Racial Justice
Like so many throughout society, we at Stanford Law School are grappling with issues of racial justice—at our school, in the profession and practice of law, and with what needs to be changed in the legal and policy landscape. Our faculty and students continue to shape law and policy and influence the national debate through scholarship, thought leadership, programming, and events across a broad range of areas. Our mission at Stanford is not just to respond, but to lead, and to use our knowledge and skills to improve our society and the world. This requires continued rigorous research, hard discussions about race and identity, and involving students in solutions that break new ground in response to evolving challenges, insights and opportunities—a sampling of which you can find below.
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
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A Square Peg, a Round Hole, and the Future of Antidiscrimination Law
A job applicant is screened out by an automated hiring system. A prosecutor relies on an AI tool to assess a defendant’s likelihood of recidivism. A public agency adopts a system meant to make decisions more fairly, only to discover that the tool may be replicating old patterns of discrimination…
Read More : A Square Peg, a Round Hole, and the Future of Antidiscrimination LawNew Research Brings High School Student Voices to the Forefront of Education Policy
Stanford Center for Racial Justice Brings Transparency to the Rules Governing Police Use of Force
What is the Definition of Use of Force? Depends on Where You Live.
Legal experts say a fight over a Black teen's dreadlocks shows how the law still enables racism
What Are States Really Banning When They Ban Critical Race Theory in Classrooms?
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Stanford Lawyer Magazine
Center for Racial Justice Unveils Comprehensive Analysis of Police Use-of-Force Policies Nationwide
Read More : Center for Racial Justice Unveils Comprehensive Analysis of Police Use-of-Force Policies NationwidePublications
Here’s Why Trump Gets Away With Simply Labeling His Enemies ‘Terrorists’
Private Universities in the Public Interest Reimagining a Historic Relationship for Our Time
Private Universities in the Public Interest: Reimagining a Historic Relationship for Our Time
Racial Capitalism and Student Disposability in an Era of School Discipline Reform
Executive Control of Agency Adjudication: Capacity, Selection and Precedential Rulemaking
Implications of Predicting Race Variables from Medical Images
