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A top-20 law school, USC Gould offers students a world-class education and unparalleled opportunities.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined February 2010
This inauguration day, when @KamalaHarris swears in as vice president of the United States, @USC Gould alum @DouglasEmhoff (JD 1990) will make history as the nation's first second gentleman. Congratulations!✌️ #GouldProud
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Congratulations to @USC Gould alum @mandanadayani, JD 2007, on her new role as COO for Archewell, the organization founded by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. @USCAlumni .
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Jean Reisz and @usc #GouldLaw clinic join Angelenos at #lax to offer legal aid to detainees #Lawyers TY @mradamscott
.@realDonaldTrump you are not above the law & these great Americans at LAX are going to rub your gross face in it.
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If you're an NBA fan, you might follow @arye_abraham But did you know that while he's a burgeoning force in sports media, he's also an @USC #GouldLaw JD student, class of 2020? #FightOn
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Congrats to Vice Dean @ProfTolson, recently named the George T. and Harriet E. Pfleger Chair in Law. A nationally recognized expert in #ElectionLaw, her teaching & scholarship are shaping discourse around #VotingRights—and we look forward to witnessing her continued achievements.
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“I’m honored to lead and serve this outstanding, collaborative scholarly community, which I believe is unmatched by any other.” We congratulate Franita Tolson on her appointment as Dean of USC Gould School of Law 👏 . @USCGouldLawDean
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A brand new semester — and the last, for our Class of 2022. 🎉 Welcome back, students! (Thanks to @USC Gould 3L Steven Perkins for the great photo.)
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We think we know this one… 🤔.
Let me know if anyone needs help with 7 down in today’s NYT crossword.
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👋 Happy first week of classes, @USC law students! We missed these campus views, so we made them into Zoom backgrounds for you: #GouldTogether
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Comedian @mariabamfoo delivers some humor and some personal experience with mental health issues as keynote speaker for the @USC Saks Institute Spring Symposium.
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The historic appointment of our new dean, Franita Tolson @ProfTolson is featured in @lawdotcom.
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It's not every day you get a call from the vice president of the United States. But for @USC Gould 1L Emma Hair, that day was last Friday. Read the full story on Instagram:
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Welcome Prof. Erin Miller to @USC Gould! She researches theories of free speech & free speech rights, & teaches First Amendment theory & criminal procedure. A Bigelow Fellow at @UChicagoLaw, Miller earned her JD from @YaleLawSch & PhD from @Princeton.
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Exciting news - Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory was recently elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of @ACLU_SoCal. 👏 👏 👏
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“I’m thrilled to be joining such an amazing group of scholars for a year of reading, writing, and talking about the most important issues that face all of us today,” said Prof. @arielagross about her Joy Foundation Fellowship with the @RadInstitute.
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We are pleased to welcome Aya Gruber to #USCGould. Prof. Gruber teaches & writes in the areas of criminal law & procedure, critical theory, feminism & comparative and international law. Her scholarly works appear in leading journals including @StanLRev, @CalifLRev, and @NwULRev.
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More than 1,000 bags’ worth of fresh fruit, vegetables and bread are now flowing through nearby communities, thanks to a growing effort led by @USC. "This goes to seniors and single moms who can’t get fresh produce right now." .
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CONGRATULATIONS to Gould Prof. Sam Erman, who has just been granted tenure by @USC! Prof. Erman is author of the book, "Almost Citizens: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Constitution, and Empire" and he'll be speaking at LA Times #bookfest Sunday at noon @latimesfob
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@USC Yesterday we hosted some rescued pups from Watts Project to help our students de-stress #NationalPetDay
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Congratulations to @USCGouldLaw Prof. Sam Erman on publishing his new book, "Almost Citizens." Read more about it:
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Commencement is coming, and after that, careers! Prof. Emily Ryo has some great advice as one of our #GouldGuides, on how to approach the next stage in your life #USCGrad #GouldGrad
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Excited to see @USC #GouldLaw Prof Jody Armour (@NiggaTheory) featured in this timely documentary series!.
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News to us. Wish him luck at the law school he's really attending RT @UltimateKimK Rob Kardashian Heading to Law School http://t.co/pl5hQLB1.
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Law school is no easy feat in normal times. Making it through during this year+ of challenges is a testament to each of our #GouldGrad's resilience and determination. Congrats to the @USC JD Class of 2020 and Class of 2021! #USCGrad 👏🎓✌️
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"We, in the Black community, are going to wrap our arms around the truly disadvantaged Blacks in our community." Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory at "Athletes for Justice" virtual town hall, w/ @BaronDavis @Matt_Barnes22 @JoyTaylorTalks hosted by @BIGsummits
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We're proud of our students, faculty and staff who joined together in these difficult times to make an important change to our JD curriculum. Learn about @USC Gould’s new required course on race, racism and the law, starting next academic year:
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We are honored to introduce you to USC Gould’s newest faculty member, Professor Bailey, who will teach our 1L Pawperty Law course in the fall. Bailey is pleased to join the Trojan community: “In this class, you'll learn that anything is paws-ible!"
