University of Virginia Law professors Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White publish book on tort law and social change
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A new book from Professors Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White of the University of Virginia School of Law reveals how judges and social change played a central role in the evolution and expansion of tort law over the past 175 years. “Tort Law and the Construction…
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WILLIAM & MARY COLLEGE — Charter Day is an annual tradition that celebrates William & Mary’s founding in 1693 by royal charter. It is also an occasion to honor the contributions of some of the university’s outstanding students, alumni and faculty members. This year, William & Mary will celebrate four 2022 award winners during its Feb.…
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ED UP LEGAL — 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…
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ED UP LEGAL — 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…
Read More about Podcast: University of Houston Law Center dean Leonard Baynes discusses leadership and the Black Lawyers Matter ConferenceIncoming University of Akron Law dean Emily Janoski-Haehlen discusses her vision for the school
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — It’s been just over five years since Emily Janoski-Haehlen first started at The University of Akron School of Law in January 2017. Initially hired as the director of the law library and an associate professor of law, she is now a full professor and serves as associate dean of academic affairs, law…
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO — The University at Buffalo School of Law won recognition from the White House and Department of Justice for taking “immediate action to increase housing stability and access to justice” in Erie County during a remote ceremony from the White House on Friday. UB was among 99 U.S. law schools responding to the Attorney…
Read More about University at Buffalo Law recognized by White House for response to the eviction crisisUCLA Law dean Jennifer Mnookin contributes to book on Capitol insurrection
UCLA LAW — Fourteen law school deans from across the country have collaborated on a book called Beyond Imagination? The January 6 Insurrection (West, 2022), which examines that event “from a legal perspective, in hopes of moving the nation forward towards healing and a recommitment to the rule of law and the Constitution.” UCLA School of Law…
Read More about UCLA Law dean Jennifer Mnookin contributes to book on Capitol insurrectionUCLA Law recognized by White House for preventing evictions
UCLA LAW — During an invitation-only event on Jan. 28, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and White House staff members applauded UCLA School of Law and other law schools nationwide for their work in addressing the country’s housing and eviction crisis. The law schools joined forces after Garland issued a call to action last year, asking for…
Read More about UCLA Law recognized by White House for preventing evictionsUniversity of Cincinnati Law to host Emory Law professor Dorothy A. Brown for lecture on systemic racism and federal tax policy
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NEWS — Dorothy A. Brown, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, examines how federal tax policy disadvantages Black Americans in her latest book The Whiteness of Wealth: How The Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans – And How We Can Fix It. In her upcoming lecture “The Making of…
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REUTERS — The dean of Georgetown University Law Center on Thursday condemned a new faculty member’s Twitter posts questioning the qualifications of any Black woman that President Joe Biden may nominate to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. “The tweets’ suggestion that the best Supreme Court nominee could not be a Black woman and their…
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