In memoriam: Curtis Reitz

May 5, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ALMANAC — Curtis Randall Reitz, C’51, L’56, an emeritus professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Penn’s provost from 1971 to 1972, died on April 2. He was 95.

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In memoriam: Cyril A. Fox Jr. 

April 28, 2025

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE — Cyril a. Fox Jr., age 88, of Edgewood, passed peacefully in his sleep, in Shadyside Hospital, on Friday, March 14, 2025, after a brief illness. He was born on February 18, 1937, to Josephine (Clark) Fox and Cyril A. Fox of Pittsburgh. Cy is survived by his wife, Jane (Taylor) Fox. Jane

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Brooklyn Law Journal of Law and Policy honors late professor Larry Solan

April 17, 2025

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — In the field of linguistics and law, the late 1901 Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus Professor Larry Solan was regarded internationally as among its preeminent scholars.

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Widener Commonwealth Law honors the life of professor Juliet Moringiello

April 15, 2025

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — Faculty, students, and distinguished guests gathered at Widener University Commonwealth Law School on March 20 to celebrate the life of Juliet Moringiello, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law, whose remarkable career and profound impact were remembered during a heartfelt memorial on campus.

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In memoriam: Louise McKinney

April 7, 2025

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — The Case Western Reserve University School of Law community mourns the passing of retired law professor Louise McKinney, who died on Tuesday, March 18. 

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In memoriam: Phyllis W. Beck 

March 17, 2025

PENN CAREY LAW — The Honorable Phyllis W. Beck, a ground-breaking retired judge of the Superior Court, former Vice Dean at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and former Penn Nursing Board of Advisors member, died on March 3, 2025. She was 97.

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In memoriam: Charles Fried   

March 17, 2025

HARVARD LAW REVIEW — Charles Fried was a scholar, a teacher, a public servant, and a good friend of mine. He was widely read, both within and beyond the law. He sought always to get to the bottom of a subject, whether contracts, criminal law, or the law itself. But he was not just a

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In memoriam: Marina Angel 

March 10, 2025

THE PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER — Marina Angel, 80, of Philadelphia, law professor emerita, former associate dean, and researcher at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law; longtime civil and women’s rights reformer, scholar, writer, and mentor, died Sunday, Feb. 1, of a sudden cardiac event at her home in Society Hill.

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In memoriam: Richard Irvin 

March 10, 2025

COLORADO LAW — Richard Drury Irvin ‘73 passed away on December 9, 2024. An active member of the Boulder legal community for many years, Irvin will be remembered for his integrity and sense of humor. He was a past president of the Boulder County Bar Association (2010-2011) and remained active in BCBA and the wider

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In memoriam: Roy Prosterman 

March 10, 2025

THE SEATTLE TIMES — Roy Prosterman, a one-time Wall Street lawyer and retired University of Washington law professor who founded a Seattle land-reform nonprofit that has helped millions of the world’s most needy, has died. He was 89.

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