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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, spoke at @USC Gould's new wing dedication in 1990. In her remarks she noted progress in representation of women in law schools. Today 59% of our 1Ls are women ✌️#WomensHistoryMonth
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Congratulations to @USC Assistant Professor of Law Marcela Prieto for earning @nyuniversity's Outstanding Dissertation Prize Competition in the social sciences category for her juridical science doctoral research. 👏 .
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When you see @JefAtLaw next, be sure to congratulate him. He just accepted an offer to join the Gould School faculty as Clinical Assistant Professor of Law. He's also Director of the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Clinic. Hooray!
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It wasn’t the typical NFL game plan: Learn how a @USC #GouldLaw student started as an intern for the Raiders and rose to become the team’s CEO (hi @AmyTrask) via @TrojanFamilyMag.
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.@billboard just named @USC #GouldLaw one of the top music law schools! The article features our lecturer Corey Field (pictured here with LLM and JD students), new classes and three alumni. #FightOn
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“In terms of litigation that could change the election, all these cases are basically dead men walking.” Prof. Franita Tolson @ProfTolson was quoted in a @washingtonpost story about ongoing challenges to the 2020 presidential election results.
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Still bursting with pride after last night's Bar Admission Ceremony. Congratulations to our newest @USC #GouldGrad California attorneys, shown here swearing in 🥳🖐.
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Shout-out to our @USC Gould essential workers Steven Benson and Sydnee Mulligan, who have kept our building and day-to-day services running during COVID-19 👏. @USCGateway #GouldTogether #TopNotchTrojan
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Congratulations to #USCGould alum Nanette D. Barragán @RepBarragan, elected as chair of the @HispanicCaucus last month. This national legislative service organization of the U.S. House of Representatives highlights and advances issues facing the Hispanic and Latino community.
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We're counting down our top news stories of 2020. Our third most-read story is about @ProfTolson's selection as an election analyst for @CNN. Her knowledge and perspective helped inform many Americans throughout this year's complicated election. 👏
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Did you know? The first Asian woman and the first Vietnamese American to serve on the Santa Ana City Council is @USC Gould alum @ThaiVPhan (JD 2015). She was recently elected in November 2020. @USCAlumni
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"It's hard to shame protestors as I hear a lot of people doing for not caring about society or more generally, when they're revolting as a reaction to society not caring about them. " Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory on reaction 2 George Floyd death @AirTalk
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Congratulations to @USC Gould #2021Trojan Sara Zollner for her selection to the Justice Catalyst / @public_rights Fellowship.✌️ . These fellowships support innovative affirmative litigation and enforcement work in state, local and tribal government offices.
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BIG CONGRATS to @USC Gould Prof. Emily Ryo, who has been promoted to a tenured faculty member! Her recent research focuses on immigration and #immigrantdetention Learn more about Prof. Ryo and her research:
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"It undermines the credibility and legitimacy of the justice system if it looks like we pick decision makers on the basis of their race." Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory was interviewed on @AirTalk about racial discrimination in jury selection.
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Gould and @USC alum Chase Bakaly IV authored the cover story of the February 2020 issue of Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine. #GouldProud! @USCAlumni @USCDornsife @RWGLAW.
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Prof. Franita Tolson says she and her puppy Liberty are enjoying some extra time together these days. "Liberty enjoys 'Zooming' into #ConLaw with @ProfTolson, although she has struggled a bit with Justice Kennedy's jurisprudence." #GouldTogether
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Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory explains qualified immunity, with @alexcoheninla.
"Even if you maliciously violated a citizen's civil rights, Constitutional rights, you still cannot be held responsible unless there's a case just like [it] that the victim can point to.". @NiggaTheory of @USCGouldLaw breaks down qualified immunity with @alexcoheninla.
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". it signals a passing of the torch, & there’s a question of whether we are going to rise to the occasion . we’re still dealing with some of the same issues." @ProfTolson on the loss of 2 civil rights leaders & today's voting rights fight, on @AirTalk
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A $1 million scholarship endowment from the Rosalie & Harold Rae Brown Charitable Foundation will enhance @USC Gould diversity efforts & support future law students. Scholarship includes an additional $50,000 gift for current use toward merit scholarships.
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“Now I feel like I belong somewhere," said Monique Magbuhos, who works in USC Gould's budget office, after receiving assistance from the law school's Immigration Clinic: #MondayMotivation
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#TrojanLawyers!✌️❤️💛
Think you know the typical law student? Meet 4 @USCGouldLaw students ready to tackle the world—and break the stereotypes.
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Congratulations to Professor of the Practice Clare Pastore & @USCDornsife Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, Public Policy and Law Alison Dundes Renteln, named to 4-year terms on the California State Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights @USCCRgov.
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Congratulations to Prof. Erin Miller, who will be promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Law.
