Justin Hansford

Nelson Mandela: The Lawyer’s Ideal

Nelson Mandela: The Lawyer’s Ideal

by | 6 Dec 2013

Today [Ed: 5 Dec] marks the loss not only of one of the greatest figures of the 20th century, but also one of the greatest lawyers. Most would readily agree that Mandela was a great leader and a great statesman. Indeed, I still remember when as a child I watched on TV...

On Trayvon Martin and the Cost of Suspicion

On Trayvon Martin and the Cost of Suspicion

by | 11 Apr 2012

A few weeks ago, while walking to my car after teaching a class, I saw a white woman who was approaching me on the sidewalk clutch her purse on her hip, cross the street, and head past me continuing in the same direction. Out of curiosity, I looked backwards, and I...