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SLS’s Rule of Law Impact Lab advocates for accountability of Guatemala’s Attorney General in brief on behalf of former U.S. ambassador before Guatemala’s Constitutional Court.
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El Laboratorio de Impacto sobre el Estado de Derecho de la ...Facultad de Derecho de Stanford aboga por la rendición de cuentas del Fiscal General de Guatemala en un escrito en nombre del ex embajador de EE.UU. ante la Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala.
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![Today marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark decision that stated "[segregated education is] inherently unequal” and “generates a feeling of inferiority as to [Black students’] status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.”
Ralph Richard Banks, the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law and
Faculty Director of the Stanford Center for Racial Justice, recently wrote a piece for Stanford Lawyer titled "Brown v. Board: Success or Failure?" where he weighed in on how the decision has aged:
"Brown at 70 is not aging well. The shortcomings of the decision—necessary to secure unanimity—are becoming ever more apparent. One problem is the narrowness of the decision. The Court merely prohibited the deliberate segregation of the schools by the government. The Court neither required that the government provide integrated schools nor an adequate education." Read more at the link below.](https://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/plugins/social-wall/img/placeholder.png)
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark decision that stated "[segregated education is] inherently unequal” and “generates a feeling of inferiority as to [Black students’] status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely... ever to be undone.”
Ralph Richard Banks, the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law and
Faculty Director of the Stanford Center for Racial Justice, recently wrote a piece for Stanford Lawyer titled "Brown v. Board: Success or Failure?" where he weighed in on how the decision has aged:
"Brown at 70 is not aging well. The shortcomings of the decision—necessary to secure unanimity—are becoming ever more apparent. One problem is the narrowness of the decision. The Court merely prohibited the deliberate segregation of the schools by the government. The Court neither required that the government provide integrated schools nor an adequate education." Read more at the link below.
Last week, Stanford Law School’s Native American Law Students Association celebrated its 50th anniversary at the NALSA Signature Event on May 9th. The event celebrated both NALSA’s 50th anniversary and the indigenous community at Stanford Law School.
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Today, #SLSSocial and SLA hosted the Spring BBQ on Wilbur Field. Students, faculty, staff, and families were invited to attend the event where incoming Dean George Triantis addressed the attendees. The event included lawn games, a buffet, swag winners, and music.