Podcast: UCLA Law professor Cheryl Harris provides a background on Critical Race Theory

July 30, 2021

MARKETPLACE — On today’s show, we’ll talk to a critical race theorist about what CRT is and isn’t — and what the recent controversy has to do with voting restrictions.

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Case Western Reserve Law professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway rejoins police monitoring team in deputy role

July 30, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — As reported on WCPN 90.3 ideastream, Cleveland’s NPR Station, on Monday, July 19, Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor of Law Ayesha Bell Hardaway rejoined the Cleveland Police Monitoring Team as deputy monitor five weeks after her forced resignation and 11 days after the police monitor, Hassan Aden,

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University of Colorado Law launches Civil Rights and Racial Justice Certificate program

July 30, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — As part of the University of Colorado Law School’s Anti-Racism and Representation Initiative, the law school recently announced the launch of a certificate program focused on civil rights and racial justice.

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Roger Williams Law to require a course focused on the impact of race on the development of American law

July 30, 2021

REUTERS — Roger Williams University School of Law recently joined a handful of law schools across the country that now require a course focused on the impact of race in the development of American law.

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Opinion: William & Mary Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer says law schools and law firms must share the responsibility of improving access to the legal profession

July 30, 2021

BLOOMBERG LAW — Law schools and law firms must partner to ensure that a pipeline of underrepresented students apply to law school and receive the professional development support they need to remain and advance at firms, William & Mary Law School Dean A. Benjamin Spencer says.

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New report looks at the underlying causes behind racial disparities in bar exam results

July 30, 2021

BLOOMBERG LAW — Stark racial disparities in bar exam results continue to hamper diversity in the legal profession.

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A look at the political push to ban Critical Race Theory

July 29, 2021

CNN — From chaotic school board meetings to political strife along party lines, critical race theory has ignited a controversy across the country in recent months.

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University of Maine Law celebrates Juneteenth

July 16, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW —  We celebrate our Governments’ commitment to the continuing work of assuring justice for all. Juneteenth will now provide an annual reminder for us to reflect on the work that lies ahead in fighting for racial justice.

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USC Gould Law celebrates the legacy of Juneteenth

July 16, 2021

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — As Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday, USC experts examine the steps America has taken toward reckoning with the legacy of slavery and institutionalized racism.

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Opinion: Systematic issues in the legal profession preventing the advancement of women lawyers

July 14, 2021

ABA JOURNAL — The lack of upward mobility by women in the profession is not because women are not putting in the time and effort, nor is it because they are distracted by other concerns in their lives. Legal employers have plenty of systemic issues that need to be faced head-on when it comes to the

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