Constitutional Law,
Contracts
Feb. 7, 2024
State made no contract with Hastings Law founder, judge rules
Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer issued a final order sustaining a demurrer without leave to amend brought by attorneys for the State of California and the law school and dismissed a lawsuit by Serranus Hastings' descendants and law school alumni.
A San Francisco judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the descendants of Serranus Hastings, California's first chief justice, and UC Hastings College of Law alumni who challenged the school's name change to the UC College of the Law, San Francisco.
After a hearing, Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer issued a final order sustaining a demurrer without leave to amend brought by the state Department of Justice and attorneys for the law school, Willkie Farr & Ga...
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