Fordham Law visiting professor Harold Hongiu Koh discusses his experience representing Ukraine at the World Court
FORDHAM LAW — Harold Hongju Koh, the Bacon-Kilkenny Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Fordham Law School who argued on behalf of Ukraine at the International Court of Justice in 2022, discussed the legal dimensions of the Ukraine-Russia conflict at an event on January 26, nearly a year after the start of Russia’s invasion.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — During a recent meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF), the Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM) was honored with the Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. GW Law Professor Cori Alonso-Yoder began working with CDM in 2009…
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HARVARD LAW — Harvard Law professor Guy-Uriel E. Charles discussed the decline of what he termed the “civil rights consensus” — a set of legal and political ideologies coming out of the American civil rights movement — at a Harvard Law School talk on Thursday. The lecture, titled “Identity Crisis: The Future of Racial Equality…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Guy-Uriel Charles gives lecture on shifting legal stances on civil rightsRutgers Law professor Thea Johnson co-authors report on plea bargains
RUTGERS LAW — Rutgers Law Associate Professor Thea Johnson authored a new collaborative report that indicates that plea bargaining, as currently practiced, is often unjust, unfair and lacks transparency. This is particularly concerning given that plea bargaining has become the primary way to resolve criminal cases in the United States, with nearly 98% of convictions…
Read More about Rutgers Law professor Thea Johnson co-authors report on plea bargainsUSC Gould Law professor Robin Craig discusses research into environmental law and water disputes
USC GOULD LAW — California is among seven states fighting over dwindling waters of the Colorado River. USC experts, including Gould’s Robin Craig, look at how we got here.
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SOUTHWESTERN LAW — On March 1, 2023, Southwestern Law School’s The Amicus Project filed a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court. The amicus brief represents the academic work product of Elena Cordonean, a 4L student who is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Southwestern Law Review. The brief is in support of the Petitioner in Billy…
Read More about Southwestern Law student Elena Cordonean files amicus brief in Supreme Court caseStanford Law professor David Engstrom publishes book on legal technology on civil justice
STANFORD LAW — A new book edited by Stanford Law School’s David Freeman Engstrom, the LSVF Professor in Law and co-director of the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, takes a deep dive into technological developments in the legal system, from virtual legal proceedings to AI-fueled litigation tools. In Legal Tech and the…
Read More about Stanford Law professor David Engstrom publishes book on legal technology on civil justiceUniversity of Virginia Law dean Risa Goluboff appointed to Supreme Court History Committee
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Dean Risa Goluboff of the University of Virginia School of Law has been appointed to a federal committee that documents the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. President Joe Biden announced Goluboff’s appointment to the Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise on Friday.
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW — Peter Nicolas was in a parent-child music class with his daughter when he decided to pursue a long-dormant passion. Nicolas joined the University of Washington School of Law in 2000, and he’s nationally known as an expert in constitutional law, evidence, sexual orientation law and intellectual property. Now Nicolas has…
Read More about University of Washington Law professor Peter Nicolas launches music law and policy classWashington & Lee Law professor Kish Parella named international research fellow at Oxford University center
WASHINGTON & LEE LAW — W&L Law professor Kish Parella was recently appointed to Oxford University’s Centre for Corporate Reputation as an International Research Fellow. The Centre for Corporate Reputation is an independent research center within Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. Through their international research fellows program, the Centre partners with leading scholars like Professor…
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