Bradley J. Lingo named dean of Regent Law

June 16, 2022

REGENT UNIVERSITY — Regent University School of Law has received a reaffirmation of accreditation from the American Bar Association. Regent Law is also welcoming a new dean this month.

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Video: An interview with Rutgers Law professor Ron Chen

June 16, 2022

NEWS 12 — News 12 New Jersey’s Alex Zdan talks with Rutgers Law School University Professor Ron Chen, who was the first Asian American dean of a New Jersey law school and the first Asian American to serve in a New Jersey Governor’s Cabinet.

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Stanford Law professor Michelle Wilde Anderson conducts research on community leadership and local government funding

June 16, 2022

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — In the wake of the Great Recession, Stanford Law School Professor Michelle Wilde Anderson conducted an empirical study of 28 cities that declared bankruptcy or entered receiverships for municipal insolvency, looking at the depth of their budget cuts to basic local government services that most Americans take for granted. 

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University of Virginia Law professor Richard Bonnie discusses work on firearm possession red flag laws

June 15, 2022

UVA TODAY — In the past three weeks, two 18-year-olds have committed horrific mass shootings in New York and Texas. Richard Bonnie, a University of Virginia School of Law professor who was an original architect of so-called “red flag laws” after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, argues that more steps are needed to prevent future tragedies.

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University of Virginia Law professors Naomi Cahn, Quinn Curtis, and Saikrishna Prakash recognized for recent achievements

June 15, 2022

UVA TODAY — Jahan Ramazani, University Professor and Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English, has been elected into the American Philosophical Society, just the 10th UVA faculty member asked to become a member of the oldest academic society in the United States.

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Podcast: Outgoing Washburn Law dean Carla D. Pratt discusses commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

June 15, 2022

ED 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.

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Washington & Lee Law professor Brandon Hasbrouck publishes paper on “movement judges” in NYU Law Review

June 15, 2022

THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee law professor Brandon Hasbrouck has published an article in the New York University Law Review. The article, “Movement Judges,” argues for the value that movement judges bring to the bench to realize the abolitionist and democracy-affirming potential of the Constitution.

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William & Mary Law students recognize professors Adam Gershowitz and Nancy Combs William for outstanding teaching

June 15, 2022

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — On May 19, during a barbecue lunch on the front lawn celebrating Class of 2022 graduates, outgoing Student Bar Association (SBA) President Max Chu ‘22 and outgoing SBA Vice President Emilee Houghton ’22 presented awards for outstanding teaching to Professor Adam Gershowitz and Professor Nancy Combs.

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William & Mary Law professor Thomas J. McSweeney honored by alumni association for contributions to teaching

June 15, 2022

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Professor Thomas J. McSweeney has been selected to receive a 2022 Alumni Fellowship Award by the William & Mary Alumni Association. These awards, endowed by the undergraduate Class of 1968, are given annually to five outstanding young professors at William & Mary “who reflect the best of teaching, mentoring…

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