Video: An interview with University of Maine Law dean Leigh Saufley
FOX BANGOR — Maine women are impacting the lives of citizens throughout our state. As Women’s History Month draws to a close, we are choosing to highlight the work of just a few remarkable Maine females. Maine School of Law Dean Leigh Saufley is a Mainer through and through. The South Portland native graduated from the University of Maine…
Read More about Video: An interview with University of Maine Law dean Leigh SaufleyUMass Law professor Ralph Clifford co-publishes article on computer programming
UMASS LAW — UMass Law Professor Ralph Clifford along with UMass Dartmouth colleagues co-published an article titled An Initial Examination of Computer Programs as Creative Works which challenges the misconception that set expressions limit computer programs, leaving no room for creativity. The article gives an analysis of the variation in expression and differences in the…
Read More about UMass Law professor Ralph Clifford co-publishes article on computer programmingMissouri Law professors sign letter in support of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH –Sixty-five law professors representing all four Missouri law schools signed onto a letter this week backing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. “Judge Jackson’s record of intellectual accomplishment, practical experience, and public service is among the most distinguished of any Supreme Court nominee in recent memory,” the attorneys…
Read More about Missouri Law professors sign letter in support of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nominationUNLV Law professor Anne Traum confirmed to US District Court in Nevada
THE NEVADA INDEPENDENT –The Senate confirmed Clark County District Court Judge Cristina Silva and UNLV law professor Anne Traum to join the U.S. District Court in Nevada. The judiciary loomed large in the Senate this week as the vote on the Nevada judges came as the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the nomination of Ketanji…
Read More about UNLV Law professor Anne Traum confirmed to US District Court in NevadaUNLV Law professor Joe Regalia discusses why writing is an essential skill for law students
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS NEWS CENTER — Try “because” instead of “in view of the fact that.” Consider using “under” the contract rather than “pursuant to” the contract. Write “among other things” and not “inter alia.” Use just enough relevant examples to make your point. Prune extraneous details. First-year law students arriving on UNLV’s campus tend…
Read More about UNLV Law professor Joe Regalia discusses why writing is an essential skill for law studentsNYU Law professor Rochelle Dreyfuss explores intellectual property law as a barrier to innovation and public health for developing countries
NYU LAW — The advent of vaccines for COVID-19 exposed major questions about intellectual property laws, as many countries clamored for legal alterations and waivers in order to obtain information about producing effective vaccines. The vaccines also underlined disparities between low- and high-income countries, including differences in manufacturing and research capabilities that dictated how quickly…
Read More about NYU Law professor Rochelle Dreyfuss explores intellectual property law as a barrier to innovation and public health for developing countriesQuinnipiac Law assistant director of career and professional development Neeta Vatti appointed to Connecticut Superior Court
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Nearly a quarter of the 22 Connecticut Superior Court nominees Gov. Ned Lamont submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly are Quinnipiac Law alumni and administrators. Quinnipiac Law Dean Jennifer Brown said an aspiration of the law school is to produce graduates who are extremely knowledgeable in law, who are good problem solvers, who…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law assistant director of career and professional development Neeta Vatti appointed to Connecticut Superior CourtStanford Law professor Daniel E. Ho to give lecture on administrative law’s racial blind spot at Penn Law
PENN LAW –In the final lecture in the 2021-2022 Lecture Series on Race and Regulation, Daniel E. Ho, William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law at Stanford Law, will present “Administrative Law’s Racial Blind Spot.” Drawing on a recent Yale Law Journal article, “Disparate Limbo: How Administrative Law Erased Antidiscrimination,” Ho will trace how…
Read More about Stanford Law professor Daniel E. Ho to give lecture on administrative law’s racial blind spot at Penn LawUniversity of Utah Law professor Leslie Francis honored by university for service to women
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — The University of Utah recognized the most recent awardees of the Linda K. Amos Award and Elizabeth Fuhriman Gardner Prize in a joint celebration during Women’s Week. The Linda K. Amos Award for Distinguished Service to Women recognizes individuals who have selflessly given time and energy to improve the educational and/or working environment…
Read More about University of Utah Law professor Leslie Francis honored by university for service to womenUniversity of Utah Law hosts panel on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW –Doctor Martin Steinfeld, Professor Amos Guiora, David Schwendiman and Professor Tony Anghie will discuss the Russia-Ukraine War. Dr. Martin Steinfeld is also the author of the forthcoming book titled, Fissures in EU Citizenship. This book argues that core concepts in EU citizenship law are riddled with latent fissures traceable back to…
Read More about University of Utah Law hosts panel on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine