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Social justice activists routinely demand that we “see race,” call out disparities and feel personal shame about them, and commit to improving outcomes for minorities. But William Treanor, dean of the Georgetown University Law Center, has sent a clear message to those who try to answer that call: verbalizing your commitment to social justice won’t protect you and may even destroy your career if an angry activist decides to “cancel” you.
Last month, Georgetown Law adjunct professor Sandra Sellers told a colleague privately on Zoom, “I hate to say this I end up having this angst every semester that a lot of my lower [graded] ones are blacks.” Some black students, Sellers said, did well, but the overall pattern made her “feel bad.” Sellers was not aware that her conversation was being recorded and uploaded to the aptly named “Panopto” software system. If someone had chosen to, he might have clipped her words and posted them to Twitter
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Her Legacy in the IP World (Episode II)
Published: April 13, 2021
Guests
New York, New York, USA
Professor Mary Hartnett Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C., USA
San Francisco, California, USA
On September 18, 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at age 87 after serving as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court for over 27 years. The U.S. Supreme Court’s second female judge, Justice Ginsburg or the Notorious RBG, as she was fondly called left her mark as a women’s rights activist and a legal icon, including a robust footprint in the intellectual property (IP) field.
Lunch With A Leader: Rep. Christine Chandler Thursday
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters community event, Lunch with a Leader, is noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 15.
This month’s leader is Rep. Christine Chandler. Rep. Chandler will be reviewing this year’s legislative session and discuss her first time introduced and passed sick leave for all workers bill.
Chandler is a lawyer who grew up in Massachusetts and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Smith College, Juris Doctor from the Boston College of Law School and Master of Laws in international and comparative law from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Biden nominates former U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite to lead DOJ criminal unit U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite By Chris Finch | April 12, 2021 at 3:50 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 3:50 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVUE) - Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana Kenneth Polite has been nominated to lead the Department of Justiceâs Criminal Division, the White House announced.
Polite is a New Orleans native who served as the top federal prosecutor in the city from 2013-2017 under the President Barack Obama administration.
Polite has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he focused on prosecuting public corruption and organized crime.