University at Buffalo Law Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic celebrates 30th anniversary
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — It was in 1992 that a domestic violence clinic was created at the law school by co-directors Suzanne Tomkins ’92 and Dr. Catherine Cerulli ’92, with critical guidance from the late Professor Isabel Marcus. Thirty years later, students and faculty in what is now known as the Family Violence…
Read More about University at Buffalo Law Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic celebrates 30th anniversaryUC Hastings Law professor Ming Hsu Chen to give lecture at Penn Law on race, citizenship, and political inequity
PENN LAW — On March 23, as part of the 2021-2022 Lecture Series on Race and Regulation, Ming Hsu Chen, a visiting professor at the University of California Hastings College of Law, will discuss the relationship between race, citizenship, and political inequality. Chen will discuss her research on the regulatory barriers that prevent Asian and Latinx communities…
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CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has abruptly transformed the world. The unprovoked and brutal military campaign has resulted in destruction of cities, widespread civilian casualties and millions of refugees. The West has responded with crippling sanctions, and Russia has answered with implied threats to use nuclear and chemical weapons. As…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law dean Michael Scharf to moderate discussion on the Ukraine invasionCase Western Reserve Law professor Sharona Hoffman authors book with legal resources on aging
CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The second edition of Aging with a Plan by Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was released in January 2022. The book is a concise and comprehensive resource for readers approaching middle…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law professor Sharona Hoffman authors book with legal resources on agingUniversity of Dayton Law professor Ericka Curran assists Ukranian refugees with immigration needs
DAYTON DAILY NEWS — Lebanon resident Oksana Knapp has a sister in war-torn Ukraine, but for the moment, that relative is as safe as might be expected, given her uncertain situation. “She’s as fine as she can be under the circumstances,” Knapp, a Ukrainian national, said of her sister Thursday. “I mean, her hometown is…
Read More about University of Dayton Law professor Ericka Curran assists Ukranian refugees with immigration needsUniversity of Hawai’i Law students help local farmers secure a water lease
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I NEWS — For centuries, Kauaʻi loʻi kalo (wetland kalo) farmers have depended on a traditional Native Hawaiian irrigation system that borrows water from Waiʻoli Stream. Since 2019, more than 30 students and faculty at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law through its Native Hawaiian and Environmental Law…
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law students help local farmers secure a water leaseIndiana University McKinney Law professor Fran Quigley discusses difficult lessons learned when teaching an eviction clinic
INDY STAR — After more than two decades teaching about civil rights and poverty, I’ve never come upon a more powerful illustration of our nation’s failings other than a day in an Indianapolis eviction court. When our law school clinic made a switch during the pandemic to focus on representing low-income tenants, I expected students would…
Read More about Indiana University McKinney Law professor Fran Quigley discusses difficult lessons learned when teaching an eviction clinicUniversity of Miami Law clinic director Denisse Córdova Montes appointed to international human rights board
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Denisse Córdova Montes was recently elected to the International Board of FIAN International, an international human rights organization with headquarters in Germany. This is a 3-year position with the possibility of being elected two more times. FIAN’s mission is to expose violations of people’s right to food wherever they…
Read More about University of Miami Law clinic director Denisse Córdova Montes appointed to international human rights boardNYU Law appoints Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile as scholar-in-residence
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LAW — Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile, the E.J. Ball Professor of Law, has been appointed a Scholar-in-Residence at the New York University School of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, commonly known as CHRGJ. At NYU Law, Ofodile will pursue two different lines of research. Her first research focus is on the legal,…
Read More about NYU Law appoints Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile as scholar-in-residencePace Law professors Bridget Crawford and Emily Gold Waldman co-author book on menstruation and the law
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — On Wednesday, March 9, the virtual book pre-launch for Professors Crawford and Waldman’s Menstruation Matters: Challenging the Law’s Silence on Periods with a special spotlight on Haub Law faculty took place. With over 360 individuals registered for the event, it was a huge success and described by audience…
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