Lewis & Clark Law library creates protest legal resource guide
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Boley Law Library has created a Protest Resource Guide to provide practical and academic support for protestors within the Lewis & Clark community.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law library creates protest legal resource guideUCLA Law dean Jennifer L. Mnookin joins Law School Admission Council board of trustees
UCLA LAW SCHOOL — UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin has been elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees of the Law School Admission Council, the nonprofit organization that administers the Law School Admission Test and runs several initiatives to increase diversity in legal education and the legal profession.
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THE DENVER POST — Defund the police is a common refrain at protests in Denver — and across the country — sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Certainly the recent and forceful actions of Denver officers have come under question after they fired chemical irritants and other projectiles at peaceful…
Read More about University of Colorado Law professor Aya Gruber publish article on municipal budgets and police reformUniversity of Colorado Law professor Craig Konnoth signs amicus brief for anti-discrimination case
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — Fifty law professors gathered by University of Colorado Law School Professor and lead author Craig Konnoth signed an amicus brief that was submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in a Colorado antidiscrimination case. The professors were drawn from every state in the Tenth Circuit.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — This past week, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s innovative Master in Law (ML) program welcomed over 90 students into its summer session, double the number that enrolled last summer, for what will be the school’s first ever completely remote term.
Read More about Penn expands Master in Law programStanford Law professor Jane S. Schacter analyzes US Supreme Court Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ protections
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court was called upon to interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars sex discrimination in employment. The issue was whether an employee who was fired expressly for being gay or transgender had been fired based on sex, coming within the purview…
Read More about Stanford Law professor Jane S. Schacter analyzes US Supreme Court Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ protectionsRutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson discusses the role of higher education in addressing racial injustice
PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL — Kimberly Mutcherson, the first woman, LGBTQ and black dean of Rutgers Law in Camden, talks with the Business Journal about the vital role of higher ed institutions. “College is this incredibly important time of formation and it’s this moment of hopefully learning a lot of things about yourself, but often learning things…
Read More about Rutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson discusses the role of higher education in addressing racial injusticeFordham Law professor Leah Hill shares research on discriminatory dress codes and enforcement
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Leah Hill shared her expert opinion with Supermajority on the many zero-tolerance dress codes in schools that disproportionately affect Black and gender non-conforming girls.
Read More about Fordham Law professor Leah Hill shares research on discriminatory dress codes and enforcementHarvard Law faculty publish letter condemning military response to protests
HARVARD CRIMSON — Members of the Harvard Law School faculty published an open letter to students and Harvard affiliates Monday criticizing President Donald J. Trump for calling for a military response to ongoing protests against police brutality.
Read More about Harvard Law faculty publish letter condemning military response to protestsIncoming Indiana University McKinney Law dean Karen E. Bravo discusses the legal community’s responsibility in addressing racism and police violence
THE INDIANA LAWYER — Incoming Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Dean Karen E. Bravo says in a letter today that she has a duty and obligation as the school’s first black leader to speak out in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and protests that followed. We publish the…
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