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Legal History

July 21, 2021 ABA Journal

Can the Raucous History of Chicago’s Lakefront Teach Us How to Preserve Land for Public Use?

Areas of Study: Legal History
Topics: Homepage; Thomas Merrill

Featured Faculty: Thomas W. Merrill Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law

July 02, 2021 The Washington Post

The Panic Over Critical Race Theory Is an Attempt to Whitewash U.S. History

Areas of Study: Legal History; Social Justice and Human Rights
Topics: Kimberle W. Crenshaw; Faculty Scholarship and Ideas

Featured Faculty: Kimberle W. Crenshaw Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

May 29, 2021 Associated Press

State GOP Lawmakers Try to Limit Teaching About Race, Racism

Areas of Study: Legal History; Social Justice and Human Rights
Topics: Kimberle W. Crenshaw

Featured Faculty: Kimberle W. Crenshaw Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

May 29, 2021 The Washington Post

What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Do Republicans Want to Ban It in Schools?

Areas of Study: Constitutional Law, Regulation, and Public Policy; Legal History
Topics: Kimberle W. Crenshaw

Featured Faculty: Kimberle W. Crenshaw Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

May 25, 2021 NBC News

Teachers Worry Oklahoma’s Ban on Systemic Racism Lessons Could Put Jobs at Risk

Areas of Study: Legal History
Topics: Kimberle W. Crenshaw; Centers and Programs; Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies

Featured Faculty: Kimberle W. Crenshaw Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

May 21, 2021 The Economist

Is America Irredeemably Racist?

Areas of Study: Legal History; Social Justice and Human Rights
Topics: Kimberle W. Crenshaw; Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies; Centers and Programs; Racial Justice; Faculty Scholarship and Ideas

Featured Faculty: Kimberle W. Crenshaw Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

May 19, 2021 CNN

Critical Race Theory in the Classroom: Understanding the Debate

Areas of Study: Legal History; Social Justice and Human Rights
Topics: Kimberle W. Crenshaw; Centers and Programs; Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies

Featured Faculty: Kimberle W. Crenshaw Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

May 13, 2021 CBS News

Legal Experts Suggest Reducing Reliance on Police

Areas of Study: Constitutional Law, Regulation, and Public Policy; Criminal Justice; Legal History
Topics: Sarah A. Seo; Faculty Scholarship and Ideas

Featured Faculty: Sarah A. Seo Professor of Law

May 10, 2021 CNN

What Critical Race Theory Is—And Isn’t

Areas of Study: Legal History; Social Justice and Human Rights
Topics: Kimberle W. Crenshaw; Racial Justice; Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Kimberle W. Crenshaw Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law

May 06, 2021 The Guardian

Idaho Governor Signs Bill to Ban Critical Race Theory From Being Taught in Schools

Areas of Study: Legal History; Social Justice and Human Rights
Topics: Kimberle W. Crenshaw; Centers and Programs; Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies

Featured Faculty: Kimberle W. Crenshaw Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law