This panel addresses pressing issues at the intersection of social justice and education law in highly polarized and politicized contexts. We draw a focus to two areas that implicate social and racial justice in education. First, we discuss how school discipline has a disproportionate negative impact on historically marginalized Black and Brown students. Every year, P-12 students of color are disciplined at higher rates than their peers and many are ultimately pushed out of the education system into the school-to-prison pipeline. This trajectory derails student success. Second, we discuss the “anti-Critical Race Theory (CRT)” legislation burgeoning nationwide. In recent years, states have adopted “anti-CRT” laws that aim to silence discussions of race, gender, and sexuality. These issues threaten to exacerbate inequities for historically marginalized students. Through these two focus areas, we aim to collectively highlight how law, policy, and practice can further marginalize Black and Brown students who have been historically disenfranchised and oppressed. We conclude our remarks with a discussion of areas and practices that can be leveraged to advance educational equity for historically marginalized students.