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Jelani Jefferson Exum says the conviction of Derek Chauvin is an opportunity to rethink policing and do more systemic reform.
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law recently appointed professor Jelani Jefferson Exum to the role of dean. Exum is an advocate for racial justice and expert on sentencing law and procedure. Exum will also be the first African American dean of the U-D Mercy Law School.
“Think about what you need police for. Try to identify the specific areas where you need police. And think about defunding as funding only the things that you need police for.” Jelani Jefferson Exum, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
University of Detroit Mercy law school names professor as dean
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Detroit A nationally recognized expert in sentencing law and procedure has been named as the first African American dean of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Jelani Jefferson Exum, who also will be the second woman to serve as dean of the law school, joined the university in 2019 as the Philip J. McElroy Professor of Law.
“I am honored to be the next dean of Detroit Mercy Law,” Jefferson Exum said in a statement released by the university. “Our school has a rich history of service, dedication to social justice and commitment to diversity and equity, all values that I hold dear. I look forward to expanding our deep connection to the Detroit community and to strengthening our regional, national and transnational presence.”
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Professor Barb McQuade gives poor grades to Donald Trump s defense attorneys in the Senate impeachment trial.
Barb McQuade: The Bill of Rights is not a suicide pact. (Photo: MSNBC) McQuade, who joined the University of Michigan Law School faculty in May 2017 after seven years as head of the U.S. attorney s office in Detroit, calls out an insulting and offensive tactic Friday by lawyers representing the twice-impeached former president: Trump’s lawyers argue that his critics simply suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, an old ploy used by abusers to blame the victim and avoid responsibility for their own misconduct. She sees long-range value in the proceedings that began Tuesday, despite the widely expected result. It s an important accounting of Trump s efforts to subvert democracy. Even if Senate acquits, history will have a record of what happened here, she tweeted Thursday night.