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Descendants of Judge Hastings and alumni sue over proposed plan to drop “Hastings” name from the University of California College of Law in San Francisco

Story here.   The primary cause of action appears to be breach of contract.   If that's correct, then it's not clear why it is even relevant whether the allegations about the involvement of Judge Hastings in the murder of Native Americans is relevant (but I have not read the complaint).

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