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With nationally recognized faculty in the areas of immigration law, civil rights, environmental law, Indigenous law, and more, the College of Law trains future leaders to solve problems in their communities.

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Our wide range of academic programs unite like-minded communities, connect our students with top-notch speakers and scholars, compile critical legal scholarship for the public, and advance the cause of justice worldwide.

Animal Legal and Historical Center

Indigenous Law and Policy Center

Kelley Institute of Ethics and the Legal Profession

McLellan Online Free Speech Library

Lori E. Talsky Center for Human Rights of Women and Children

Related Dual Degrees

JD/MS in Education

JD/MS in Social Work

Meet Social Justice Faculty

Susan H. Bitensky: Children, International Human Rights

Catherine M. Grosso: Civil Rights

Mae Kuykendall: Race and Jurisprudence, Marriage Law

Michael A. Lawrence: Racial Justice

Barbara O'Brien: Civil Rights

Frank S. Ravitch: Law and Religion

Justin Simard: Legal History and Slavery

Wenona T. Singel: Indigenous Law, Natural Resources

David B. Thronson: Immigration Law

Explore Social Justice Courses

  • Administrative Law
  • American Indian Children & the Law
  • Basic Income Taxation
  • Basic Will Drafting
  • Capital Punishment
  • Client Counseling & Interviewing
  • Comparative Free Expression
  • Constitutional Law & the Regulatory State
  • Constitutional Law II
  • Constitutional Law Seminar
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  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
  • Criminal Procedure: Investigation
  • Criminal Trial Advocacy: Pretrial
  • Domestic Violence
  • Evidence
  • Family Law: Child, Family & the State
  • Family Law: Marriage & Divorce
  • Federal Jurisdiction
  • Federal Law & Indian Tribes
  • Free Speech on Campus
  • Gaming Law
  • Global Perspectives on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • Jurisprudence
  • Juvenile Law
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  • Natural Resources Law
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  • Racial Justice
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