Ali Shahrestani, Esq.Monkeys Eat Bananas: Black Virginia History Teacher Sues 10th Grader for Allegedly Racist Banana…In early April 2022, a Newsweek reporter reached out to me via email for my professional comments on a “teacher suing [a] student over [a]…May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.Cultural Issues Related to Academic Plagiarism and Cheating Require a Nuanced Approach by School…In the USA, plagiarism may be generally defined as the wrongful or unlawful use of the words or ideas of another without citing the…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.Congratulations Fellow UC Hastings Alumna Vice President Elect Kamala HarrisI remember back in the Fall of 2003 when Vice President Elect Kamala Harris was running for her first elected office as San Francisco…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.Defund the Police: An Audit and Analysis of Police Brutality, Corruption, Inefficiency, and WasteCops Commit Crimes TooJun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.It should come as no surprise that since he entered office Pres.The Obama Fiduciary Rule was fast-tracked and thus released in its final version a year later in April 2016. Financial industry pressure…Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.Write Your Representative to Speak Out for Police Reform and BLM ProtestorsWe all need to use our political powers to support police reform and stand up for the Black Lives Matter movement. In addition to voting…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.DeVos Title IX Rules Strengthen Due Process Rights in SchoolsThe new Title IX Rules released on May 6, 2020 by US Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are a long overdue correction to the…May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.Treason Pure and Simple: Trump and the Ukraine CallWhen President Trump called the President of Ukraine on July 25, 2019 and clearly albeit implicitly threatened to not release $250 million…Oct 2, 2019Oct 2, 2019
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.Police Brutality’s Cure Lies in National Policing Standards“All I can see on that video is my Dad just trying to live for his kids, just fighting for us … You can hear his voice get muffled and…Aug 1, 2019Aug 1, 2019
Ali Shahrestani, Esq.A Huge Game Changer!“Workplace sexual harassment is widespread, with studies estimating that anywhere from almost a quarter to more than eight in ten women…Jun 21, 2019Jun 21, 2019