USD Knudson Law professor Thomas Simmons and student Cameron Morgan named to AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll 

November 19, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA — Knudson School of Law Professor Thomas Simmons and third-year law student Cameron Morgan were recognized for their service by the Section on Pro Bono Access to Justice.

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Podcast: Colorado Law dean Lolita Buckner Inniss discusses her path to becoming a dean

November 13, 2024

THE ASPEN LEADING EDGE PODCAST — Lolita Buckner Inniss, Colorado Law, shares her journey to becoming dean and her thoughts about being the 17th dean, the second woman dean, and the first Black dean.

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Penn Carey Law professor Charles Mooney Jr. honored by AALS Commercial and Consumer Law Section

November 12, 2024

PENN CAREY LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) has awarded Charles Mooney Jr., Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Professor of Law, Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, its first Commercial and Consumer Law Section Award. The AALS will present the award to Mooney in January 2025 at a ceremony in New

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University of Colorado Law hosts Women in Legal Education Conference

November 7, 2024

COLORADO LAW — 19, the University of Colorado Law School hosted the Women in Legal Education Conference at Colorado Law.  Lolita Buckner Inniss, Dean and Provost’s Professor of Law, is the 2024 chair of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Women in Legal Education (WILE) Section, and in that capacity she revived this once-regular mid-year event that

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University of New Hampshire Law professor Michael McCann honored with AALS Law and Sports Section Award

November 6, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NEWHAMPSIRE — Associate Dean Michael McCann, the Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute and Associate Dean for Intellectual Life, has been selected to receive the 2025 Association of American Law Schools’ Law and Sports Section Award.  

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Marquette Law students named to AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll 

October 29, 2024

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS), through its Pro Bono & Access to Justice Section, will soon release its third annual Pro Bono Honor Roll. This initiative recognizes students, staff, and faculty at law schools across the nation for their exceptional contributions to pro bono legal services.

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UC Irvine Law professor Cindy Thomas recognized by AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research

October 24, 2024

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research (LWRR) has named University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Cindy Thomas Archer as the recipient of its 2025 Section Award.

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Penn State Dickinson Law visiting assistant professor Angela R. Dean to present paper at AALS Annual Meeting 

October 2, 2024

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Angela R. Dean has accepted an invitation from the Employee Benefits Law Section to present her paper, “The American Hustle,” during the AALS 2025 Annual Conference in San Francisco.

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Stanford Law professor Nora Freeman Engstrom honored by AALS Section on Torts and Compensation with Prosser Award 

September 26, 2024

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — The Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) Section on Torts and Compensation has named Stanford Law School (SLS) Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom, JD ’02, the winner of the 2025 Prosser Award. 

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AALS executive director and CEO Kellye Testy discusses changes in legal education and related exams

August 22, 2024

LEGAL REBELS — The LSAT is facing competition from the JD-Next exam, and many states are reconsidering their licensing methods as the bar exam as we’ve known it sunsets in 2028. 

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