Case Summary: In Plyler v. Doe (1982), four Mexican-American families challenged a Texas law that withheld from public schools any state funds for educating undocumented children. Their own school district was charging $1000 per undocumented child to compensate for lost funding.
Join us for a public panel featuring several New Jersey-based food access organizations on a discussion about local food security and shifting needs amid the current political climate. Discussion will center around emerging federal policy on health, nutrition, immigration, social safety nets, and the inclusion and access of…
At a moment when temporary or “acting” leaders abound in the American bureaucracy, Professor O’Connell examines the modern history of such officials in the U.S. government and the potentially transformative nature of their role. This year’s Bernstein lecturer helps make sense of the legal constraints under which acting federal…
Welcoming Professor Kenneth Roth to discuss release of his new book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments, and his career leading the Human Rights Watch.
