SALT's mission is to:

make the legal profession more inclusive and reflective of the great diversity of this nation
enhance the quality of legal education by advancing social justice within the curriculum and promoting innovative teaching methodologies
extend the power of law to underserved individuals and communities

SALT Elections for Board of Governors—Two Ways To Vote

On March 20, 2010, SALT adopted new by laws that change the method for electing members to the SALT Board of Governors. Current SALT members can participate in the election in one of two ways. The actual election will be held on Friday, October 8, 2010, at 10:00 pm, in the LatCrit Hospitality Suite in the Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO. However, SALT members do not have to be there in order to vote. Proxies will be distributed to all current SALT members so that they can either vote for the slate, for individual members of the slate, or delegate their vote to the SALT leadership. Those proxies will be distributed by email with a special return email address for collection so that they will be included in the October 8th count.

The results of the election will be announced before November 1, 2010.

The slate of candidates brings to SALT leadership, experience, and a commitment to progressive ideals and education. We hope that you will support their election, including those SALT board members who are returning for another term.

SALT Asks AALS To Honor Hotel Boycott in San Francisco

On September 1, 2010, SALT sent a letter to Susan Westerberg Prager, Executive Director, of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) asking the AALS to honor the boycott of Hotel Employee and Restaurant Employee (HERE) Local 2.

Ending DADT in 2010

SALT sent letters to every law school dean this month urging them to act “within the limits of the law to fortify the principles of anti-discrimination and to show unconditional support for LGBT students” during this recruiting season, hopefully the last of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Find out how you can help, too.

SALT Submits Statement on Tenure and Security of Position to Standards Review Committee

SALT submitted “Society of American Law Teachers Statement on Tenure and Security of Position,” dated July 19, 2010, to the Standards Review Committee (SRC), which met on July 24-25, in Chicago to continue...

SALT to Honor Phoebe Haddon and Prison Law Office at 2011 Annual Dinner

SALT is proud to announce the winners of the 2011 M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award and the SALT Great Teacher Award. The awards will be presented at the 2011 SALT Annual Dinner on Friday, January 7, 2011 at 7pm.