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UC Berkeley Law Professor Goodwin Liu Withdraws Appellate Court Judgeship Bid

Amid unflinching Republican opposition, embattled judicial nominee Goodwin Liu has officially withdrawn his name for a federal post that many political and legal insiders have viewed as his stepping stone to the U.S. Supreme Court.

May 26, 2011

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Gov. Haley Barbour Apologizes to Activists Arrested in Mississippi

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has apologized to dozens of civil rights activists who were carted off to the state’s notorious Parchman prison in the 1960s for attempting to desegregate interstate travel.

May 23, 2011

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U.C. Berkeley Law Professor Goodwin Liu Facing GOP Defeat Over Appeals Court Nomination

President Barack Obama faced his first defeat of a judicial nominee, as Senate Republicans lined up against a California law professor who boldly asserted his liberal views and leveled attacks against two conservative Supreme Court justices.

May 19, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Groups to Pursue National Campaign to Fortify U.S. Higher Education

A new national coalition of college faculty groups has launched a grassroots movement challenging “reformers” whom they claim are pursuing policies and strategies that are endangering higher education opportunities for all but the most able to afford it.

May 17, 2011

Students

Fifty Years Later, Students Retrace 1961 Freedom Ride

Forty college students chosen from nearly 1,000 applicants have joined a handful of the original Freedom Riders on an eight-day journey from Washington, D.C., through the South.

May 9, 2011

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Recent Elections Stir Old Questions About Judicial Independence

Scholars are asking whether justice can prevail when state judges must decide between following the law and appeasing voters?

April 21, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Federal Courts Rebuff Faculty Discrimination Suits

In recent months, federal judges in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Arizona have dealt major setbacks to faculty members in lawsuits alleging racial discrimination at three universities.

April 19, 2011

Recruitment & Retention

Perspectives: Desegregating the Legal Community

The lack of diversity in the legal field is grounded within America’s law schools.

April 18, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Theology Professor’s Discrimination Lawsuit Raises Thorny First Amendment Issues

Dr. Jimmy Kirby, a former tenured professor at the Lexington Theological Seminary, is appealing a lower court’s ruling that dismissed his lawsuit against the seminary last year for breach of contract and racial discrimination.

April 6, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Getting Prior Practice, Preparation for Law School

Pre-law programs at many schools are helping law-school-minded undergrads gain an upper hand in the admissions process.

March 28, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Inclusiveness Prevails at Syracuse University

Much of the Syracuse University community stands with chancellor and president Nancy Cantor despite criticism that her efforts to make the school more inclusive has compromised its reputation as a leading academic institution.

March 27, 2011

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Nine Former Workers Sue Auburn University, Allege Discrimination

Nine workers in the Auburn University athletic department who were laid off or reassigned filed a federal lawsuit  accusing the school of racial discrimination.

March 24, 2011