University of Florida faculty protest expert testimony restrictions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Following intense pushback, the University of Florida now says the three professors it blocked from testifying in a voting rights lawsuit against the state may participate — if they do so on their own time, for free, without using university resources. The university also says it’s appointing a task force to study…
Read More about University of Florida faculty protest expert testimony restrictionsIP law professors partner with litigators to launch Lex Lumina firm
REUTERS — Lex Lumina, a New York-based IP litigation firm that recently announced its launch, is staffed largely with attorneys who have dual careers as law professors. The firm’s managing partner, former O’Melveny & Myers IP attorney Rhett Millsaps, launched the new firm with Christopher Sprigman, a law professor at the New York University School of Law,…
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ABA JOURNAL — In the late 1980s, law school groups for gay and lesbian students met off campus in case members didn’t want the school community to know their sexual orientation, says Joan Howarth, who started her teaching career in 1989 as a visiting professor at the University of California at Davis School of Law. And there…
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LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL — Are you interested in law school? Ever wished you could talk to law school deans directly and have your questions answered by the experts? This special “Ask the Law School Deans” webinar was designed for individuals who are interested in pursuing legal education. This informative webinar was hosted by Kellye Testy, LSAC…
Read More about Video: Law school deans answer questions from prospective students during LSAC webinarLMU Loyola Law School to address systemic inequality as part of core curriculum
LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL — Transformative. The word captures LMU Loyola Law School, the first law school in the country to enact and mandate throughout its core curriculum a learning outcome devoted to deconstructing systemic inequality. It reflects the law school’s commitment to Structural Change Within. The required Systemic Inequality Learning Outcome urges the evolution of the…
Read More about LMU Loyola Law School to address systemic inequality as part of core curriculumArizona State University Law professor Benjamin van Rooij’s new book analyzes how legal punishment influences public behavior
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW PROFESSOR — A 5-year-old steals and eats a grape at the grocery store. A teenager “rolls” past a stop sign without really stopping. An adult decides not to report cash earned from a gig on a tax return. Knowing one might get in trouble for doing something wrong isn’t quite enough to keep…
Read More about Arizona State University Law professor Benjamin van Rooij’s new book analyzes how legal punishment influences public behaviorUConn Law celebrates a century of legal education
UCONN TODAY — Hundreds of alumni, faculty, staff and students gathered at the UConn School of Law on Monday to celebrate a century of progress since the law school’s first class was held in rented rooms in downtown Hartford.“That small night school for insurance workers who desired a legal education has grown into a preeminent law…
Read More about UConn Law celebrates a century of legal educationDePaul Law professor Susan Bandes discusses how emotions play into legal reasoning during Hofstra Law lecture
YAHOO! —A law professor from DePaul University said emotions play an “integral part of legal reasoning” during a guest lecture Wednesday. Susan Bandes, who presented a lecture at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law, argued that putting emotions aside in order to be rigorous, tough, and what is considered “lawyer-like” can lead to negative…
Read More about DePaul Law professor Susan Bandes discusses how emotions play into legal reasoning during Hofstra Law lectureGeorgia State University Law discussion looks at the history of involuntary sterilization in women’s prisons
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Forced sterilizations are commonly thought to be an unethical practice of the past, but that is not the case. This issue was explored at the College of Law through a discussion with Regents’ Professor and Bobby Lee Cook Professor of Law Paul Lombardo and Attorney Sarah Owings (J.D. ’07) of Owings…
Read More about Georgia State University Law discussion looks at the history of involuntary sterilization in women’s prisonsUniversity of Hawaii Law students and faculty to attend UN climate change convention
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NEWS — The eyes of the world are focused on the climate crisis negotiations for the next two weeks as more than 200 world leaders and 20,000 participants, including six from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, gather in Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. for the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The…
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