We were saddened to hear this morning that Prof. Ron Takaki passed away yesterday. Below is the official statement from UC Berkeley and I set up a Facebook page so folks could share their thoughts about his legacy. Ronald Takaki, a professor emeritus of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and prolific scholarContinueContinue reading “Ronald Takaki, pioneering scholar of race relations, dies at 70”
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Calif. Attorney General Says Prop. 209 Unconstitutional in Some Cases
UPDATE: Article by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Bob Egelko. California State Attorney General Jerry Brown today filed a brief (PDF) with the state Supreme Court today opining that article 1, section 31 of the California Constitution (Prop. 209) is unconstitutional as applied in certain circumstances. The letter brief was filed in response to the SupremeContinueContinue reading “Calif. Attorney General Says Prop. 209 Unconstitutional in Some Cases”
Calif. Attorney General Says Prop. 209 Unconstitutional in Some Cases
UPDATE: Article by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Bob Egelko. California State Attorney General Jerry Brown today filed a brief (PDF) with the state Supreme Court today opining that article 1, section 31 of the California Constitution (Prop. 209) is unconstitutional as applied in certain circumstances. The letter brief was filed in response to the SupremeContinueContinue reading “Calif. Attorney General Says Prop. 209 Unconstitutional in Some Cases”