Oct. 17, 2025
Appeals court upholds renaming of Hastings law school
The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled the Legislature lawfully renamed Hastings College of the Law and eliminated a hereditary board seat, rejecting claims by descendants that the move violated the U.S. and California Constitutions.
A California appellate court has upheld the constitutionality of Assembly Bill 1936, finding that the Legislature acted within its sovereign authority when it changed the name of Hastings College of the Law to College of the Law, San Francisco, and eliminated a board seat reserved for descendants of the school's founder.
In a 28-page published opinion, the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 4 ruled the 1878 statute establishing the school did not create binding contractual...
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