As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and we look toward Black History Month, we are reminded that we all have a role to play in making a more just society.  As Dr. King wrote from the Birmingham, Alabama jail, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

The search for justice includes administrative law. As the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, we are committed to the journey. Here are some section resources that address the role of race in administrative law:

Webinar on Recognizing and Addressing Racism in Administrative Law:

Moderator: Renée M. Landers, Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School and Faculty Director, Master of Science in Law: Life Sciences and Health and Biomedical Law Concentration.
Panelists:
Bernard W. Bell, Professor of Law and Herbert Hannoch Scholar, Rutgers Law School.
Steph Tai, Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School
John M. Taylor, President and a Principal of, Greenleaf Health, Inc.

Racism in Administrative Law Notice and Comment Blog Symposium (including more than two-dozen contributions on various topics in administrative law)

Administrative Law Review Podcast Series on Racism and Administrative Law (four-part series)

We welcome your input on how the section can continue to support efforts to make administrative law, and the public’s experience with it, more just.

Sincerely,

Jill Family
Chair, ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice

Brandi Williamson
Diversity Officer, ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice