Stanford Law professors Shirin Sinnar and Michael McConnell elected to American Law Institute

November 2, 2021

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Shirin Sinnar, professor at Stanford Law and John A. Wilson Faculty Scholar, was recently appointed to the American Law Institute (ALI). As one of 24 newly elected members, she will join ALI in its mission to clarify the law.  Founded in 1923, the American Law Institute is the leading independent organization in

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Stanford Law professor Beth Van Schaack nominated to US State Department global criminal justice post

November 2, 2021

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Beth Van Schaack, the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Stanford Law School and faculty affiliate at Stanford’s Center for Human Rights & International Justice, was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice at the U.S. Department of State. Before joining Stanford Law

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Yale Law panel discusses challenges to Roe v. Wade

November 1, 2021

YALE DAILY NEWS — On Monday, the Yale Law School hosted a hybrid panel discussion on the upcoming Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that will determine the future of abortion rights in America. The speakers explained that the Dobbs case presents a challenge to the Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade case,

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AALS president Vincent Rougeau inaugurated as president of College of the Holy Cross

October 27, 2021

COLLEGE OF HOLY CROSS — Vincent D. Rougeau was installed as College of the Holy Cross’ 33rd president – the first lay and first Black president to lead the 178-year-old institution – in a ceremony punctuated by inspirational words and feelings of excitement and hopefulness. The installation, held in the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex,

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Podcast: Northwestern Law dean Hari M. Osofsky discusses the challenges of leading during the pandemic with St. Mary’s Law dean Patty Roberts

October 27, 2021

ANCHOR BY SPOTIFY — 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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University of Akron Law professor Mike Gentithes to give presentation on freedom of the press to Akron Press Club

October 27, 2021

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Akron School of Law Professor Mike Gentithes, will discuss “100 Years of Press Freedom: Where Free Press Litigation Leads, Society Follows” in a virtual Akron Press Club program at noon Wednesday, October 20, 2021. He will talk about how defamation, prior restraint and censorship cases brought changes

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Arizona State University Law honors judge Elizabeth Odio Benito with O’Connor Justice Prize

October 27, 2021

ASU NEWS — Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito, president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, has been named the seventh recipient of the O’Connor Justice Prize. She was the first female professor at the University of Costa Rica Law School, founded the Human Rights Institute of Costa Rica and has served as the minister of justice

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UCLA Law clinic gains release of two clients serving life sentences

October 27, 2021

UCLA LAW — Thanks to the work of students and faculty of the UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic, two Southern California men serving life sentences in federal prison for non-violent drug convictions were granted compassionate release this year, allowing them to return home to their families. The clinic’s co-directors, Professor Ingrid Eagly and Lecturer Julie

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University of Cincinnati Law professor Felix Chang to deliver lecture on inequality in antitrust and inheritance law

October 27, 2021

UC CINCINNATI — As one of the urgent challenges of our time, inequality has drawn scholarly attention from all areas of law. In this lecture, “Two Perspectives on Inequality”, professor Felix Chang will introduce his work on potential solutions for inequality in antitrust and inheritance law. Professor Chang will discuss the legal and economic implications of

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University of Connecticut Law dean Eboni S. Nelson honored by Connecticut NAACP

October 27, 2021

UCONN TODAY — The Connecticut NAACP will honor UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson on Saturday as one of the 100 Most Influential Blacks in Connecticut. Nelson took office as dean of the UConn School of Law on July 31, 2020, the first Black person to hold that post on a permanent basis. In addition to navigating

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