Here are the new materials in Navajo Nation v. Azar (D.D.C.):
Doc 16 Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
Doc 22 Order granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternativ…
Doc 23 Memorandum Opinion 2018-03-27
Prior post here.
Education
UC Davis Law Review Symposium on Educational Diversity
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MAKING ROOM FOR MORE: THEORIZING EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY AND IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES IN THE AGE OF FISHER
Foreword: Diversity in the Legal Academy After Fisher II
Intersectional Barriers to Tenure
Race, Cognitive Biases, and the Power of Law Student Teaching Evaluations
Echoes of Slavery II: How Slavery’s Legacy Distorts Democracy
The Power of Imagination: Diversity and the Education of Lawyers and Judges
2018 Native American Critical Issues Conference (March 22-24, 2018)
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Harvard Law Today Profile of Ethel Branch
Ethel Branch ’08 grew up on her family’s ranch with no electricity, no running water, and a long list of questions about injustice.
Why did she have to walk to an outhouse in the hot summer, when 20 miles away in Winslow, Ariz., even the poorest kids had air conditioning and running water?
Why were there power plants and transmission lines criss-crossing the Navajo Nation, but so few Navajo families with electricity?
HERE.
Public school funding case from NM Supreme Court involving Zuni
Here is the opinion in State of New Mexico Public Education Dept. v. Zuni Public School Dist. #89:
Carla Pratt to be Dean of Washburn Law School
Here.
From the law school’s website:
Pratt brings more than 20 years of experience to Washburn Law, including serving as law professor and associate dean for academic affairs at Dickinson Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and practicing law as a commercial litigator with the law firm of Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, and as deputy attorney general in New Jersey. From 2012 to 2018, she served as an associate justice for the Supreme Court of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Yates, North Dakota, where she heard appeals in cases relating primarily to tribal criminal law, family law, business law, and constitutional law.
EdWeek Commentary: “The Bureau of Indian Education Is Broken”
Here.
MSU College of Law seeks applicants for Assistant Dean for Career Services
Here. Applications should be submitted by February 28, 2018. Inquiries and nominations should be directed to Prof. Mark Totten at mark.totten@law.msu.edu or (517) 432-6935. Page 1 of the announcement is below.
Register Now, American Indian Justice Conference
FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
Register Now for the American Indian Justice Conference and Present Your Work at the All Nations Cafe
December 7-8, 2017
Renaissance Palm Springs
Agua Caliente Reservation, CA
All Nations Cafe Session at the AIJC:
Join us for the All-Nations Cafe. This session is designed for you to share your innovations and learn from your fellow participants! This activity is similar to a poster session and we encourage you to create something and become exhibitors. What you can do: develop a poster board or visual display describing the process (including the change-process); draft talking points and select a team member to present; bring brochures, fact sheets, sample forms or policies that you would like to share; bring business cards or provide contact information so participants will be able to reach you if they have additional questions or seek advice. If you are interested in participating please contact Cheri Ely atcely@ncjfcj.org to sign-up or ask questions. Raffle prizes will be drawn for both exhibitors and participants.
Registration for the Training: Register HERE. No cost for registration, but participants must cover the costs of travel, lodging, and per diem/food.
About: The goal of the Bureau of Justice Assistance sponsored AIJC is to provide training to enhance your tribal community’s response to combat alcohol and drug abuse, recognize how trauma impacts drug and alcohol abuse in tribal communities, and identify current trends and best practices for tribal justice systems to strengthen multi-disciplinary approaches to healing and justice. The five multi-disciplinary tracks include alcohol and substance abuse, tribal justice strategic planning, tribal courts, tribal security and probation, and tribal youth.
CTAS Purpose Area 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9 grantees may use grant funds to attend the AIJC. Please confirm with your Program Manager that you have adequate travel and training funds remaining in your award.
THIS CONFERENCE HAS RECEIVED FINAL APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Additional information available here: FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
2018 Critical Race Studies in Education Theme & Call for Papers Deadline: Jan. 15, 2018; Hosted at UNM May 30-June 1, 2018
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2018 Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA)
Theme: Land & Knowledge: Indigeneity, Survivance and Healing
Call for Papers Submission Period: Oct. 30, 2017 – Jan. 15, 2018
The Conference will be hosted at The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Student Union Bldg.
Conference Dates: Wed. May 30 – Fri. June 1, 2018. Website: crsea.org
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