Several law school deans oppose new proposed ABA course uniformity standards
REUTERS — More than a third of U.S. law school deans say they oppose an American Bar Association proposal that would require greater uniformity across courses, arguing that the ABA is unnecessarily tightening its grip on law schools and constraining legal educators’ freedom in the classroom.
Read More about Several law school deans oppose new proposed ABA course uniformity standardsSeven faculty members leave West Virginia University Law following budgetary challenges and other changes at the university
CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL — Joshua Weishart has called the West Virginia University College of Law home for the past 12 years.
Read More about Seven faculty members leave West Virginia University Law following budgetary challenges and other changes at the universityArkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin meets with University of Arkansas Law professor Annie Smith to address human trafficking in the state
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin visited campus on Thursday, April 11, meeting with U of A School of Law professor Annie Smith to discuss effectively combating human trafficking.
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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY — Professor Johnny C. Chriscoe Jr. ’90 is Campbell Law School’s recipient of the Dean’s Excellence Award for 2024, Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced.
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THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW — J. Joel Alicea, professor at Catholic Law and Co-Director of its Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, was hosted by Harvard Law School on Tuesday, April 9, to deliver the 2024 Herbert W. Vaughan Memorial Lecture.
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THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW — Catholic Law’s Professor Mary Graw Leary testified on Thursday, April 11, before the a subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce during a public hearing examining and reform to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.
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THE HARVARD LAW RECORD — At their best, academic institutions are spaces that facilitate the free flow of ideas, debate, and dissent. At their worst, academic institutions foreclose the possibility of these fruitful exchanges for fear of discomfort or disagreement.
Read More about Thirty Harvard Law professors sign statement of commitment on protecting student speechLewis & Clark Law professor Lisa Benjamin co-authors brief to the International Court of Justice
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Furthering the fight for international climate justice, Professor Lisa Benjamin recently submitted briefs to international bodies that advocate for state obligations regarding climate change.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law professor Lisa Benjamin co-authors brief to the International Court of JusticeUniversity of Miami Law professor Caroline Bettinger-López aids in creating guidelines against unnecessary intimate exams
UMIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidelines to hospitals and medical schools to address the practice of performing intimate exams, like pelvic exams, without the expressed written consent of the patient.
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UNLV NEWS CENTER — After law professor Rachel Anderson finished serving a two-year term as general counsel for the Office of the Nevada Attorney General in January 2021 — where, among other things, she designed and established a formal externship program — she returned to the classroom with an eye toward training lawyers who are prepared to serve in…
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