UC Irvine Law professor Susan Seager honored by LA Press Club for contributions to press freedom

June 30, 2022

UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine is delighted to announce Susan Seager will receive the Guardian Award for Contributions to Press Freedom on June 25 at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 64th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner in Los Angeles.

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George Washington Law professor Ellen Zavian launches esports law podcast

June 30, 2022

SPORTS LITIGATION ALERT — Sports Law Professor (GWU) Ellen Zavian, who is also the Editor-in-Chief of Esports and the Law, has launched Esports Law Show, a podcast that examines legal and business issues in the esports industry.

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Harvard Law lecturer Jim Tierney releases open case book on state attorney generals

June 30, 2022

HARVARD LAW TODAY — State attorneys general occupy a unique place in American jurisprudence. All 13 of the original American colonies had an attorney general, as do all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia today, and they collectively try more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any legal entity except for

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An interview with Harvard Law professor Annette Gordon-Reed

June 30, 2022

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law Today caught up with Gordon-Reed, who will visit Annette Gordon-Reed Elementary School later this year for a dedication ceremony, to find out what the naming means to her, more about her work on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery committee — and how she plans to celebrate Juneteenth.

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Harvard Law and faculty share summer reading recommendations

June 30, 2022

HARVARD LAW TODAY — I started my summer with my first trip to Oxford [England] and fell in love with the city. The trip inspired me to reread “Brideshead Revisited” by Evelyn Waugh. I had the fun of staying in Hertford College during my visit, which is where Charles Ryder, the Brideshead protagonist, is a

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Loyola Law Chicago interim dean Zelda B. Harris outlines plans to combat inequity at the school

June 29, 2022

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS — Establishing a foundation for equity and social justice is more than a destination. It’s a journey. Fighting oppression and inequity takes hard work, humility and resilience.

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Mississippi College Law names professor John Anderson interim dean

June 29, 2022

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE UNIVERSITY NEWS — MC Law is pleased to announce that Dr. John P. Anderson, J. Will Young Professor of Law at MC, has agreed to serve as interim dean beginning July 1.

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Professor Elaine Gagliardi named interim dean of University of Montana Law

June 29, 2022

MISSOULIAN — The search for a new dean for the University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law returned to square one after offers to some of the finalists were rejected.

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NYU Law professors discuss the rise of NFTs at online panel

June 29, 2022

NYU LAW — Intellectual property experts Amy Adler, Emily Kempin Professor of Law, and Christopher Jon Sprigman, Murray and Kathleen Bring Professor of Law, met virtually with digital artist Mitchell F. Chan to discuss non-fungible tokens, or NFTs in an April 6 NYU Law Forum sponsored by Latham & Watkins.

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Northeastern Law professor Shalanda Baker confirmed to US Department of Energy post

June 29, 2022

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Shalanda Baker ’05 has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

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