Buffalo Law Review celebrates the work of late professor and human rights advocate Isabel Marcus

May 9, 2023

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW — The newest issue of the Buffalo Law Review attempts the impossible: capturing the scope of the late Professor Isabel Marcus’ intrepid life and pioneering work as a feminist legal scholar and advocate of women’s rights worldwide.

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University at Buffalo Law visiting professor Farinacci-Fernós discusses book on Puerto Rico’s constitution

May 9, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO LAW — “Puerto Rico’s Constitution is very inspiring,” says Visiting Assistant Professor Jorge Farinacci-Fernós, a native of the island, “but it is absolutely colonial. It’s very progressive, but it has not been used adequately. It’s extremely democratic, but the institutions it created were not.” There’s a word for internal contradictions like that,…

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UC Berkeley Law professor Kenneth Ayotte recognized for excellence in teaching

May 9, 2023

UC BERKELEY LAW — A good rapport with students is one of the reasons why Professor Kenneth Ayotte won this year’s Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction, granted each year to a professor who has dedicated themselves to extraordinary teaching.

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UCLA Law professor Joanna Schwartz to discuss research on police accountability

May 9, 2023

UCLA LAW — UCLA Law Professor Joanna Schwartz is set to join The League of Women Voters – Pasadena Area for a Thursday webinar discussing research that shows how the Supreme Court and local governments have rolled back civil protections to shield police from accountability.

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Catholic University Law professor Jocelyn Dyer discusses cross-clinic collaborations at AALS Clinical Conference

May 9, 2023

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LAW — Catholic Law’s Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor Jocelyn Dyer joined colleagues from University of Maryland and American University’s law schools on April 28, 2023, in presenting at the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Clinical Conference on Finding Hope in Each Other: Capacity-Building through Cross-Clinic Collaborations and Community Partnerships.

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Cleveland State University Law professor Matthew Ahn gives lecture on critical race theory

May 9, 2023

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — During a presentation Wednesday (May 3) at the Berea branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland State University College of Law Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Ahn, who teaches Critical Race Theory at the law school, sought to dispel misinformation surrounding the legal construct.

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George Washington Law and Indiana University McKinney Law faculty support Ukrainian students

May 9, 2023

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW — Through the Global Legal Skills Virtual Workshop Series, made possible with support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Justice for All Activity, Indiana University McKinney School of Law’s Professor Catherine Beck along with other faculty are providing resources to support Ukrainian law schools, faculty and students following Russia’s full-scale…

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University of Montana Law professor Anthony Devos Johnstone to serve as judge for 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals

May 9, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA LAW — The U.S. Senate voted 49-45 Monday to confirm University of Montana law professor Anthony Devos Johnstone to serve as a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Johnstone was nominated by President Joe Biden for the judgeship in September 2022, and had his hearing before the…

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University of the Pacific McGeorge Law professors publish casebooks and textbooks

May 9, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC MCGEORGE LAW — McGeorge School of Law prides itself on being at the forefront of law teaching and learning, and our faculty continues to prove it. Associate Dean for Scholarship Franklin Gevurtz, Distinguished Professor Mike Vitiello, and Dean Michael Hunter Schwartz each created, published books for, and continue to serve as…

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