New Crypto PAC Provides Legitimacy for Fintech

In a recent op-ed published on Coindesk, California Western’s Professor James Cooper discusses why the launch of a new political action committee for the cryptocurrency world is an important step toward the maturation of the fintech industry.

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Hannah Brenner Johnson’s New Book Exposes Tragedy of Shortlisting

California Western Professor and Vice Dean Hannah Brenner Johnson reveals some of the backstory behind her recently published book, Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court. This unique book tells the inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered—but not selected—for the United States Supreme Court.

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The Persistence of the Glass Ceiling

California Western’s Professor Jessica Fink discusses some fresh insights into gender sidelining in a recent interview with Sandra Guy for the cover article of the latest edition of the Society of Women Engineers Magazine.

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IP Law and the Fight Against COVID-19

In a recent op-ed published in The Hill, California Western’s Professor James Cooper and Bashar Malkawi, Director of Knowledge Management at the H.H. Dubai’s Ruler Court and Dean Emeritus of the College of Law at the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, discuss why IP rules need to be relaxed throughout the world to allow companies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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American Son: Race, Policing, and Identity

California Western’s Professor India Thusi comments on the discussion guide she authored in collaborations with The Opportunity Agenda and the producers of the acclaimed Broadway play American Son. The play starred Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale as a mixed-race couple desperate for answers about the disappearance of their son Jamal following a traffic stop in Florida.

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