Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese releases analysis on challenges facing Paris Agreement
PENN LAW — From October 31 through November 12, 2021, world leaders will convene in Glasgow for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26). As the biggest global meeting dedicated to tackling the climate crisis, it will bring leaders together in an effort to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and…
Read More about Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese releases analysis on challenges facing Paris AgreementQuinnipiac Law symposium examines ways of protecting voting rights
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — The symposium reflected on the battles Americans endured to gain the right to vote, and how many are still in the fight. Quinnipiac Professor of Law Marilyn Ward Ford recalled the civil rights work done by late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. His legacy lies in the peaceful protests of barriers that made it more…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law symposium examines ways of protecting voting rightsRutgers Law co-dean Rose Cuison Villazor discusses her path to the law and vision for the school
ASIAN JOURNAL — WHEN Rose Cuison-Villazor was announced as the Co-Dean of Rutgers Law School in Newark early this summer, she became the first Asian American woman Dean at Rutgers Law School and the first Filipina American Dean of a U.S. law school.“I’m proud, and I’m grateful for this, for the chance to lead, and I…
Read More about Rutgers Law co-dean Rose Cuison Villazor discusses her path to the law and vision for the schoolSouthern University Law Center professor Angela Allen-Bell to participate in panel on the legacy of Plessy v. Ferguson
MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY JOURNAL — LSU’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs’ Racism: Dismantling the System series continues Thursday, Nov. 4, at 3:30 p.m. CT with “Separate and Unequal: The Legacy of Plessy v. Ferguson.” Postponed due to Hurricane Ida in August, the rescheduled Nov. 4 virtual event requires attendees to register in advance via Eventbrite. Those who registered…
Read More about Southern University Law Center professor Angela Allen-Bell to participate in panel on the legacy of Plessy v. FergusonUSC Gould Law professor Elyn Saks wins humanitarian prize for mental health advocacy
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Throughout her career, Saks has written extensively on the intersection of mental health and law, and has received many honors, including a 2009 MacArthur fellowship, also known as a “Genius Grant.” The prestigious Pardes Humanitarian Prize was awarded to three renowned advocates for mental health, including Gould Professor Elyn Saks,…
Read More about USC Gould Law professor Elyn Saks wins humanitarian prize for mental health advocacyNew USC Gould Law class explores the American criminal justice system and needed reforms
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Dan Simon has been researching and writing about the American criminal justice system for many years. Troubled by the direction he sees it heading in and the possible damage to democracy, he is offering a new course this fall, “What’s Wrong with the American Criminal Justice System?” The course…
Read More about New USC Gould Law class explores the American criminal justice system and needed reformsUniversity of Virginia Law professors offer advice on choosing courses as a first-year student
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors at the University of Virginia School of Law have a few tips for first-year J.D. students to consider as they begin choosing their first elective courses for the spring. Law students in their first semester follow a set curriculum. That changes in the spring semester, when they can take…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professors offer advice on choosing courses as a first-year studentWake Forest Law professor John Knox testifies before house committee on human rights and conservation
WAKE FOREST LAW — In testimony before members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Wake Forest Law Professor John Knox discussed the key role that Indigenous peoples and local communities play in the conservation of natural ecosystems, and recommended steps the United States should take to protect against human rights abuses of these groups…
Read More about Wake Forest Law professor John Knox testifies before house committee on human rights and conservationUniversity 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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