University of Minnesota Law professor Daniel Schwarcz delivers lecture on ‘Rules of Medical Necessity’

December 21, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — Professor Daniel Schwarcz, appointed the Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law in 2019, delivered his appointment lecture on “Rules of Medical Necessity” earlier this evening in Room 25 of Mondale Hall. The event was also live streamed for those unable to be physically present at the lecture. Appointment lectures, presented by faculty members

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Law lecture series in Qatar named for Northwestern Law professor Clinton W. Francis

December 21, 2021

QATAR TRIBUNE — The College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) held the inaugural ‘Clinton W. Francis Lecture in Legal Professionalism’ in the presence of invited guests, students, faculty, and staff, in keeping with its goal of leading and shaping the conversation about critical legal issues in Qatar recently. The lecture series was established in

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Pace Law professors Narinder Kakar and Nicholas Robinson publish book on sustainable development

December 21, 2021

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW  — Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professors Narinder Kakar and Nicholas Robinson, along with Dr. Vesselin Popovski, Jindal University, recently published a book that they co-authored together titled, Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals: On a Quest for a Sustainable World. They came together, along with contributing authors Professors Joseph Morreale

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Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle M. Conway recognized by Society of American Law Teachers

December 21, 2021

PENN STATE — The Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) has announced that the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award will be presented to the Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project, created by Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway of Penn State Dickinson Law, Danielle Holley-Walker of Howard University School of Law,

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Podcast: South Texas College of Law Houston dean Michael F. Barry discusses faculty and staff innovation during the pandemic

December 21, 2021

ANCHOR FM –Legal education is experiencing explosive 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 explore the opinions of legal education leaders regarding the

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Southwestern Law professor Meera Deo works to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal academy

December 21, 2021

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — When Professor Meera E. Deo started teaching law thirteen years ago, she realized, “There was startlingly little diversity among faculty, even less than among the student body.” Investigating further, the statistics she uncovered were shocking – only 7% of law professors were women of color, while roughly 62% were men and at

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Texas A&M Law professor Vanessa Casado Pérez honored by Pace Law for excellence in environmental scholarship

December 21, 2021

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Professor Vanessa Casado Pérez has been selected to receive the 2021-22 Pace | Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar Award. “Professor Vanessa Casado Pérez approaches environmental law from an innovative angle and unique lens. Nine

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University of Utah Law professor Christina Koningisor publishes article in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review

December 21, 2021

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Assistant Professor of Law Christina Koningisor has published a new law review article in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Titled “Secrecy Creep,” the article explores the migration of secrecy tools designed to shield national security secrets into the state and local context. Koningisor argues that these federal secrecy protections are increasingly being used

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University of Utah Law professor Teneille Brown named to new Conviction Integrity Unit

December 21, 2021

S.J QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Davis County District Attorney Troy Rawlings recently formed a new Conviction Integrity Unit. The purpose of the new unit is to review claims of factual innocence by people convicted in Davis County of felony crimes. Rawlings said as the county’s top prosecutor, he has an obligation to ensure there is fairness

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Vanderbilt Law professor Mike Newton helps Iraqi courts prosecute ISIS

December 20, 2021

TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION — A new article from the Tennessean profiles Vanderbilt Law School Professor Mike Newton who, alongside his students, is helping judges in Iraq prosecute ISIS cases. Newton had worked on helping the Iraqi judiciary rebuild its court system after the reign of former dictator Saddam Hussein, but his work has now shifted to

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