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Policing and Racial Justice: Federal, Ohio and Local Laws: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Books at the Law Library

Celebrating Diversity: A Legacy of Minority Leadership in the American Association of Law Libraries by Shamika Dalton
Call Number: Z 673 .A543 D35
Publication Date: 2018
You Don't Look Like a Lawyer: Black Women and Systemic Gendered Racism by Tsedale Melaku
Call Number: KF 299 .A35 M45
Publication Date: 2019

Law Review Articles

Bolstering the Asian American Law Library Collection: A Collection Development Guide
2022 Law Library Journal article by • Mari Cheney, Mandy Lee & Anna Lawless-Collins

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: What’s in a Name?
Leanne Salazar Montoya, 22 Seattle J. for Soc. Just. 621 (2024)
IN SEARCH OF SOLID GROUND: CONSTITUTIONAL STANDING IN CHALLENGES TO CORPORATE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (“DEI”) PROGRAMS
Ally Coll, 27 CUNY L. Rev. 185 (2024)
The Multitudinous Racial Harms Caused by Florida’s Stop Woke and Anti-DEI Legislation
Katheryn Russell-Brown, Fordham Urban Law Journal, 2023
Teaching and Learning About Implicit Bias in the Legal Practice Classroom: The Lesson of Sandy Jordan
Anupama C. Connor, 68 St. Louis U. L.J. 519 (2024)

Executive Order

Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Pres. Biden's order from 6/25/21

Colleges in Columbus Ohio with DEI offices

Most of the local colleges and universities in Columbus, Ohio have established Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices.

Capital University
Columbus State Community College
Campus News, 2/18/2021
Denison University
Public health, equity, and racism
Ohio Dominican University
The Ohio State University
Ohio State University, College of Law
Ohio Wesleyan College
Otterbein College

Cases

Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. Securities and Exchange Commission (2024)
5th Cir en banc struck down diversity board rules for Nasdaq.
Conservative-backed lawsuit takes aim at alleged diversity quotas in Hollywood Lawsuit against CBS backed by former Trump adviser claims Seal Team writer was denied advancement due to network’s DEI policy
Beneker v. CBS is the name of the case.
IBANEZ v. ALBEMARLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (2024)
Virginia Court of Appeals says that anti-racism policy does not violated white students' rights.
Pfizer must face lawsuit over diversity fellowship program, US court rules
Reuters 1/10/25
Do Not Harm v. Pfizer (2025)

Links

Revisions to Resolution 300
ABA resolutions on nondiscrimination

ABA'S Proposed Changes to Diversity Standard
Republican state AGs oppose American Bar Association's revised diversity rule
Reuters 1/7/25
Anti-Racism Resources
Texas A&M University School of Law Library Libguide.
Antiracism Toolkit for Black, Indigenous and People of Color
From the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC).
Clearinghouse on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Research
Stanford Law School Library
Continuing the Work of DEI, No Matter What Your Company Calls It
Harvard Business Review, 12/13/24
DEI and De-Credentialization: Why Dropping Degree Requirements Won’t Make Academic Law Librarianship More Diverse But Will Make It More Inequitable
RIPS Law Librarian Blog 12/12/22
The Failure of the DEI-Industrial Complex
Harvard Business Review 12/1/22
How to Combat Disparities in Healthcare for Minority Populations
HOW TO REMOVE BIASES FROM ALGORITHMS
The Horizons Tracker 3/2/22

THE NEXT STEP: IMPLEMENTING A VENDOR DIVERSITY PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
Article in AALL's Criv Sheet 2/22 by CYNTHIA CONDIT, HEAD OF FACULTY AND ACCESS SERVICES & PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW LIBRARY

The Power of Collective Action: Assessing and Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts at AAMC Medical Schools
American Association of Medical Colleges, Nov. 22

In the News

UNC Chapel Hill board votes to dismantle DEI programs, use funds on campus police after anti-Israel protests
Fox News 5/13/24
Leaders react to firings to comply with DEI, comparing decisions by A&M, Univ. of Texas
KBTX3.com 4/4/24
Advocates sound alarm after shuttering of House office promoting diversity
The Hill 3/31/24
Texas university clears DEI offices, lays off employees in light of new state law: report The Texas Senate Committee on Education is expected to hold a hearing in May probing university officials on how they are ensuring compliance with state law banning
Fox News 4/2/24
Ohio University pauses race-based scholarships after Supreme Court ruling, Attorney General advice
Ohio Capital Journal 2/28/24
Universities axe diversity statements in wake of US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action
Higher-education campaigners fear that removing the option for job applicants to provide the statements will make the academic workforce less diverse. Nature 9/27/23
With a nod to '1984,' a federal judge blocks Florida's anti-'woke' law in colleges
NPR 11/18/22
BC Faculty Members Criticize BC Faculty & Staff Experience Survey In Open Letter
Boston College Newspaper 4/10/22
The Other Cancel Culture: How a Public University Is Bowing to a Conservative Crusade
ProPublica 6/29/22