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Last Friday, Arizona’s Republican governor Jan K. Brewer signed into law the nation’s strictest bill on illegal immigration to date in spite of concern expressed by President Obama. Under the legislation, police may now detain individuals whom they reasonably suspect entered the United States illegally and authorities can charge immigrants with state crimes if they fail to carry proper immigration papers at any given time. In addition, it even grants citizens the right to sue their cities should they feel that the law is not being enforced strongly enough. While we understand that Arizona...
What is perhaps most offensive about this new law is its dependence on the vague, highly problematic language of “reasonable suspicion.” This provision will permit police officers to arrest any individual they superficially judge to be suspicious, and it seems reasonable to suggest that such superficial judgments will only perpetuate the racial tension so deeply entwined with the issue of immigration in the U.S. In a border state such as Arizona, it is unfortunate that this new piece of ill-advised legislation will likely reinforce existing stereotypes and legitimize to some degree...
Over the past year, the Law School has unveiled multiple new initiatives to support students entering the public sector...
...February, the Law School announced the creation of a new Public Service Venture Fund, which will provide graduating students with grant funding for work in nonprofits or government. This fund replaced the Public Service Initiative, a pilot program that waived third year tuition for students who committed to five years of public service work...
This gift marks Redstone’s largest contribution to the Law School, and Minow said that his philanthropy “speaks volumes of his recognition of education and public service...