Northern Illinois University Law professor Evan Bernick cited in Supreme Court case

May 3, 2022

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — In a concurrence in United States v. Vaello Madero, United States Supreme Court Justice Thomas argued that the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits both the federal government and the states from discriminating against U.S. citizens on the basis of race.

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Northwestern Law hosts Assistant Attorney General of Civil Rights Kristen Clarke for conversation with dean Hari Osofsky

May 3, 2022

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — In April, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law was proud to welcome Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, for the 2022 Pope & John Lecture Series on Professionalism. The hourlong conversation with Dean Hari Osofsky covered Clarke’s philosophy of “lawyering for good,”

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Notre Dame Law hosts law faculty from across the world for 2022 spring semester

May 3, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School is hosting three international law professors this semester. Visiting Professors Luigi Crema and Francisco J. Urbina, as well as Fulbright Visiting Professor Tamás Ádány, are teaching courses in international and comparative law.

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Penn Law professors Jill Fisch and Sarah Pierce honored with Provost’s Teaching Awards

May 3, 2022

PENN LAW — Two members of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School faculty were recently honored with 2022 Provost’s Teaching Awards, given at the University level.

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Podcast: Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle Conway discusses the creation of the school’s Antiracist Development Institute

May 3, 2022

EP UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing large swings in applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will discuss innovations in legal education

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Southern California Law Review symposium honors late professor Christopher Stone

May 3, 2022

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The legacy of the late Professor Christopher D. Stone, J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law, Emeritus, was the focus of the Southern California Law Review’s annual symposium, bringing together colleagues and leaders in environmental and property law to discuss Stone’s influence – as an innovator, a pioneer of

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Syracuse Law professor Cora True-Frost selected as Fulbright scholar

May 2, 2022

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW —  Cora True-Frost G’01, L’01, Bond, Schoeneck and King Distinguished Professor, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Program to join the University of Oslo,Pluricourts as a Fulbright Scholar. Beginning in August 2022, True-Frost will conduct her research and scholarship on European Tribunals and International Disability Law:

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University of Utah Law professor Paul Cassell hosts mock trial in his class

May 2, 2022

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — On April 6th, Professor Paul Cassell’s Crime Victims’ Rights class looked a little different. In this seminar-style class, time in the classroom usually involves Cassell lecturing and helping the students explore emerging issues in criminal justice. The students consider questions like who is considered a crime “victim,” whether victims should have

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University of Utah Law assistant professor Heather Tanana assists indigenous communities with water access

May 2, 2022

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — When she was in junior high — long before she’d ever heard the term “environmental justice” — Heather Tanana moved with her family from the Navajo Nation to a leafy Maryland suburb, with its lush lawns and water that flowed predictably from every faucet. It was the first time,

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Experiential Legal Education: An Antidote to Law Student Stress

April 28, 2022

BLOOMBERG LAW — The phenomenon of law student stress —and the ensuing high stress levels of practicing lawyers—is not new. We, alongside countless others both within and outside of the academy, have long felt they need to be more completely acknowledged and addressed by law schools.

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