In August, nine student groups at Berkeley law school signed a statement sponsored group Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine pledging not to invite “speakers that have expressed and continued to hold views … in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine.” Two things need to be clarified. […]
At Slate, Mark Joseph Stern writes that constitutional law professors are “giving up on the Supreme Court:” The problem, it’s worth emphasizing, is not that the Supreme Court is issuing decisions with which left-leaning professors disagree. It’s that the court seems to be reaching many of these conclusions in defiance of centuries of standards, rejecting […]
I just came across a September 2021 Biden “Executive Order on White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.” A few thoughts. (1) “Only 40 percent of Latino children participate in preschool education programs as compared to 53 percent of their White peers…. Hispanic and Latino students are more likely […]
On Tuesday night at 8pm ET, I have a Federalist Society event styled as a debate this with Harvard Law’s Randall Kennedy on racial classifications. I’m sure we will disagree on some things, but I expect overall will be more of a discussion. Register here. On Thursday at 3pm ET, I will be participating in […]
