University of Mississippi Law faculty recognized for community engagement

June 15, 2021

OLE MISS NEWS — This year’s Excellence in Community Engagement Awards recognized three organizations led by University of Mississippi faculty and staff that are making a significant impact on the well-being of many in the Lafayette-Oxford-University community and across Mississippi.

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University of North Carolina Law Prosecutors and Politics Project releases report on the role of prosecutors in shaping criminal justice bills

June 15, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — UNC School of Law’s Prosecutors and Politics Project released a report today analyzing prosecutor lobbying in all 50 states. “Prosecutor Lobbying in the States, 2015-2018,” the result of a multi-year study, examines all criminal-justice-related bills introduced between the years 2015 – 2018.

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University of North Carolina Law professor Leigh Osofsky conducts study on the federal government’s use of automated legal guidance

June 15, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — Leigh Osofsky has been selected by the Administrative Conference of the United States to conduct a study of U.S. federal government agencies’ use of automated tools – such as chatbots, virtual assistants, and artificial intelligence – to provide legal guidance to the public.

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Research by Notre Dame Law professor Patrick Corrigan cited in SEC order

June 15, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — For the second time this year, a final order by the Securities and Exchange Commission cited Notre Dame Law Professor Patrick Corrigan’s article “The Seller’s Curse and the Underwriter’s Pricing Pivot: A Behavioral Theory of IPO Pricing.”

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University of Oregon Law honors professor Ibrahim Gassama for meritorious service

June 15, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Gassama receives the Meritorious Service Award for his exemplary service to the law school and to legal education. Professor Gassama’s current academic focus is on tort law as well as the interrelationships among human rights, environmental degradation, and economic development.

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University of Oregon Law professor Elizabeth Frost honored for outstanding teaching

June 15, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — “We are so fortunate to have Liz Frost on our faculty,” Dean Marcilynn Burke said. “She is one of the reasons our Legal and Research Writing Program is top in the nation. She is demanding, yet caring, and is highly skilled in helping our students to become professional advocates.”

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Penn Law student Dustin Webster mentors Philadelphia high school students in regional Ethics Bowl competition

June 15, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Dustin Webster ML’21 first learned about the Ethics Bowl as a graduate student at Columbia University. While at Penn, Webster worked with his advisor Sigal Ben-Porath and Professor of Philosophy and Education Dr. Karen Detlefsen to connect Philadelphia high schoolers to the competition.

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Penn Law professor Paul Robinson to publish paper examining criminal justice theory

June 15, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Colin S. Diver Professor of Law Paul Robinson warns that, when writing criminal law rules, lawmakers must be cognizant that they are working with an already established set of criminal law core principles.

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USC Gould Law professor Jody Armour honored for defense and advocacy of academic freedom

June 15, 2021

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The USC Academic Senate recently presented Professor Jody Armour with the 2021 Walter Wolf Award for Defense of Academic Freedom and Faculty Rights. Armour became only the sixth recipient to ever receive the honor.

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USC Gould Law professor Ariela Gross selected as Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

June 15, 2021

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Ariela Gross was selected as a Joy Foundation Fellow by the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for the 2021-22 academic year. Gross’ project will take the form of a book, tentatively titled The Time of Slavery: History, Memory, Politics and The Constitution.

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