University of Virginia Law professor John C. Jeffries Jr. Co-leads American Law Institute project on Constitutional torts

October 26, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor John C. Jeffries Jr. ’73 of the University of Virginia School of Law will co-lead the American Law Institute’s project evaluating liability for constitutional violations under federal law.

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Washington and Lee professor Tim MacDonnell publishes article in Villanova Law Review

October 24, 2022

THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee law professor Tim MacDonnell has published an article in the Villanova Law Review. The article, “Making An Offer That Can’t Be Refused: The Need For Reform In The Rules Governing Informed Consent And Doctor-Patient Agreements,” examines substituted caregiver terms within informed consent agreements and how those provisions are harmful

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Survey: Most Americans oppose laws restricting faculty free speech

October 24, 2022

HIGHER ED DIVE — This latest polling data comes as academic freedom has become a major issue for state and federal lawmakers. State legislative proposals that would restrict the topics colleges can teach are on the rise this year compared to 2021, according to an August report from PEN America.

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Report: Most selective law schools have historically been slowest to hire women faculty

October 20, 2022

HIGHER ED DIVE — Law schools enrolled virtually no women through the first half of the 20th century. But the 1960s saw a number of cultural and policy changes, such as federal laws prohibiting sex discrimination in certain types of work and colleges removing rules barring women from the classroom.

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Case Western Reserve Law dean Michael Scharf honored for book on the Syrian conflict

October 19, 2022

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — At a ceremony at International Law Weekend Midwest on Sept. 30, Dean Michael Scharf and his co-authors, Dr. Paul Williams and Professor Milena Sterio, received the Association Internationale De Droit Pénal (AIDP) 2022 Book of the Year Award for “The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law” (Cambridge

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Elon Law associate director of career development Krista Contino Saumby appointed as regional president of Hispanic bar association

October 19, 2022

TODAY AT ELON — Krista Contino Saumby, who mentors and advises law students as associate director of career development, will develop programming and networking opportunities for attorneys across the Carolinas as a regional president of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

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University of Miami Law students and faculty attend climate change conference in Egypt

October 19, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Faced with a growing energy crisis, record greenhouse gas concentrations, and increasing extreme weather events, attendees to the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change seek renewed solidarity between countries to deliver on the landmark Paris Agreement for people and the

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University of Minnesota Law professor Liliana Zaragoza discusses leading the Racial Justice Law Clinic

October 19, 2022

THE MINNESOTA DAILY — University of Minnesota Law professor Liliana Zaragoza creates a new clinic that takes a holistic legal approach to racial justice litigation while forming partnerships with communities in the Twin Cities.

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Pace Law professor Bennett L. Gershman honored by New York Law Journal with lifetime achievement award

October 19, 2022

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — Pace University Distinguished Professor Bennett L. Gershman was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the New York Law Journal’s 2022 New York Legal Awards on Thursday, October 6th.

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