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DAPA Update & Meaning of Supreme Court’s 4-4 Decision in U.S. v Texas by CUNY Law CLORE Fellow and Prof. Calvo
CUNY Law’s Center on Latino/a Rights and Equality (CLORE) Fellow, Jorge Gomez, interviews immigration expert, Professor Janet Calvo, about the implications of the Supreme Court’s June 23rd (non)ruling on the expanded DACA/DAPA case, U.S. v. Texas. The Court’s deadlock leaves important … Continue reading
Supreme Court Decides Fisher v. Univ. of Texas at Austin – Upholds Affirmative Action Plan
The Supreme Court today decided Fisher v. Univ. of Texas at Austin — the affirmative action in higher education case. The opinion is available here http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-981_4g15.pdf The Court affirmed the 5th Circuit’s decision holding that the University of Texas’s race-conscious … Continue reading
New Book: “Beyond Elite Law: Access to Civil Justice in America” and Conference Link
I am pleased to have participated recently in a conference, Beyond Elite Law: Access to Civil Justice in America at NYU School of Law and as a contributing author to a newly released book of the same name. NYU School of … Continue reading