The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge by descendants of Serranus Hastings, allowing the law school to officially keep its name as the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.  From the ABA Journal and others.

The University of California College of the Law at San Francisco can retain its new name, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting a challenge by its former namesake’s descendants after revelations that Serranus C. Hastings ordered troops to slaughter thousands of Native Americans in the 1860s.

Julianna Hill, SCOTUS allows Hastings Name Change to Remain at University of California Law School, ABA Journal, October 20, 2026.