Stanford 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…
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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…
Read More about Washington & Lee Law professor Kish Parella named international research fellow at Oxford University centerUniversity of Chicago Law professor William Baude gives lecture on textualism at Harvard Law
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW — University of Chicago law professor William P. Baude discussed moving “beyond textualism” — a form of legal interpretation that draws conclusions based primarily on the plain meaning of legal documents — at Harvard Law School’s annual Scalia lecture held Monday. The lecture, established in 2013 to honor the late Supreme…
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FORDHAM LAW — Award-winning author and expert Dorothy Roberts discussed her career-spanning examination of the “closely entangled” connections between the child welfare and criminal legal systems at Fordham Law School on Feb. 1. Professor Roberts was invited to the Law School to give this year’s Eunice Carter Lecture, in which she discussed her most recent…
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — Four Minnesota Law professors recently drew worldwide attention for their experiment in which an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot averaged a C+ — “a low but passing grade” — on four law school final exams. The result, achieved by an artificial intelligence (A.I.) model called ChatGPT, raises questions about the implications of…
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW — The Bates College Board of Trustees has unanimously elected Garry W. Jenkins, currently dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, to become president of Bates, effective July 1, 2023. A nationally respected legal scholar, proven higher education leader, and a longtime champion…
Read More about University of Minnesota Law dean Garry W. Jenkins to serve as president of Bates CollegeNortheastern Law professor Margaret Burnham’s book nominated for Los Angeles Times book prize
NORTHEASTERN LAW — The finalists for the 43rd Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Wednesday, with Rachel Howzell Hall, James Hannaham and George Saunders among the nominees for the annual literary awards. The winners in three special categories also were announced. James Ellroy will receive the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement; the American…
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NORTHEASTERN LAW — Mansoor was only eighteen years old when he left Yemen, was kidnapped by warlords, then trapped in Guantánamo prison for fourteen years. In both beautiful and horrific detail we witness a child grow to manhood behind the decaying walls of one of the most secretive prisons in the world. Despite torture and…
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