Faculty research from Duke Law center cited in Second Amendment case before US Supreme Court
DUKE LAW — Scholarship by Duke Center for Firearms Law faculty is cited in a quarter of the 84 briefs filed in a major gun rights case before the Supreme Court, demonstrating the center’s emergence as a leading source on Second Amendment issues. Of the briefs filed in support of the respondents, 60% cited the center’s…
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DUKE LAW — Christopher Schroeder, the Charles S. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Law and professor emeritus of public policy, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the U.S. Department of Justice. Schroeder’s nomination, announced in April by President Joe Biden, was approved by a…
Read More about Duke Law professor Christopher Schroeder confirmed to lead US Department of Justice’s Office of Legal CounselDuke Law pop-up eviction advice clinic assists area residents
DUKE LAW — On Friday mornings this semester, the Duke Law Civil Justice Clinic is holding a pop-up Eviction Advice Clinic in the Durham County Courthouse in downtown Durham. The clinic provides legal assistance to local residents facing eviction, often related to circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and exacerbated after the federal eviction moratorium ended on…
Read More about Duke Law pop-up eviction advice clinic assists area residentsUniversity of Houston Law Center professor Renee Knake Jefferson publishes essay on legal ethics
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson explores the implications of false lawyer claims in politics in a recently published essay on legal ethics in the Yale Law Journal Forum. The essay, titled “Lawyer Lies and Political Speech,” was published as part of an invited collection with contributors including…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center professor Renee Knake Jefferson publishes essay on legal ethicsHoward Law professor Darin Johnson appointed to US State Department Advisory Committee
HOWARD UNIVERSITY — Howard University School of Law congratulates Professor Darin Johnson who has been appointed to the U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on International Law. The Advisory Committee serves an important role in providing the Secretary of State and the Office of the Legal Adviser with timely and relevant advice on significant issues of international…
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4WWL — Nearly a dozen people have died in the Orleans Parish jail, dating back to 2008 before ever being convicted of a crime. The names and stories of these individuals are a part of a new research project published by a team of law students and professors at Loyola University. 36-year-old Kentrell Hurst took…
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Mississippi School of Law Professor Farish Percy is one of 24 newly elected members of the American Law Institute. The American Law Institute, or ALI, is a national independent organization with the goal of producing scholarship to improve upon and clarify the law. According to ALI’s website,…
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MISSISSIPPI FREE PRESS — I am a sixth-generation Mississippian and the director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Poverty is palpable here, and I live much of my life representing clients at the treacherous intersection of financial struggle and relentless monetary demands of our criminal-enforcement regime. Last week, I spoke…
Read More about University of Mississippi Law MacArthur Justice Center director Cliff Johnson testifies before CongressUNLV Law associate dean Anne Traum nominated for Nevada federal district judge
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS — The White House announced this week that UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law’s Associate Dean for Experiential Legal Education and Professor of Law Anne Traum has been nominated to one of two U.S. District Court vacancies in Nevada. Specifically, Dean Traum would fill a seat in Northern Nevada…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — A conference marking the 25-year career at Notre Dame Law School of Biolchini Family Emeritus Professor of Law John Finnis was held October 16 at the University of Notre Dame’s London Global Gateway. Finnis, a world-renowned legal scholar and philosopher, moved to emeritus status last year. The conference, “The Legacy…
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