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December 15, 2023
SALT is excited to honor these champions of justice, diversity, and teaching excellence

SALT is excited to honor these champions of justice, diversity, and teaching excellence at its upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration on January 5, 2024 Join us to celebrate each of these awardees on January 5, 2024 at 6pm – 9pm EST American University Washington College of Law Book your…

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December 5, 2023
2024 Annual Celebration! January 5!

Download the 2024 Celebration Program Celebrate with us! The SALT Annual Celebration blasts off January 6, 2023 at 6:00.

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July 11, 2023
SALT Webinar: After SFFA v. Harvard/UNC

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July 3, 2023
SALT Statement on Supreme Court Decisions for Students for Fair Admissions

June 30, 2023 The Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) presents a dangerous threat to diversity and the still unfinished fight for racial justice. The Court’s rulings in SFFA v. Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina threaten the progress that Black and brown people have…

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January 2, 2023
2023 Annual Celebration! January 6!

Celebrate with us! The SALT Annual Celebration blasts off January 6, 2023 at 6:30. Join us at California Western School of Law, just a short distance from the AALS conference, as we announce and honor this year’s winners of the Great Teacher Award, the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award,…

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January 2, 2023
2023 Cover Workshop

THE 2023 COVER WORKSHOP: LEGITIMACY CRISIS ON THE COURT: WORKING WITHIN & BEYOND THE SYSTEM Come hear national thought leaders Professor Sahar Aziz, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky & Professor Tara Grove discuss the current legitimacy crisis facing the  Supreme Court, and what can be done to work within and beyond…

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September 7, 2022
SALT Encourages ABA to Make LSAT Optional

The Society of American Law Teachers recently submitted comments to the American Bar Association on proposed amendments to Accreditation Standard 503, which currently mandates that law schools “require[] each applicant for admission as a first-year J.D. degree student to take a valid and reliable admission test.” As it has for…

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June 29, 2022
SALT Condemnation of Dobbs

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is one of several recent cases that highlight the Constitutional crisis that grips our nation. Last week, nearly 50 years of precedent regarding the Constitutionally protected right to reproductive autonomy was erased by an increasingly politicized Court. The decision…

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June 1, 2022
Remembering UH Law Professor Michael A. Olivas

We join the chorus of legal educators, activists, and scholars in mourning the loss of an icon in legal education. We are heartbroken to mark the passing of University of Houston Law Center Professor Emeritus Michael A. Olivas, a long-time champion for diversity. Professor Olivas died on April 22, 2022…

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February 8, 2022
Critical Justice: Advocacy in Law and Society

Friday, February 18 Francisco Valdes, Steven Bender, and Jennifer Hill  Friday, February 18, 2022, 3pm ET – 4pm ET REGISTER HERE SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ACTION SERIES On February 18, 2022, Francisco Valdes (University of Miami), Steven Bender (Seattle University), and Jennifer Hill (director, Advocacy Partners Team and adjunct faculty, Florida International University), will…

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January 7, 2022
SALT 2022 CELEBRATION TONIGHT!

We are looking forward to our Annual Celebration later today.  We will begin at 7:15 pm Eastern.  We will mingle from 7:15 until 7:30 pm Eastern, when the program will begin.  An open reception will follow the program for more mingling. Download the celebration’s program here.  It has bios…

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Harold Koh, Hari Osofky, Donald Sherman, and Rachel Kleinfeld participating in Zoom webinar
January 7, 2022
Cover Workshop VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE

More than 190 people attended this year’s Robert Cover Workshop, Safeguarding Democracy: Lessons Learned from 1/6. After remarks from former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), the four members of the panel engaged in a profound discussion of the attempted coup by insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol last January and how we…

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December 23, 2021
Safeguarding Democracy: Lessons Learned from 1/6

In the year since the Capitol building was stormed by an angry mob intent on overturning the results of the 2020 election, congressional leaders and Department of Justice prosecutors have been working to hold those who orchestrated the Jan. 6 insurrection accountable. Join Here Featured Speakers: Rachel Kleinfeld,…

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December 9, 2021
SALT Announces 2022 Awardees

SALT is excited to honor these champions of justice, diversity, and teaching excellence at its upcoming Virtual Annual Awards Celebration to be held on January 7, 2022.  See below for details on each incredible awardee. Great Teacher Award awarded to Vernellia R. Randall of the University of Dayton School of Law. Junior Faculty Award awarded to Tianna Gibbs of UDC David A.

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CRT Speakers
December 3, 2021
Critical Race Theory Under Attack

On December 3, 2021, Anthony Farley, Lisa Iglesias, and Ronald Krotoszynski discussed the constitutional and equality implications of attacks on antiracist initiatives, including CRT. Critical Race Theory has become a flashpoint in the public arena, with legislators debating bills to ban the discussion of race from the classroom.

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December 2, 2021
2022 Annual Celebration! Join SALT Online on January 7!

Celebrate with us! The SALT Annual Celebration blasts off January 7, 2022 at 7:15. Join us virtually as we announce and honor this year’s winners of the Great Teacher Award, the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award, and the Junior Faculty Teaching Award. We are also awarding for the first…

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October 22, 2021
Antiracist Accountability in Law Schools

On October 20, 2021, SALT Co-President Beto Juárez moderated a discussion on antiracist accountability in the legal academy between Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean of Boston University School of Law and Kellye Testy, President of the Law School Admission Council, and preview SALT’s new antiracist accountability tool.

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October 19, 2021
Due November 22nd! Call for 2022 Awards Nominations

Call for Award Nominations All nominations are due by November 22, 2021. The Society of American Law Teachers invites members to nominate individuals or groups for the Great Teacher Award, the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award, and the Junior Faculty Teaching Award. Please take a moment to recognize members…

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July 15, 2021
Frank Askin, 2017 SALT “Great Teacher” and Clinic Innovator Passes

Frank Askin, founder of the Rutgers Law School Constitutional Litigation Clinic, longtime general counsel of the national ACLU and 2017 SALT “Great Teacher” honoree, passed away early this month. SALT recognized him in 2017 for his tireless defense of civil liberties and his work mentoring and training a new generation…

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July 6, 2021
SALT Supports Revised ABA Standard 206 on Diversity in Law Schools

In comments filed with the ABA on June 28, SALT joined an illustrious group of law-school deans in supporting proposed revisions to the ABA’s standard 206, regarding diversity in law schools. The revisions make Standard 206 “a ‘core’ standard requiring public notice for noncompliance,” according to the ABA. The comments…

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