University of Georgia Law Family Justice Clinic and Community Health Law Partnership Clinic help client gain citizenship

May 4, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — With the help of two School of Law clinics and seven-plus years of advocacy, an immigrant grandmother has gained lawful status in the United States.

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Harvard Law dean John F. Manning discusses the school’s historic ties to slavery and how they plan to address it

May 3, 2022

HARVARD LAW TODAY — A report issued on April 26 by the Presidential Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery recounts in detail the many ways Harvard University participated in, and profited from, slavery, and the long history of discrimination against, and exclusion of, Black people by the university long after slavery was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment.

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Christiana Ochoa named interim dean of Indiana University Maurer Law

May 3, 2022

THE INDIANA LAWYER — Indiana University Maurer School of Law has named longtime faculty member Christiana Ochoa as its interim dean while it searches for a permanent replacement for departing dean Austen Parrish.

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Indiana University McKinney Law professor Gerard Magliocca testifies in candidacy challenge hearing

May 3, 2022

IU ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — IU McKinney Professor Gerard Magliocca testified in Atlanta, Georgia on April 22 during a hearing that could deny a member of Congress the right to run for reelection.

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Podcast: Loyola Marymount Law dean Michael Waterstone discusses access to justice and preparing students for practice

May 3, 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. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will discuss innovations in legal education…

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University of Minnesota Law hosts affiliate program with the American Immigration Lawyers Association

May 3, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — Did you know that Minnesota Law is the host site for the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) first and only student affiliate beta program?

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University of Minnesota Law professor Alexandra Klass appointed to US Department of Energy post

May 3, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — Professor Alexandra Klass has been appointed to serve as Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Regulation, and Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

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Brian Pappas named new dean of University of North Dakota Law

May 3, 2022

GRAND FORKS HERALD — Brian Pappas has been named as the new dean of the UND School of Law. Pappas was announced as the new law school dean on Monday, April 25, by UND Provost Eric Link, according to a UND press release.

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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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