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Stanford Center for Racial Justice 89 — Roses Talk San José Unified: Rethinking Education Policy Through At-Promise Student Voices

February 24, 2026
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Stanford Center for Racial Justice 74 — A New Platform for Understanding Use of Force

January 13, 2026
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Stanford Center for Racial Justice 76 — Harry Bremond’s Legacy Continues at the Center for Racial Justice

December 17, 2025
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Stanford Center for Racial Justice 75 — Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Challenged in Louisiana v. Callais

November 4, 2025
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Antidiscrimination Law x AI Convening
March 12–13, 2026 | Stanford Law School

Track race, law, and regulation in the Trump era with analysis from our new blog, Challenging Precedent.

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Ralph Richard Banks — Rick Banks on Reassessing Disparate Impact

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While critics of disparate impact often fixate on its attention to outcomes, it is important to note that unequal outcomes are not sufficient to warrant invalidation of a challenged practice.
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Hoang Pham, Tanvi Kohli, Emily Olick Llano, Imani Nokuri, Anya Weinstock

The rapid advancement of AI creates an urgent need for the U.S. education system to harness its potential to address persistent racial disparities, while also confronting its tendency to perpetuate bias and discrimination.
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Our initiative will combine AI analysis of routine traffic stop footage with thoughtful policy development to create approaches that benefit communities in California and beyond.
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Stanford Center for Racial Justice 88 — Roses Talk San José Unified

Hoang Pham, Subini Annamma, Andrea Akinola, Chaélyn Anderson, Zoe Edelman, Ev Gilbert, Sara Sarmiento

February 2026
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Stanford Center for Racial Justice 79 — Private Universities in the Public Interest

Ralph Richard Banks, Emily J. Levine, Emily Olick Llano, Hoang Pham, Mitchell Stevens, Dan Sutton

November 1, 2024
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The Art of Disagreement: Lessons from Congressman Jim Clyburn

The First Eight: A Fireside Chat with Congressman Jim Clyburn was held on February 18, 2026 and co-sponsored by the…

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Roses Talk San José Unified: Rethinking Education Policy Through At-Promise Student Voices

REPORT Roses Talk San José Unified Rethinking Education Policy Through At-Promise Student Voices Hoang Pham, Subini Annamma, Andrea Akinola, Chaélyn…

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The Brief: Raising the Standard for Using Force (February 2026)

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