by Isaac Saidel-Goley | Nov 22, 2016 | Amicus, Racial Justice
Last year, I wrote about discussing race with white people. Around that time, I harbored the suspicion that I was The Black Friend [1] whose presence and friendship validated lazy allies.[2] This election proved me right. Visible minorities in these white and/or elite...
by Isaac Saidel-Goley | Nov 14, 2016 | Amicus, Syllabus
Martha Minow has been the dean of Harvard Law School since 2013. Prior to that she taught at Harvard. Since 1981, her courses have included civil procedure, constitutional law, family law, international criminal justice, jurisprudence, law and education, nonprofit...
by Isaac Saidel-Goley | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Syllabus Project, inspired by Fivebooks.com. We asked professors and practitioners in civil rights, civil liberties, and connected areas the following question: “If you could recommend the 3-5 most important resources to...
by Isaac Saidel-Goley | Oct 31, 2016 | Ames Live Blog, Amicus
Ames Final Round Results: Best Brief: Daniel J. Meltzer Memorial Team Best Overall Team: Daniel J. Meltzer Memorial Team Best Oralist: Amanda Mundell The Teams: The David J. Meltzer Memorial Team (Petitioner): Connor Winn, Oralist Benjamin Burkett William Ferraro Luke...
by Isaac Saidel-Goley | Oct 5, 2016 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
We don’t endorse candidates, but we can stress what’s at stake this election cycle. Extending and Ensuring Voting Rights With flimsy excuses like “moral turpitude” historically blocking “felon” voting, states are moving to alleviate those restrictions....
