University of Utah Law professor Anna Carpenter co-authors research on access to justice gaps
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Every year, 20 million Americans find themselves in state civil courts facing life-altering events such as divorce, child custody deliberations, eviction, and missed bills. But unlike in criminal courts, where defendants have a constitutional right to legal representation, the same guarantee isn’t afforded in state civil courts. Most people in…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Dean Risa Goluboff has been named to the Equal Justice Works board of directors, among other accolades for the University of Virginia School of Law community. EJW “brings together an extensive network of law students, lawyers, nonprofit legal aid organizations and supporters to promote public service and inspire a commitment…
Read More about University of Virginia Law dean Risa Goluboff named to Equal Justice Works boardPodcast: Wake Forest Law professor Alan Palmiter discusses new book on new book on sustainable corporations
WAKE FOREST LAW — Alan Palmiter discusses his new book Sustainable Corporations and touches upon the future relationship between corporations and climate change, and the role shareholders have. There is also a conversation on the importance of personal integrity, collaboration, and trust within corporations.
Read More about Podcast: Wake Forest Law professor Alan Palmiter discusses new book on new book on sustainable corporationsBaylor Law announces that dean Brad Toben will step down and return to faculty in July
BAYLOR LAW — Bradley J. B. Toben, J.D., has decided to transition as dean of Baylor Law School and return to the faculty, effective July 1, 2023, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today.Dean since 1991, Toben will continue to serve as The M.C. and Mattie Caston Professor of Law. Patricia Wilson, J.D., associate…
Read More about Baylor Law announces that dean Brad Toben will step down and return to faculty in JulyUC Irvine Law professors Mario Barnes and Kaaryn Gustafson honored by American Bar Foundation
UC IRVINE LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is proud to announce Professors Mario L. Barnes and Kaaryn Gustafson have been honored by the American Bar Foundation Fellows with the prestigious 2023 Outstanding Scholar Award. Presented to them at the American Bar Foundation (ABF) banquet at the ABA mid-year…
Read More about UC Irvine Law professors Mario Barnes and Kaaryn Gustafson honored by American Bar FoundationUCLA Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw honored for excellence in health equity and justice
UCLA LAW — Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor and civil rights scholar best known for coining the terms “intersectionality” and “critical race theory,” was presented with Yale School of Public Health’s Winslow Medal on Friday. Crenshaw visited New Haven on Feb. 3, where she was greeted with an award ceremony and a teach-in hosted by…
Read More about UCLA Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw honored for excellence in health equity and justiceGeorge Washington Law associate dean Alan B. Morrison moderates panel on racial bias in the NFL
GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — No matter who wins, Super Bowl LVII will make history as the first Super Bowl to have two starting Black quarterbacks. Although there’s been a surge of Black quarterbacks in recent years, the National Football League (NFL) has acknowledged there’s still a long way to go with hiring Black and other…
Read More about George Washington Law associate dean Alan B. Morrison moderates panel on racial bias in the NFLHarvard Law professor Daphna Renan gives lecture critiquing judicial supremacy
HARVARD LAW — Harvard Law School professor Daphna Renan gave a critique of judicial supremacy — the idea that the Supreme Court is the final authority on the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution — at an event on Thursday. Renan delivered the inaugural lecture, hosted by the Law School, as the newly appointed Peter B.…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Daphna Renan gives lecture critiquing judicial supremacyHoward Law dean Danielle Holley named president of Mount Holyoke College
HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAW — Danielle Ren Holley is breaking ground. The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. She will step into her role on July 1, 2023.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — Recently named the inaugural Robert C. Josefsberg Chair in Criminal Justice Advocacy, law professor Scott Sundby has overseen the interviewing of more than 200 jurors, examining what goes into the process of 12 people who will make a life-or-death decision.
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