Social Movements & the Law

After 24 years, the Texas Dream Act was dismantled. Advocates warn the move could spread nationally — jeopardizing the future of thousands.

The attacks on DEI and academic freedom show higher education needs to come together, build collaborations and stand firm. Here’s how

The Ohio State University President Ted Carter said Sunday that he thinks Ivy League schools are in “survival mode” when asked about Columbia University’s settlement with the Trump administration. …

Keith Richotte models his narrative on the Native tradition of the trickster story — parables of creation and change where an unreliable narrator dupes the listener into reshaping their perception of reality.

The move comes after Ivy League universities Columbia and Brown struck settlements that require them to release information about applicants’ race.

The California Reporting Project is a multi-newsroom collaborative formed to research and report on law enforcement documents that became public Jan. 1, 2019 under California’s transparency law.

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Wrongful death suit alleges that California doctor mailed the pills to Texas, where virtually all abortions are outlawed

Indigenous leaders warn higher education institutions will close if the funding-slashing 2026 budget proposal passes

A new survey from neurodiversity advocacy and support nonprofit Understood suggests that the true percentage of neurodivergent adults may be higher than

We spoke with Meaghan Walls, CEO of the Center for Disability Inclusion, about how legal workplaces can build supportive environments.

Charity Anastasio | What should you do if ICE comes to your law office asking for information about your client? A quick guide for lawyers.

This month I interviewed Kelti McGloin, our brilliant Library Intern at the Sir James Dunn Law Library, about the development of her style guide, Best Practices for Writing About Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Legal Context: An Evolving Style Guide for the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. Share a bit about your background […]

In this episode, Craig and Olivia chat with Cory Doctorow about tech monopolies and how authors and readers alike can divest from Amazon.

"My Father's House is both a biography of iconic African-American Congressman John Conyers Jr. and his more than half-century of groundbreaking legislation, and a son's memoir of leveraging his own voice in a world that his father helped create"-- Provided by publisher.;My Father's House by John Conyers III is a reflective tribute to his father, Congressman John James Conyers, Jr., blending personal memoir with political history. It offers an intimate portrait of Conyers as both a civil rights icon and a complex family man, highlighting his legislative legacy and his mentorship of key national figures. Through his son's eyes, the book humanizes the giants of the civil rights era and underscores their enduring influence on modern American politics.

"A sweeping and trenchant exploration of the history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., and the legacy of abuse wrought by systemic attempts to use education as a tool through which to destroy Native culture. From the mid-19th century to the late 1930s, tens of thousands of Native children were pulled from their families to attend boarding schools that claimed to help create opportunity for these children to pursue professions outside their communities and otherwise "assimilate" into American life. In reality, these boarding schools--sponsored by the US Government but often run by various religious orders with little to no regulation--were an insidious attempt to destroy tribes, break up families, and stamp out the traditions of generations of Native people. Children were beaten for speaking their native languages, forced to complete menial tasks in terrible conditions, and utterly deprived of love and affection. Ojibwe journalist Mary Pember's mother was forced to attend one of these institutions--a seminary in Wisconsin, and the impacts of her experience have cast a pall over Mary's own childhood, and her relationship with her mother. Highlighting both her mother's experience and the experiences of countless other students at such schools, their families, and their children, Medicine River paints a stark portrait of communities still reckoning with the legacy of acculturation that has affected generations of Native communities. Through searing interviews and assiduous historical reporting, Pember traces the evolution and continued rebirth of a culture whose country has been seemingly intent upon destroying it"-- Provided by publisher.

"Since the 1960s, the Supreme Court has enabled mass incarceration through rulings that violate constitutional curbs on pretrial detention, coercive plea bargaining, excessive sentences, and other forms of state overreach. Detailing their flaws, Rachel Barkow argues that a Court committed to constitutional rights must overturn these precedents"-- Provided by publisher.

Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States by Rafael A. Martínez examines the collective activism and resilience of undocumented youth in America. The book delves into the socio-political movements these individuals have formed in response to their precarious legal status. Martínez explores the power of direct action, the challenges posed by detention and deportation, and the role of artivism and alternative cultural practices in fostering community and belonging. By highlighting personal narratives and historical contexts, the author aims to shed light on the systemic barriers undocumented youth face and their relentless pursuit of rights and recognition. The book is targeted at scholars, activists, and policymakers interested in immigration, social justice, and youth movements.

"Reflecting on the concept as both a methodological and theoretical framework, this collection embodies the challenges and resiliency of mothering along both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. More than thirty contributors examine how mothering is shaped by the geopolitics of border zones, which also transcends biological, sociological, or cultural and gendered tropes regarding ideas of motherhood, who can mother, and what mothering personifies"-- Provided by publisher.

"The authors have aimed to write a book that is accessible to a wide range of audiences beyond scholars of communication, gender studies, and reproductive justice. They write to, with, and for the queer people and parents whose reproductive experiences are often erased, eclipsed, or undermined in dominant discourse; reproductive justice activists and birthworkers who fiercely and tenderly advocate and care for marginalized birthing and pregnant people; and healthcare professionals who seek to provide more inclusive and gender-affirming care amidst deeply oppressive institutional structures"-- Provided by publisher.

The National Science Foundation has canceled more than $1 billion in research grants since mid-April, raising concerns about the future of American research and innovation.

The department has focused its civil rights efforts on stamping out campus antisemitism since Donald Trump returned to the White House.