Richard Thompson Ford is the George E. Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.[1] His scholarship includes work on critical race theory, local government law, housing segregation, and employment discrimination. He has served as a housing commissioner for the San Francisco Housing Commission,[2] and continues to work with local governments on issues of affordable housing and segregation. His book Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality was chosen as one of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2011.[3] His 2021 book on dress codes explores the relationship between fashion and power.[4]
He graduated with a BA from Stanford University in 1988 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1991.[5]
Selected publications
Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History Simon & Schuster, 2021. ISBN 9781501180064[6]
Universal Rights Down to Earth. Ne
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