Ayesha Bell Hardaway

Ayesha Bell Hardaway, JD, is a Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University where she serves as Director of the Law School’s Social Justice Law Center and its Criminal Defense Clinic. Professor Hardaway also serves as Director of the University’s Social Justice Institute. Her leadership role at the Social Justice Institute began in May 2020 after an appointment by then Provost Ben Vincent III. Professor Hardaway’s research and scholarship interests include the intersection of race with constitutional law, criminal law, policing, and civil litigation. She has written on many topics including reparations, labor law, the Thirteenth Amendment, and policing.