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Proud to have participated in a thought-provoking discussion with the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) on the importance of estate planning for economic justice yesterday. We went beyond traditional wealth management, focusing on how estate planning can be a game-changer for underrepresented and disenfranchised communities. The NBLSA students truly impressed me with their insightful questions. Their passion was palpable, fueling a dynamic conversation. #estateplanning #marylandestateplanning #floridaestateplanning #marylandestateplanningattorney #floridaestateplanningattorney #marylandprobateattorney #floridaprobatelawyer #probateplanning #estateplanningattorney #legalprofession #dayinalifeofalawyer #lawyerdiaries #diaryofalawyer #lawyerlife #lawyerlifestyle #NBLSA57 #JuneteenthCelebration #EconomicJustice #lawstudents #lawstudentslife

JUSTICE TAINTED: The Perennial Struggle Against RACIAL STEREOTYPES in Our Legal System - The Case of JUDGE WELKE’S FAMILY courtroom, in Lake County, Florida. Stereotyping is deeply ingrained into our justice system. Unfortunately! JUDGE WELKE’S reflexive instinct tells him that because I am BLACK, therefore I must be somehow BAD and the WHITE WOMAN must be RIGHT. That’s just the way it is. That’s the history of our country.?In our country, the road is very tough if you’re Black. CHAPTER 2 in my book describes in detail how JUDGE WELKE’S rulings were based on external stimuli and his unconscious biases, instead of THE FACTS AND THE LAW as prescribed by the CONSTITUTION. Let us appoint judges to the court, based on their KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW, THEIR FITNESS FOR THE POSITION AND THEIR FAIRNESS. Let us stray away from appointing judges to the court based on THEIR IDEOLOGY ALONE. #courtlegitimacy?#familycourtcorruption?#judgefitness #dirtylawyers #crookedattorneys #guardianadlitemabuse #parentalalienation #emotionalabusesurvivor #EQUALJUSTICEFORALL @TheFlaBar @TheBullwork @orlandosentinel @nytimes @WDBONews @WFTV @WPLGLocal10 @WJXT4 @News6WKMG @WESH @WFLA @WFLANews @MiamiHerald @thedailybeast @everyone @propublica ? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gywiZDdu?

Let’s hear what Black History Month means to Michael Agwara, one of our BLSA- Black Law Student Association members. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory2024 #BLACKHistoryMonth365 #blackhistoryiseveryday #BLSA #blacklawstudentsassociation #blacklawstudentsmatter #blacklawstudentassociationpresidents #ASLStudentLife #lawstudentlife #asllaw #lawschool #asl #AppalachianSchoolofLaw #appalachianschooloflaw

The Citing Slavery Project, led by Associate Professor Justin Simard at Michigan State University College of Law, is shedding light on the deep-seated connections between slavery law and present-day legal cases. The project, which has identified hundreds of thousands of instances where slave-era laws are used to support legal arguments, aims to end the practice of citing slave-era precedents in modern court cases. Simard's research reveals that the judicial system's legacy of slavery is still embedded in U.S. laws, and he believes that acknowledging this history is key to healing the nation. He and his students are presenting their findings to judges, lawyers, law librarians, and historians, hoping to raise awareness and prompt change. The project's outreach director, Torence Witherspoon, is a law student who has been surprised by the positive reception of their presentations. He believes that acknowledging the problem is the first step towards healing, and that the profession should more formally acknowledge the issue. What are your thoughts on the Citing Slavery Project and its potential to bring racial healing to the legal profession and judicial system? Do you think this is a step in the right direction? Read the full story by Renata Sago from Word In Black at dallasweekly.com #iamdw #blackpress #racialhealing #justicesimard #slaveryinlaw #legallegacy #citingslavery Word In Black

University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law Prof. Tiffany D. Atkins has an eye-opening new article on the international and domestic responses to media-fueled violence, especially as it relates to Black Americans. It's coming out in the University of Louisville Law Review. Take a look! #UKLawProfResearch

Welcome to Black History Month??? On the topic of Race & Social Inequity, you might find this interesting: Caleb Mason – a former federal prosecutor out of Los Angeles with extensive state and federal litigation experience, a regular television contributor, and author of numerous scholarly articles and commentary – shares an essay with us that you might find interesting. You all know the 2004 song “99 Problems”, by Jay-Z. Here’s the YouTube video to refresh your memory: https://lnkd.in/eg8PJ-km Caleb does a line-by-line analysis of the second verse of the song, from the perspective of a criminal procedure professor. It’s an interesting view into what pop culture gets right about criminal justice, and what it gets wrong. I’ll link you to the article on SSRN, it’s free. Just tap in to view the PDF version of the essay: https://lnkd.in/eWREbefe Here’s an excerpt of the essay. On Lines 17–22 of the song, Jay-Z says ?? And I know my rights, so you go’n need a warrant for that ?? Caleb's analysis says: "If this Essay serves no other purpose, I hope it serves to debunk, for any readers who persist in believing it, the myth that locking your trunk will keep the cops from searching it. Based on the number of my students who arrived at law school believing that if you lock your trunk and glove compartment, the police will need a warrant to search them, I surmise that it’s even more widespread among the lay public. But it’s completely, 100% wrong." -- He delves into every line of the verse just like that, with citations and footnotes. Nicely done. Tap into to check out the full essay. And here's Caleb's LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/eeimqyxQ #BHM2024 #blackhistorymonth #jayz #RickRubin #99Problems #CalebMason #SSRN

Ilya Shapiro is senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute and a Freedom Conservatism signatory. He is the author of, among other books, “Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court”, which Georgetown law professor Randy Barnett labeled “an indispensable resource for understanding our constitutional history.” Shapiro’s new book, “Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites”, is due out in early 2025. “Shapiro reveals how the warping of higher ed — and especially the illiberal takeover of legal education — is transforming our country. We’re handing the reins of power to lawless radicals who will be America’s future judges, prosecutors, politicians, and presidents. Unless we stop it now, the consequences will be with us for decades.” You can read more about #FreeCon authors here: https://lnkd.in/etWzpzUu

Learn more about Judge Thompson - the first black woman appointed to the Rhode Island District Court bench in 1988 and the first black person (and second woman) appointed to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ilya Shapiro is senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute and a Freedom Conservatism signatory. He is the author of, among other books, “Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court”, which Georgetown law professor Randy Barnett labeled “an indispensable resource for understanding our constitutional history.” Shapiro’s new book, “Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites”, is due out in early 2025. “Shapiro reveals how the warping of higher ed — and especially the illiberal takeover of legal education — is transforming our country. We’re handing the reins of power to lawless radicals who will be America’s future judges, prosecutors, politicians, and presidents. Unless we stop it now, the consequences will be with us for decades.” You can read more about #FreeCon authors here: https://lnkd.in/e_UgRKPs

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