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New Historical Society Review is available

At the Lectern

California Constitutional Law — The Casebook , foreword to book by Professor David Carrillo and Judge Danny Chou, foreword by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. Book Review: Once Upon a Time in Los Angeles , review of “Lawyers of Los Angeles: 1950-2020”; book by Kathleen Tuttle, review by Dan Grunfeld.

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Berkeley conference about the Supreme Court

At the Lectern

Carrillo and I reviewed some of the court’s major decisions in 2020 and 2021, including a discussion of the court’s pandemic docket.

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CLAT/AILET PG WORKSHOP BY IDIA KERALA CHAPTER: Register by 17th December

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IDIA – Kerala Chapter functions from its base at The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, which is the only National Law University in Kerala. Speakers: The speakers for the session are: Dhanya Prasad graduated from NUALS, Kochi in 2020 with university second rank and four gold medals.

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Rutgers Law Students Require All Student Groups To Hold Critical Race Theory Or Diversity Programs

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We recently discussed the controversy at Rutgers Law School over the reading of the “n-word” from a state supreme court opinion. The requirement (for any group receiving more than $250) presents some interesting questions in the conflict between free speech and diversity programs at such schools.

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University of Illinois (Chicago) Law Professor Sues Over Exam Controversy

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The law school dean, along with other defendants, invoked UIC’s Violence Prevention Plan to convene a Behavioral Threat Assessment Team (“BTAT”) to assess this purported “threat” of imminent physical violence.

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Rittenhouse Goes To Jury After Case Collapses in Court

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Reid added Wednesday, “ If you want to know why critical race theory exists , the actual law school theory that emphasizes that supposedly colorblind laws in America often still have racially discriminatory outcomes, then look no further than the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.”.

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Banking on Censorship: Sen. Kelly Becomes Latest Democrat to Suggest Barring Opposing Views on Social Media

JonathanTurley

In a critical November 2020 hearing, tech CEOs appeared before the Senate. He demanded companies keep using “the same kind of robust content modification” — the new Orwellian term for censorship — they did in the 2020 election. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and a professor at George Washington University Law School.