Duke Law professor Brandon L. Garrett publishes a book exploring forensic evidence in criminal cases
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS — Autopsy of a Crime Lab is the first book to catalog the sources of error and the faulty science behind a range of well-known forensic evidence, from fingerprints and firearms to forensic algorithms. Noted legal expert Brandon L. Garrett poses the questions that should be asked in courtrooms every day.
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TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT — FSU law professor Carla Laroche arrived in Tallahassee to open the newest office of the Southern Poverty Law Center on the same day that Hurricane Hermine came ashore. “Learning a new job and a new town after a hurricane was interesting,” she says. Thankfully, only one of them stayed.
Read More about Florida State University Law professor Carla Laroche discusses efforts to address social injusticeGeorge Washington Law dean Dayna Bowen Matthew to discuss racial health disparities in the US at Wake Forest Law
WAKE FOREST NEWS — Wake Forest’s Slavery, Race and Memory Project and Wake Forest Baptist Health are sponsoring a two-day Colloquium that begins on Sunday, March 28, with a keynote lecture at 6 p.m. and concludes on Monday, March 29. Dayna Bowen Matthew will discuss racial health disparities in the U.S.
Read More about George Washington Law dean Dayna Bowen Matthew to discuss racial health disparities in the US at Wake Forest LawGeorgetown Law professor Mary Novak to lead Catholic social justice advocacy organization
SIGHT MAGAZINE — Catholic social justice lobby Network has chosen Georgetown University law professor Mary Novak to take over the group when its longtime leader, Sister Simone Campbell, steps down later this month. Network announced the change on Monday, noting Novak will officially take over on 1st April.
Read More about Georgetown Law professor Mary Novak to lead Catholic social justice advocacy organizationGeorgia State University Law professor Kelly Cahill Timmons reflects on love of teaching and torts
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Pursuing a law degree is an exciting time where students begin to determine what their legal career will look like. Law school provides students with a lot of opportunities and discovery, but it’s not usually an experience loved by many. Associate professor of law Kelly Cahill Timmons is one exception.
Read More about Georgia State University Law professor Kelly Cahill Timmons reflects on love of teaching and tortsIndiana University provost Lauren Robel to step down and return to law faculty
THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY NEWS — Lauren Robel, who has served as provost of Indiana University Bloomington and executive vice president of IU since 2012, will return to the faculty and step down from her executive roles on June 30. She has led work to build on IU Bloomington’s more than two centuries of major achievements.
Read More about Indiana University provost Lauren Robel to step down and return to law facultyUniversity of Miami Law professor Bernard Oxman honored by American Society of International Law
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Bernard H. Oxman was presented virtually with the 2021 Manley O. Hudson Medal. The medal is awarded annually to “a distinguished person of American or other nationality for outstanding contributions to scholarship and achievement in international law” and is ASIL’s highest honor.
Read More about University of Miami Law professor Bernard Oxman honored by American Society of International LawMichigan State University Law professor Kathryn Fort argues case on behalf of Chickasaw Nation before Colorado Supreme Court
MSU TODAY — Colorado Department of Human Services removed two infant twin girls from the custody of their mother and the mother told the department that their father might have Chickasaw heritage. Academic specialist and Indian Law Clinic director Kathryn Fort worked extensively with the Chickasaw Nation on this complicated case.
Read More about Michigan State University Law professor Kathryn Fort argues case on behalf of Chickasaw Nation before Colorado Supreme CourtNorthern Kentucky Law professor Anthony Chavez discusses the role of lawyers in addressing climate change
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY — Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, hurricanes are more intense, and Chase College of Law Professor Anthony Chavez thinks lawyers can do something about it. Professor Chavez has published and spoken internationally on how lawyers can enlist their skills to slow the effects of climate change.
Read More about Northern Kentucky Law professor Anthony Chavez discusses the role of lawyers in addressing climate changeNotre Dame Law dean G. Marcus Cole to deliver convocation address at Northwestern Law
NORTH WESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is pleased to announce that esteemed alum and Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School G. Marcus Cole (JD ’93) will deliver the convocation address to the Class of 2021.
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