University of Virginia Law professor Rachel Harmon publishes casebook on policing laws
NBC 12 — The way policing is enforced could forever be changed, following a new casebook written by a Law professor at the University of Virginia. UVA Law Professor and Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Rachel Harmon says often times, society is reactive to crimes committed by police officers.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Welcome to Race on Campus. This week, we’ll share how Albion College responded when it found that being on campus is not the same as belonging. Then we’ll talk with one diversity officer about why colleges need to educate students and faculty members on anti-Asian racism.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden killed a controversial Trump-era executive order banning “divisive concepts” in federally funded diversity training upon taking office. Now Iowa legislators are seeking to revive the ban within their state. They’ve made some significant progress.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Baylor University published Tuesday an independent historical report that outlines past slave ownership and support for the Confederacy by Baylor’s namesake and two founders, facts not previously acknowledged by the university, according to a summary of the report.
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ABA JOURNAL — A law dean has revealed that her retirement announcement was precipitated by her reference to herself as a “slaveholder.” Dean Mary Lu Bilek of the City University of New York School of Law told the community that she made the remark to place blame on herself for racial inequities at the school.
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THE CRIMSON WHITE — To help people learn more about pressing legal issues, MSNBC correspondents and friends created a podcast called “#SistersInLaw.” The four women have been able to have in-depth discussions about legal issues and procedures in the hopes of helping their listeners become more informed about how the legal system works.
Read More about University of Alabama Law professor Joyce Vance co-hosts ‘Sisters in Law’ podcastAmerican University Washington College of Law co-launches online free speech legislation tracker
DUKE TODAY — Reporters covering the complicated yet bipartisan reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act can more easily monitor the legislation through a new tracker designed by students at Duke and American universities and Future Tense.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Baltimore School of Law recently embarked on a joint project with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration to investigate updates to Maryland law to support the safe deployment of connected and automated vehicle technology.
Read More about University of Baltimore Law partners with Maryland DOT on study of automated vehicle technologyDonation to UC Davis Law establishes need-based scholarship for students
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — The William and Inez Mabie Family Foundation has pledged $1 million to UC Davis School of Law for a new scholarship in memory of Ronald Hayes Malone, the foundation’s longtime president and a one-time Watergate prosecutor.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — The U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico relied on a 2018 article by Professor Brian Soucek and Remington Lamons ’18 in deciding how high the burden is on defendants wanting to plead affirmative defenses in federal court.
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