Fordham Law dean Matthew Diller explains why the school will no longer participate in US News rankings

January 24, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — Dean Matthew Diller describes the reasoning behind Fordham opting out of participating in US News rankings in a letter to Fordham Law Community.

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A look at innovation at the University of Hawai’i Law

January 24, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — As the dean of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Camille Nelson said she is currently focused on “prioritizing excellence in core areas necessary for practice readiness.” This includes what she called “strategic hiring,” and she said the law school has recently

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University of Houston Law Center publishes video series on the Bill of Rights

January 24, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center’s new video series focuses on the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. This series complements the Briefcase radio program on KUHF, launched in 2016. UH Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes hosts both series; during this season, he will

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Penn Carey Law Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice adds Radley Balgo as a journalist fellow

January 24, 2023

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, CAREY LAW — The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, a nonpartisan, national research and policy hub at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, announced today that former Washington Post and Slate journalist, Radley Balko, will be joining its team as a Journalist Fellow, where he will continue investigating

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Pepperdine Law professor Tanya Cooper elected to Clinical Legal Education Association board of directors

January 24, 2023

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY RICK J. CARUSO LAW — Professor Tanya Asim Cooper has been elected to the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Board of Directors for a three-year term.

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Rutgers Law professor Matteo Gatti appointed to the European Corporate Governance Institute

January 24, 2023

RUTGERS LAW — Rutgers Law Professor Matteo Gatti has been appointed to the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) as one of 56 new research members. He is the first at Rutgers Law School to receive this prestigious international honor.

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Rutgers Law professor John Oberdiek recognized for outstanding article in philosophy of law

January 24, 2023

RUTGERS LAW — Rutgers Law School Distinguished Professor John Oberdiek has won the 2023 Fred Berger Memorial Prize in Philosophy of Law, awarded by the American Philosophical Association (APA). His article, “The Wrong in Negligence,” was published in 2021 in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies.

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Rutgers Law professor Ruth Anne Robbins recognized for excellence in legal writing

January 24, 2023

RUTGERS LAW — Rutgers Law Professor Ruth Anne Robbins is the recipient of the 2023 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Legal Writing. The honor is awarded by the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute (LWI).

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Podcast: Rutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson discusses the treatment of judicial clerks with attorney Aliza Shatzman

January 24, 2023

RUTGERS LAW — Aliza Shatzman, attorney and advocate based in Washington DC, joins Co-Dean Kim Mutcherson for a conversation about judicial accountability, particularly with regards to the ethical treatment of judicial clerks.

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Podcast: Rutgers Law co-dean Rose Cuison-Villazor discusses the school’s cannabis law program with its directors

January 24, 2023

RUTGERS LAW — Co-Dean Rose Cuison-Villazor sits down with Vanessa Williams, Assistant Dean of New Programs at Rutgers Law School, and Brendon Robinson, President and Co-Founder of the Minority Cannabis Academy, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that focuses on the professional development and technical training of minorities and disenfranchised communities impacted by the “War on Drugs.”

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