Topic
Racial Diversity
11 published works
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: The Chilling Effect of SFFA v. UNC/Harvard on Race-Based Affirmation by Tax-Exempt Charities
David A. Brennen (University of Kentucky - J. David Rosenberg College of Law) recently published, The Chilling Effect of SFFA v. UNC/Harvard on Race-Based Affirmation by Tax-Exempt Charities, 2025. Provided…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
How Ethnic Diversity on Boards of Directors Shapes Supply Chains
By Yiwen Jin, Minjia Li, Jenny Li Zhang
In a new paper, we investigate whether and how ethnic diversity on boards of directors helps shape a firm’s supply chain. Our empirical findings from a sample of U.S. S&P…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court (Effectively) Ends Affirmative Action in Higher Education
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that race-based affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Equal…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
ISS Discusses Russell 3000 Boards Becoming More Diverse
By Paul Hodgson, Aditi Aier, Carmen Luk
There has been a lot of talk about how to increase racial and ethnic diversity on U.S. corporate boards as well as many initiatives to help nominating committees identify candidates…
Simple Justice
When Does It End?
It would be 25 years, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wrote. The court validated affirmative action in a foundational decision, Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), which involved the University of Michigan Law School. Justice…
New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog
Governor Murphy Sign Laws In An Effort To Try And Boost Racial Diversity Among New Jersey Police Departments
According to an article by the Associated Press dated September 28, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy recently signed three bills into law directed at increasing racial diversity among law enforcement officers…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Court Orders Discovery In Derivative Action Challenging Racial Diversity
Last year, the City of Pontiac General Employees' Retirement System filed a derivative suit against the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc. The gist of…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
ISS Issues Its 2021 Proxy Season Updates
By Mark D. Wood, Mark J. Reyes, Brian Hecht
On November 12, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) issued updates to its 2021 US benchmark proxy voting policies. ISS will apply the updated policies to shareholder meetings occurring on or after…
The Blunt Truth®
Racial Diversity in the Spotlight for Cannabis Industry
The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission announced yesterday that it will hire a diversity consultant to examine what steps it could take to improve racial diversity in the state’s medical marijuana…
Down the Wire
Ethnic Diversity of UK Boards
The Parker Review Committee has published a consultation version of a report into the ethnic diversity of UK boards. The report finds that ethnic minority representation on the boards of FTSE…