define the Albany Law experience, while abiding by safe practices and…
Read More about Albany Law dean Alicia Ouellette outlines campus reopening planOpinion: Stanford Law professor Jason Solomon outlines steps for improving the bar exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — Difficult decisions by state bars around this year’s bar exam should not obscure the considerable consensus around how to improve it long-term. Jason Solomon, executive director of the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, says bar examiners should feel confident that an under-appreciated part of the existing exam—the performance test—can be a large…
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ABA JOURNAL — The most important lesson from the Supreme Court’s just completed term is that it is truly the John Roberts court. Since the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy two years ago, Roberts has been ideologically in the middle of the court and thus, its “swing justice.”
Read More about UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky recaps current U.S. Supreme Court TermAmerican University Washington College of Law professor Margaret Martin Barry testifies on felon voting rights
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On July 7, 2020, the DC Council voted to make the District of Columbia the first jurisdiction to restore voting rights to incarcerated residents with felony convictions. This significant democratic milestone comes after a testimony in support of the Bill by Visiting Professor Margaret Martin Barry, director of the Re-Entry Clinic at…
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