American University Washington College of Law professor Fernando Laguarda appointed AmeriCorps General Counsel
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Fernando Laguarda, faculty director of the American University Washington College of Law Program on Law and Government, is set to join the Biden-Harris Administration as the General Counsel to AmeriCorps (the Corporation for National and Community Service) on Feb. 1, 2021.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Jennifer Daskal, faculty director of the American University Washington College of Law Tech, Law and Security Program, has been named Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security. Daskal will be taking a two-year leave from AUWCL.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Professor Justin Pidot has been appointed as general counsel to the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal efforts to improve, preserve, and protect.
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ASU NEWS — Joshua C. Macey believes the time has come for states and the federal government to abandon certain outdated utility laws. Macey’s arguments just awarded the 2021 Morrison Prize — an honor administered through the Program on Law and Sustainability at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
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NPR — Law professor and human rights activist Rosa Brooks wanted to better understand police violence and the racial disparities in America’s criminal justice system, so she decided to join the police force as a volunteer. Brooks says her family was not supportive of the endeavor.
Read More about Georgetown Law professor Rosa Brooks documents experience training with police in new bookMajor gifts to Georgetown Law support faculty and establish Center for Transformational Health Law
GEORGETOWN LAW — Nearly $24 million from the estate of Agnes N. Williams, will endow a new set of faculty professorships. The other, a $10 million gift from Timothy O’Neill and Linda O’NeilL, will establish the Center for Transformational Health Law at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
Read More about Major gifts to Georgetown Law support faculty and establish Center for Transformational Health LawGeorge Washington Law professor Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. appointed to National Institute for Trial Advocacy board
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Roger A. Fairfax, Jr., the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Criminal Law and Policy Initiative, has been named a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Professor Fairfax is one of four new members for 2021.
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Several members of the Harvard Law faculty have assumed important governmental roles, including at the Department of the Interior, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security among others.
Read More about Harvard Law faculty appointed to federal positionsLewis & Clark Law professor Lisa Benjamin participates in ABA section on Civil Rights and Social Justice series on Black History Month
LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Lisa Benjamin is participating in a series of webinars the ABA section on Civil Rights and Social Justice is doing during the month of February in honor of Black History Month. Benjamin will be a panelist on Climate Effects on Communities of Color February 26.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor of Law and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar Charlton Copeland was awarded a Mellon CREATES grant through the collaboration with the UM libraries and the Lowe Art Museum. His project will focus on the fight with the Florida legislature over revealing the group’s membership list.
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