Serranus C. Hastings

Namesake and founder of Hastings College of the Law

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Last updated Oct 30, 2026

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Supreme Court ends Hastings descendants' fight over law school name change

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The U.S. Supreme Court on October 19, 2026 declined to hear a challenge by six descendants of Serranus Hastings to the renaming of San Francisco's 148-year-old law school. The one-sentence order had no noted dissents, and no court case is pending.

Updated Oct 30