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The legal academy lost one of its finest scholars and teachers when Professor Deborah Rhode of Stanford Law School died on January 8, 2020, at the age of 68. She was only the second woman to join the faculty there, a position she held for 41 years. Professor Rhode was one of the nation’s leaders in the law of sex discrimination, as well as in legal ethics and the legal profession. It would be hard to think of a gender law scholar whose work was both so widely cited and so broad in scope. Among the many subjects she tackled were bias in the legal profession, the history of the legal professi...

Bay Briefing: California will open mass vaccination centers - but they're not for everyone just yet FacebookTwitterEmail Mario Jones (left), with the Oakland Fire Department, gets his second dosage of the Pfizer vaccine from nurse Virginia Barrett (right) at St. Rose Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Hayward, California. They were administering both the first dosage and second dosage of the vaccine.Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 12, and Bay Area tech firms are changing policies in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Here’s what you ...

Trump attorneys risk disciplinary action over wave of election suits John Kruzel © Getty Images Trump attorneys risk disciplinary action over wave of election suits The attorneys behind President Trump's failing effort to overturn the election are facing mounting ethics complaints for advancing what critics say is a frivolous legal campaign designed to delegitimize President-elect Joe Biden's win and bolster Trump's post-election fundraising. Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as well as allies Sidney Powell and Lin Wood, have been accused of pressing lawsuits larded up with unrel...

One step closer to inclusionary housing in Cape Town 14 Dec 2020 Recouping public good in the form of affordable housing from private developments is a powerful tool with which to tackle equitable access to land and the right to a home. The recent settlement of litigation around The Vogue property development between Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) and the City of Cape Town (the City) inches our city one step closer to a more just and equal Cape Town. “Litigation is a political tool that, when used strategically, can stimulate meaningful change and complement other political efforts” according to Sco...

Women leaders and jurists honour the work and life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Human Rights Day As part of the Leaders for Generation Equality campaign, UN Women, together with Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford Law School Center on the Legal Profession, and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, paid tribute to the global legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a high-level interactive discussion with eminent leaders, jurists and experts across the world on International Human Rights Day 2020. Date: Thursday, December ...