# Supreme Court Upholds Law School Name Change

> U.S. Supreme Court lets S.F. law school keep name change after 148-year dispute.
- Title: Supreme Court Upholds Law School Name Change · Sfchronicle
- Summary: U.S. Supreme Court lets S.F. law school keep name change after 148-year dispute. U.S. Supreme Court denied review of case allowing San Francisco's law school…
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- Source: Sfchronicle — https://sfchronicle.com/politics/article/u-s-supreme-court-lets-hastings-name-change-22484142.php
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## Supreme Court Ruling
U.S. Supreme Court denied review of case allowing San Francisco's law school to retain its new name after 148-year dispute.
## Historical Name Change
Law school founded in 1878 as Hastings College of the Law with $100,000 state funding commitment.
## Legal Challenge
Six descendants and alumni sued state over $1.7 billion claim for breach of 1878 naming agreement.
## Court Ruling
2024 superior court ruled 1878 law was not binding contract but ordinary law that could be repealed.
## Legal Arguments
Law school claimed Hastings funded genocide of Native Californians; descendants argued state violated binding contract.
## Case Outcome
U.S. Supreme Court upheld California's 2023 name change to UC College of the Law San Francisco.
## Key takeaway

U.S. Supreme Court denied review of case allowing San Francisco's law school to retain its new name after 148-year dispute over Serranus C. Hastings' legacy.