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Renaming California's Hastings law school sparks $1.7 billion legal fight that shows how hard it is to ditch donors' names

  • Written by Terri Lynn Helge, Professor of Law, Texas A&M University
imageThe state has signed off on rebranding the San Francisco law school.AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Six descendants of Serranus Clinton Hastings, California’s first chief justice, and a group that says it represents alumni are suing the state of California over its decision to rename a nearly 150-year-old law school. The University of California,...

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