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Oct. 6, 2022
Hastings’ descendants sue to block name change, or be paid back
“Despite the college’s success as the state’s first public law school and its long history of educating lawyers and encouraging public service, modern-day cancel-culturalists set their sights on the college’s name,” Harmeet K. Dhillon wrote in the complaint.
The price tag for changing the name of UC Hastings College of Law might go up — way up — after six descendants of the school’s founder sued to block the transition to the new name or, if that fails, force the state to repay founder Serranus C. Hastings’ original donation with interest.
“Despite the college’s success as the state’s first public law school and its long history of educating lawyers and encouraging public service, modern-day c...
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