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Focusing on other things — namely, the Moon — rather than the war or the economy is more than just the stuff of Chappelle Show skits. It could also be one of the new programs being offered by Howard Law. Howard leads in being one of the schools that churns out the most Black lawyers going into Biglaw, but it could also prepare them for the Final Frontier: Space. From Essence:
AJ Link, a professor at Howard University, wants emerging Black leaders to be at the forefront of a new legal frontier.
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“Even though space law has been around for over 60 years, it is still not a widely taught area of study in U.S. law schools,” Link writes. “There are only two law schools that currently offer an LLM, or Master of Laws, degree that specialized in space law: the University of Mississippi School of Law and the University of Nebraska College of Law. With the lack of options and access to space law as a field of study for J.D. students, and legal professionals seeking an LLM, it’s no wonder that the space law community is lacking anything close to adequate representation of Black folks in the profession.”
My hope is that Howard becomes the third school to offer such a program! Not to mention that — based on recent data — the quicker we figure out how life off this planet works, the better.
For more info about Black folks looking starward, check out Black In Astro!
A Howard University Professor Is Fighting For The School To Offer A Full Program On Space Law [Essence]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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