Professor Pruitt speaks to Washington Examiner about 'State of Jefferson' push

Professor Lisa R. Pruitt spoke to the Washington Examiner in a story about growing opposition to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and growing support for a breakaway “State of Jefferson.” Read the story.

Lisa R. Pruitt, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor at UC Davis School of Law, is a scholar whose recent work explores the legal relevance of rural spatiality, including how it inflects dimensions of gender, race, and ethnicity. Pruitt's work also considers rural-urban difference in transnational and international contexts. She is the recipient of the law school’s 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award.