Florida State University Law professor Michael Morley elected to American Law institute
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Florida State University College of Law Associate Professor Michael Morley has been selected for membership in the American Law Institute (ALI). Election into ALI is an extremely prestigious honor, bestowed on the nation’s most prominent judges, lawyers, and law professors. The institute is the leading independent organization in the United States producing…
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GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — After working as a paralegal for 22 years, Rebecca Penar (J.D. ’23) decided to finally take the leap she had been thinking about on and off for years and attend law school. What inspired her was the birth of her son and wanting to be the best version of herself she…
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KITV 4 ABC NEWS — The University of Hawaii is launching a pilot legal clinic aimed at assisting people in jail who have been unfairly or overly sentenced. The clinic, called Beyond Guilt Hawaii, will begin at UH’s William Richardson School of Law in January 2022. According to organizers, the mission of the clinic will…
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UIC LAW — Professor Michael Seng, Director of the Fair Housing Legal Support Center and Professor at UIC Law, was selected by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago as the 2021 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for his long career of work focused on discrimination in housing and the Chicago community. Seng was presented the…
Read More about UIC Law professor Michael Seng honored by Catholic Lawyers GuildPace Law professor Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer delivers lecture on social media law
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer delivered the James D. Hopkins Professor of Law Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, October 6, on “Social Media and the Common Law.” Dean Horace Anderson appointed Professor Tenzer as the James D. Hopkins Professor of Law for the 2019-2021 term. During the holder’s term, the James…
Read More about Pace Law professor Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer delivers lecture on social media lawSouth Texas College of Law Houston faculty and students help prepare alumnus for US Supreme Court arguments
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) alumnus Richard A. “Rick” Morris ’91 will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 2, and he has engaged STCL Houston professors and law students as he prepares to appeal the important Houston-based First Amendment case. When Morris, a partner at Rogers,…
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston faculty and students help prepare alumnus for US Supreme Court argumentsUSC Gould Law vice dean Franita Tolson testifies before US Senate committee on restoration of the Voting Rights Act
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — On the heels of appearances this summer before two Congressional committees, USC Gould School of Law constitutional law expert Franita Tolson testified Sept. 22 before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee – Subcommittee on The Constitution, at a hearing on “Restoring the Voting Rights Act: Combating Discriminatory Abuses.” Her presentation on Capitol…
Read More about USC Gould Law vice dean Franita Tolson testifies before US Senate committee on restoration of the Voting Rights ActUSC Gould Law Supreme Court preview looks at key cases for upcoming term
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Gould School of Law brought back the popular Supreme Court Preview in late September, with nationally recognized constitutional law theorist, Professor Rebecca Brown, moderating a virtual conversation with UC Berkeley Law Dean and former Gould professor Erwin Chemerinsky in a discussion about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term. USC…
Read More about USC Gould Law Supreme Court preview looks at key cases for upcoming termSix Southwestern Law professors recognized for outstanding scholarship
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — The Kenneth & Harle Montgomery Foundation joins Southwestern Law School to establish awards honoring and supporting outstanding faculty members producing high-quality research and legal scholarship. Six faculty members were honored as the inaugural recipients of Southwestern’s Montgomery Foundation awards for the current academic year.
Read More about Six Southwestern Law professors recognized for outstanding scholarshipStanford Law project works to reform redistricting in the US
STANFORD LAW NEWS — Redistricting in the United States is a legally required process of drawing new congressional and state legislative district boundaries to account for population shifts. Most redistricting takes place every 10 years, shortly after the release of the decennial U.S. census, and is conducted by state legislatures. While many believe redistricting should be based…
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