UCLA Law professor Sharon Dolovich co-authors paper on COVID-19 and prisoners in the Journal of the American Medical Association
UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Sharon Dolovich co-wrote an article on rates of COVID-19 infection and death in U.S. prisons that has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the country’s leading medical journal. The research letter, “COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in Federal and State Prisons Compared With the US Population,…
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UNC SCHOOL OF LAW — UNC School of Law’s Ransdell Distinguished Professor of Law, Carissa Byrne Hessick, makes the case against plea bargaining in her new book, “Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining is a Bad Deal.” Her research shows that criminal justice reform is impossible without first changing plea bargaining. The book will be released…
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NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — In her new book, Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers(Harper Wave), Deborah Tuerkheimer, Class of 1940 Research Professor of Law, looks at the spotlight created by #MeToo and considers the next steps: Why do we believe who we believe, and how can we create a path forward for…
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RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — Clinic Dean and Professor Jon Dubin is one of the nation’s leading scholars and authorities on social security disability law with multiple articles on the subject cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. He has supervised hands-on clinical practice with hundreds of clinical law students on behalf of hundreds of low-income social security and…
Read More about Rutgers Law professor Jon Dubin authors book on social security disability lawStetson Law professor Rebecca Morgan honored by Florida Bar Elder Law Section
STETSON UNIVERSITY — Professor Rebecca C. Morgan, who created the Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson, received a lifetime achievement award from the Florida Bar Elder Law Section this summer. “There’s no more deserving person in the elder law world that I’m aware of,” said Steve Hitchcock, the immediate past chair of the Elder Law…
Read More about Stetson Law professor Rebecca Morgan honored by Florida Bar Elder Law SectionUniversity of Virginia Law professor Jason Johnston publishes book examining cost-benefit of climate action
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Jason Johnston of the University of Virginia School of Law has written a new book that — although not skeptical of the fact that human activity contributes to climate change — questions some of the assumptions being used to justify some policies that address climate impacts. Cambridge University Press…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Jason Johnston publishes book examining cost-benefit of climate actionColleges adjust faculty hiring strategies amid pandemic
DIVERSE EDUCATION — Although budget cuts in the wake of COVID-19 have led to hiring freezes at some institutions, faculty diversity initiatives continue. In the pandemic world of academia, many institutions are struggling to keep enrollment up and costs down, but there is still a distinct awareness that moves must be made to bring faculty diversity closer…
Read More about Colleges adjust faculty hiring strategies amid pandemicNorthwestern Law Bluhm Legal Clinic hosts symposium on race and lawyering
NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — The Children and Family Justice Center co-sponsored the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s inaugural Race and Lawyering in the 21st Century symposium, which was held on September 30. The event was held online and at Lincoln Hall. The four-hour event, whose theme was “Gun Possession in Chicago: What the Headlines Don’t Tell You,”…
Read More about Northwestern Law Bluhm Legal Clinic hosts symposium on race and lawyeringUMass Law professor Jeremiah Ho teaches students about the role of bias in contract law
UMASS LAW NEWS — Associate Professor of Law Jeremiah Ho, whose research focuses on issues of law and inequality, especially in the context of race and sexuality, has authored a chapter on teaching contract law that incorporates critical legal and race theory. The chapter, “Uncovering Bias: Teaching Contracts Critically,” appears in the book entitled Integrating Doctrine and…
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HIGH COUNTRY NEWS — Assistant Professor Elizabeth Reese, who is Nambé Pueblo, joined the Stanford Law School faculty as its first Native American member in June 2021. Her new article, published in the Stanford Law Review, analyzes the way United States legal institutions systematically ignores the legal structures created by tribal governments. She recently spoke with…
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