UCLA Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw awarded AALS lifetime achievement award
UCLA NEWSROOM — Kimberlé Crenshaw, the Promise Institute Professor of Human Rights at UCLA School of Law, has received a lifetime service award from the Association of American Law Schools. The triennial award is the association’s highest honor and was given to Crenshaw in recognition of her establishment of the concept of intersectionality and advancement of…
Read More about UCLA Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw awarded AALS lifetime achievement awardUCLA Law Appellate Prisoners’ Rights Clinic students give oral arguments in court
UCLA — When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit convened over Zoom on May 4, a panel of judges heard oral arguments that were delivered by several highly skilled advocates — four of whom were UCLA School of Law students.“Arguing before the Ninth Circuit was truly a thrill. As someone who intends to pursue…
Read More about UCLA Law Appellate Prisoners’ Rights Clinic students give oral arguments in courtFordham Law professor Olivier Sylvain named senior advisor to Federal Trade Commission chair
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced that Olivier Sylvain, a professor of communications, information, and administrative law, and the director of the McGannon Center for Communications Research and the academic director of the Center for Law and Information Policy, has been named a senior advisor to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan. During…
Read More about Fordham Law professor Olivier Sylvain named senior advisor to Federal Trade Commission chairFordham Law professor Andrew Kent Contributes to briefs on Capitol riot lawsuits
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — In the aftermath of the events of January 6, members of Congress and Capitol Police officers have filed lawsuits against former President Donald J. Trump and others alleging they are liable for the destruction in the Capitol and for personal injuries suffered during the riot. They seek money damages from Trump personally,…
Read More about Fordham Law professor Andrew Kent Contributes to briefs on Capitol riot lawsuitsGeorge Washington Law professor Kate Weisburd and students release report on the restrictiveness of ankle monitors
THE GW HATCHET — A law professor found that wearing an ankle monitor during probation or parole is just as restrictive as incarceration in a report published late last month. Kate Weisburd, an associate professor of law and the lead researcher of the study, said she worked with a team of 10 GW Law students who collected…
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GEORGETOWN LAW — Stepping up to the podium at the start of Georgetown Law’s annual event previewing the upcoming Supreme Court term for students, Professor from Practice Irv Gornstein, the executive director of the Supreme Court Institute, set the tone for what lies ahead for Court-watchers. “This term has all the makings of a momentous term,” he…
Read More about Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute previews upcoming termGeorgia State Law honors inductees to Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Georgia State Law students, faculty and alumni gathered Monday for a celebration of The Order of the Coif and The Order of Barristers. The two prestigious honor societies celebrated the inductees for the class of 2020 and 2021. The Order of the Coif is the national honor society of legal education. Its…
Read More about Georgia State Law honors inductees to Order of the Coif and the Order of BarristersHarvard Law professor Martha Minow authors Saving the News book on law and journalism
GBH NEWS — The challenge in providing government assistance to ease the local news crisis is to find ways of helping those who really need it while keeping the bad actors out. Which is why Martha Minow said this week that she’s “hopeful” but “fearful” about a federal bill that would create tax credits to subsidize…
Read More about Harvard Law professor Martha Minow authors Saving the News book on law and journalismLewis & Clark Law professor Lisa Benjamin recognized by school for outstanding scholarship
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Lisa Benjamin is the second recipient of the Huffman Scholarship Award, which recognizes outstanding faculty scholarship. Emeritus Dean and ProfessorJames Huffman endowed the award to be given annually to a faculty member based on scholarship written the year prior. The recipient is chosen by a three-member faculty committee. Professor Benjamin…
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LSU LAW — Jane Hogan, an adjunct professor in our Parole Assistance and Re-entry Clinic, is quoted by The New York Times about her work to remedy sentencing injustices for some of Louisiana’s oldest and longest-serving prisoners, who have become known as “10-6 lifers.” Hogan has been hired by the Louisiana Parole Project to represent two such…
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