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Northwestern Law professor Martin Redish receives AALS Section on Federal Courts Daniel J. Meltzer Award
NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Martin Redish, Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy, will receive the 2021 Daniel J. Meltzer Award from AALS. The AALS Section on Federal Courts is designed to honor the life and work of the late Daniel J. Meltzer, the former Story Professor of Law.
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University of Kansas Law professors present at AALS Annual Meeting
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — Several University of Kansas School of Law professors are presenting this week at the Association of American Law Schools’ annual meeting. With 250 sessions and 900 moderators, speakers and discussion leaders, the AALS annual meeting is the largest annual gathering for law school faculty.
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UCLA Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw receives the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award by the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Distinguished Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw has been named the recipient of the 2021 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Women in Legal Education.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Exploitation to Empowerment: Leveraging the Law for Survivors of Human Trafficking -- University of San Francisco School of Law -- January 22 & 29, 2021
- Villanova Law’s Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation CLE Series -- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law -- January 20 & 27, 2021
- Weaponizing the Office of Legal Counsel: Levin Center Award Recipient for Excellence in Oversight Research -- Wayne State University Law School -- January 22, 2021
- Fulton, Faith, Families and Foster Care -- University of Virginia School of Law -- January 22, 2021
- Chapman Law Review Symposium: A Discussion on the Non-Delegation and Chevron Deference Doctrines -- Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law -- January 22,29, and February 5 2021
- Securities Regulation Institute -- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law -- January 25-27, 2021
- The Future of Global Health Governance -- University of Georgia School of Law -- January 25, 2021
- Rural Law and Policy Virtual Seminar Series:Road to Ruralism -- University of Nebraska College of Law -- January 27, 2021
- Emerging Environmental Law Curriculum Workshops: The Essential Environmental Curriculum -- Vermont Law School -- January 28, 2021
- 2021 TI:GER Conference: Advancing Equity in Innovation -- Emory University School of Law -- January 28, 2021