March 15, 2018
—Derek W. Black
Trump officials and supporters think that the new push to improve school discipline had something to do with the Parkland shooting. It didn’t. And getting rid of research-based approaches to discipline is an even worse idea than arming school teachers.
January 19, 2018
Stories From Trailblazing Women Lawyers (May 2018) tells the captivating story of how a diverse group of women, including Janet Reno and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, broke the glass ceiling and… READ MORE
November 17, 2017
—Derek Black
Reflecting on a mass campus lockdown at a high school in Georgia, Derek Black argues that courts must re-engage on issues of school discipline and the school-to-prison pipeline.
November 7, 2017
—Ralph Young
Ralph Young, the author of Dissent, shares his top picks of biographies about dissenters who challenged the system.
October 31, 2017
—Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The government’s choice to target a ten-year old girl with cerebral palsy on her way to an emergency gallbladder surgery is remarkable, and points to the failure of prosecutorial discretion.
September 21, 2017
—Michael A. Olivas
DACA has been successful and transformational and President Trump’s and AG Jeff Sessions’s indication that they may end or phase out the program throws cold water on the reasonable hopes of DREAMers.
July 6, 2017
—William D. Araiza
As we reflect on Gay Pride, and on both the accomplishments of the gay rights movement as well as the challenges that even today LGB (and especially T) people continue to face in this post-Obergefell world, it’s more important than ever to understand what “animus” means, not just on the streets, but in the courtroom.
May 12, 2017
—Derek Black
This year’s Academy Award winner for best picture tackles a difficult topic in the education world today: school discipline.