Suffolk University Law professor Sharmila L. Murthy selected as Pace Law Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has selected Prof. Sharmila L. Murthy of Suffolk University Law School as the Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar for 2021. Prof. Murthy is an Associate Professor and Director of Faculty Scholarship and Research.
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WCAX — The Vermont Law School has announced that Beth McCormack will serve as interim president and dean until they conduct a nationwide search later this summer. Céline McArthur spoke with McCormack about her new position and the challenges the school faces.
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UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Chemerinsky accepted the Association of American Law Schools Deborah L. Rhode Award from the organization’s Section on Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities on January 6. “It’s hard to express how much this means to me,” Chemerinsky said during the online award ceremony.
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ASU NOW — ASU Law professor appointed to Interior Department leadership role in Biden-Harris administration.“That commitment was the key to my success,” said Bledsoe Downes, also an ASU alum, who has been named deputy solicitor for Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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POWELL’S BOOKS — For a deeper understanding of why that is so urgently needed, read Gilda R. Daniels. Uncounted is a deeply researched but concise examination of why the Voting Rights Act was, and still is, integral to US democracy, and the ramifications of disenfranchisement as it is currently practiced.
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UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Two professors contributed to a recent book examining the roots of the movement that launched President Donald Trump into office. John A. Powell penned the forward of Trumpism and its Discontents, and Catherine Albiston wrote a chapter analyzing the changes in sexual harassment law.
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UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Faculty member Joy Milligan received the Emerging Scholar Award from the AALS’ Section on Administrative Law. A Berkeley Law assistant professor since 2017, Milligan was recognized for her paper, Plessy Preserved: Agencies and the Effective Constitution, during an online awards ceremony.
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UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — For nearly 15 years, Professor Chris Hoofnagle has helped Berkeley Law keep pace with the dizzying pace of technology advancements. Now, he’s providing students with a new and increasingly vital skill set. Computer Programming for Lawyers is one of eight new courses offered by Berkeley Law.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Jonathan H. Adler was cited in the U.S. House of Representatives report supporting the impeachment of President Donald Trump—now the first president to be impeached twice—for “incitement of insurrection” following the violent protests at the Capitol building on Jan. 6.
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Colorado Law School Professor Kristen Carpenter, an American Indian law scholar with expertise in property, cultural property, human rights, and Indigenous peoples, has been appointed as a justice of the inaugural Supreme Court of the Shawnee Tribe.
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