Duke Law professors Darrell A. H. Miller and Joseph Blocher serve as first co-chairs of AALS Section on Firearms Law

January 27, 2023

DUKE LAW — Two Duke Law School faculty members are leading a new Association of American Law Schools (AALS) section devoted to the study of the Second Amendment and firearms law. Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law Darrell A. H. Miller and Lanty L. Smith Professor of Law Joseph Blocher, who co-direct the Duke Center…

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Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy to give talk at University of Mississippi Law

January 27, 2023

HARVARD LAW — Randall Kennedy, the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, is slated to speak Wednesday (Feb. 1) at the University of Mississippi School of Law. His lecture is titled “The Greatest Lawyer in American Legal History: Thurgood Marshall.”

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Lewis & Clark Law professors Samir Parikh and Juliet Stumpf elected to American Law Institute

January 27, 2023

LEWIS AND CLARK LAW — Lewis & Clark Law School is pleased to report that Professor Samir Parikh and Professor Juliet Stumpf have been named the newest members of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.

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Northwestern Law hosts civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill for “DREAM Week” event

January 27, 2023

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRITZKER LAW — Northwestern University and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law hosted its annual DREAM Week, commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Held on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses, the multi-day celebration included several panels and concluded in the keynote address by Sherrilyn Ifill, law professor and…

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Northwestern Law Appellate Clinic Network recognized in Bloomberg Law Innovation Program

January 27, 2023

NORTHWESTERN LAW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s National Appellate Clinic Network was ranked among the 10 finalists’ programs recognized for innovation advancing the legal industry through education by Bloomberg Law. Several of the Law School’s other centers were also highlighted, scoring high in two categories.

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University of St. Thomas Law professor Teresa Collett honored by Archdiocese

January 27, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS LAW — Law Professor Teresa Collett received a John Paul II Champion for Life Award in the Adult Pro-Life Professional category from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The annual awards program recognizes individuals who “love, respect and promote life.” Collett was presented with her award by Archbishop Bernard Hebda…

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Stanford Law professor Michelle Mello co-authors paper on the public health benefits of wastewater surveillance

January 27, 2023

STANFORD LAW — Stanford Law School professor and professor of health policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Michelle Mello is the co-author of Wastewater-based Disease Surveillance for Public Health Action, a report released January 19. Stanford Medicine professor Ami Bhatt worked with Mello and the other committee members on the report.

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Stanford Law announces new class of fellows honoring the first African-American graduate of the school

January 27, 2023

STANFORD LAW — Stanford Law School (SLS) recently named five students as the second class of Sallyanne Payton Fellows. Payton, was the first African-American student to graduate from SLS and the first to serve on the Stanford Law Review. The fellowship is one of two school-sponsored programs that honor historic firsts at the law school…

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University of Virginia Law professor A. E. Dick Howard honored by Virginia Bar Association

January 27, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — University of Virginia School of Law professor A. E. Dick Howard, a scholar who helped draft the state’s current constitution, has received the Virginia Bar Association’s top award. The Gerald L. Baliles Distinguished Service Award, renamed in 2008 for the former governor and 1967 Law School graduate, recognizes and appreciates…

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Podcast: Wake Forest Law professor Alan Palmiter discusses his book on corporations and climate change

January 27, 2023

WAKE FOREST LAW — Alan Palmiter discusses his new book Sustainable Corporations and touches upon the future relationship between corporations and climate change, and the role shareholders have. There is also a conversation on the importance of personal integrity, collaboration, and trust within corporations.

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