Professor Glater will provide an overview of the Criminal Law class and situate the topics covered in a broader context of efforts to promote social justice, attending to the ways that criminal law enforcement affects people who are differently situated and people who are members of historically subordinated groups. Jonathan Glater is a Professor of […]
Come learn about the contributions of feminist jurisprudence to American law. This talk will include feminist critiques of law/legal method, and how feminist perspectives function and fit within the critical […]
Featuring Kelley Fong, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Irvine Abstract: It’s the knock on the door that many mothers fear: a visit from Child Protective Services (CPS), the state agency […]
What does it mean to be a courageous lawyer in an age of rising authoritarianism? Join us for the first event in our new series, Courageous Conversations, as we tackle this critical question. Our panel of distinguished speakers will discuss the challenges and responsibilities of upholding justice and the rule of law in a changing world. […]
Come meet public interest and public sector (PI/PS) attorneys from almost 90 Bay Area (& beyond!) organizations and agencies at the Heyman Terrace and West Courtyard. The PI/PS Career, Internship, and Pro Bono Fair is an opportunity for students to talk with organizations about summer employment, academic year placements, pro bono work, and other career […]
Featuring Bernadette Atuahene, Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law Abstract: In the spirit of Evicted, a property law scholar uses the stories of two grandfathers—one white, one Black—who arrived in Detroit at the turn of the twentieth century to reveal how racist policies weaken Black families, widen […]
Join us for a conversation with Professor Osagie Obasogie and Savala Nolan about critical race theory. They'll discuss its basic tenets, its uses (and misuses) across the law, politics, and […]
The criminal legal system we confront today is the product of nearly 1000 years of development during which new institutions, new powers, and new myths about crime and punishment have been installed in response to periodic crises originating in the political and economic conflicts of society. The result is a kind of carceral leviathan that […]
Talila A. Lewis Biography: Talila A. Lewis is a nonbinary multilingual (signed+written+spoken+felt) Black queer disabled abolitionist, educator, artist, archivist, storyteller, community lawyer and movement strategist. Lewis’s work has primarily focused […]
This talk will explain what queer theory is and consider how it intersects with race, racism, and anti-racist activism. Professor Robinson will draw on Cathy J. Cohen's foundational article Punks, Bulldaggers, and Welfare Queens: The Radical Potential of Queer Politics? to examine how queer theory and politics engage or fail to engage race and racism. […]
A decisive break from the failed Oslo Accords and an innovative plan to create the foundations for peace and self-determination in Israel-Palestine. For more than three decades, the illusion of a two-state solution under the auspices of the Oslo Accords has allowed Israel to maintain a one-state reality of permanent occupation and apartheid. Michael Schaeffer […]
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