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Today, six #USCGould deans shared their reflections on our history, leadership and the changing landscape of legal education. A special thanks to our moderator, Lisa Kloppenberg, @PresidentFolt and all of you who participated in this special conversation 👏✌️#USCGould120
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Join @USC Gould in congratulating Prof. @arielagross on her selection to the prestigious @Harvard @RadInstitute Fellowship for 2021-2022. She joins a renowned, interdisciplinary cohort of artists, scholars, and practitioners, including a Nobel laureate.
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.@usc #GouldLaw Prof @yesthatabbywood showing Michael Cohen testimony to her "Administrative Law" course. #teachablemoment
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"When we're talking about Blacks who are engaging in criminal conduct, we're talking about truly disadvantaged Blacks for the most part." Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory on @AirTalk about his book “N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, & the Law."
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#TrojanLawyers: Please join us on 3/10 for a #DayOfSCervice cleanup on beautiful Venice Beach. Bring the family! Register here:
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"If you want to make deep cuts in racialized mass incarceration you’re going to have to overhaul your moral framework, your moral compass." Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory discussed his new book "N*gga Theory" on Rising Up with Sonali @RUWithSonali
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOTE AT USC, YOU MAY VOTE AT THE RONALD TUTOR CAMPUS CENTER DURING NORMAL VOTING HOURS, IF YOU BRING AN ID AND PROOF OF RESIDENCY (all caps off now).
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Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory will participate in a Zoom town hall on criminal justice policy TODAY at 4 p.m. PDT. For more information and to register, go to:
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Today is the 25th Anniversary of the 6.7 Northridge Earthquake, an appropriate time to share @USC's updated earthquake procedures #Northridge25
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Fight on to @USC #GouldLaw Prof Dan Klerman and the latest crop of #TrojanLawyers who reunited to celebrate passing the #barexam!
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On Tuesday, @USC Gould's Center for Law and Philosophy welcomed Professor Leslie Kendrick @lckendrick of @UVALaw for its second workshop. Prof. Kendrick discussed her paper, “Contemporary Problems and Autonomy Justifications for Freedom of Speech” #GouldDiscourse 👏
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.@USC students got a taste of Hollywood this week when actors and producers with new legal drama, @ForthePeopleABC held a screening of the #shondaland series at #GouldLaw. Thanks to @WesamKeesh, @regejean and moderator Prof @jhandel! Read on:
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"We can’t make the jails the receptacles of our social failures and put the police in the middle of everything." Prof. Jody Armour @NiggaTheory on changes since the early days of the civil rights movement - on @FOXLA with @DevineNews & @HalEisner
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Fun fact about JD #GouldGrad Danielle Wilkins: Her path to law school included time at @ICCedu and ALMA School of Italian Cuisine in Italy, and an externship at Michelin-starred @accursiomodica. Next up: She hopes to work as a fellow with @USC Post-Conviction Justice Project! ✌️
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#GouldLaw Prof Abby Wood (@yesthatabbywood) co-organized a postcard writing campaign to help families who've been separated at the border and also educate her own kids on how to "talk to the people in charge to ask them to fix it."
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Prof. Jody Armour offers his enthusiastic advice to our grads, as one of our wise #GouldGuides. #USCGrad #GouldGrad @NiggaTheory
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"We have festering wounds that haven't actually healed over time here in L.A. and so when we see something happen in another city like Minneapolis or New York, it can tear at that scab." — @NiggaTheory on yesterday's #BlackLivesMatter protest in LA. @FOXLA.
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In 2012, Gould's OUTLaw students made history when they created a fund to endow the first student-run scholarship on campus. Plus, it was designed to benefit LGBTQ+ students and students working towards LGBTQ+ equality through the law. Read on: #WorldPride
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“The 4/20 celebrations should be tempered by a sober recognition that many disproportionately black lives have been sacrificed on the altar of a failed drug war that was racist at its inception and in its execution,” said #GouldLaw Prof Jody Armour.
My recent remarks on racist marijuana policing.
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#Art gallery? Nope, it's our very own @USCLawLibrary! Studying at @USC just got a whole lot prettier 😍
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We share a corner of #DTLA history — on 1st and Broadway. @lalawlibrary @downtown_la @HistoricCore @USCLibraries @USCAlumni @TrojanFamilyMag #USCGould120.
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A big congrats to 3L and Public Interest Scholar, Katherine Sims, who was recently selected for the California Attorney General Honors Program! The highly competitive program accepts recent law school graduates who are committed to a career in public service. 👏
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9th Circuit judges: Minors who enter U.S. illegally may not be confined without court hearings via @latimes.
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Fight on! #USCAlumni
Celebrating Kimberley Baker Guillemet, ‘05, as she is sworn in as judge 👩🏾⚖️! #FightOn @DisbltyRghtsCA @USCGouldLaw @EJW_org @MayorOfLA
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Prof. Jody David Armour @NiggaTheory argues for a radical transformation of the way American society thinks about violent criminals in his upcoming book, N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, & the Law. Pre-order at
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