Drexel Law professor Adam Benforado publishes book on children’s rights
DREXEL LAW — Adam Benforado, professor of law at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, has been garnering attention from top media outlets for his new book, “A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.” Released earlier this month, the book examines the impact of what Benforado sees as our country’s maltreatment of children.
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DREXEL LAW — Tabatha Abu El-Haj, professor of law at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, co-authored an article, “Associational Party-Building: A Path to Rebuilding Democracy,” published in Vol. 122 of Columbia Law Review Forum. She and co-author Didi Kuo, senior research scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at…
Read More about Drexel Law professor Tabitha Abu El-Haj discusses research on federal political reformDrexel Law professor Rebecca Rich co-authors article on students’ use of ChatGPT
DREXEL LAW — Rebecca Rich, assistant dean for the law library and technology services and assistant teaching professor at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, co-authored an article for LexBlog about the ineffective use of ChatGPT for legal research and writing.
Read More about Drexel Law professor Rebecca Rich co-authors article on students’ use of ChatGPTUniversity of Florida Law dean Laura Rosenbury named president of Barnard College
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LAW — Laura Rosenbury, the first female dean of the UF Levin College of Law, will leave the university in July to become the president of Barnard College, UF announced Thursday morning. Rosenbury began as dean in 2015 and saw a rise in the college’s donations, applications and ranking on U.S. News…
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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…
Read More about George Washington Law professor Cori Alonso-Yoder receives presidential award for efforts to stop human traffickingHarvard Law professor Guy-Uriel Charles gives lecture on shifting legal stances on civil rights
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…
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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.
Read More about USC Gould Law professor Robin Craig discusses research into environmental law and water disputesSouthwestern Law student Elena Cordonean files amicus brief in Supreme Court case
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…
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