Southern Illinois Law professor Jennifer Brobst discusses criminal justice reform in Illinois
WSILTV.COM — House Bill 163 includes two major changes to how law enforcement is conducted in Illinois. First, cash bail would almost entirely be eliminated. And, qualified immunity for law enforcement officers would also be removed. Local law enforcement in our area say these changes have the potential to harm the public.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Deans of law schools across the country issued a joint statement Tuesday in response to last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol, calling the attack “an assault on our democracy and the rule of law.” A total of 157 law deans signed the statement.
Read More about Law deans at 157 schools issue joint statement in response to riot at US CapitolLegal education mourns the death of former AALS President and Stanford Law professor Deborah Rhode
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law Professor Deborah Rhode was a legal ethics pioneer, prolific scholar, and friend and mentor to countless. Deborah L. Rhode, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and director of the Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford University died on Friday, Jan. 8. She was 68 years old.
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Michael J. Kaufman, a nationally renowned educator, scholar, and expert on civil procedure and education law and dean at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, has been appointed dean of Santa Clara University School of Law. Kaufman will begin his tenure on July 1, 2021.
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — An experienced academic leader and patent law expert has been selected as the next William J. Maier, Jr. Dean of the West Virginia University College of Law. Amelia Smith Rinehart’s appointment was announced January 12 by Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Maryanne Reed.
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MSU TODAY — MSU Provost Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. has selected Linda S. Greene as the inaugural dean of the MSU College of Law following its transition from an affiliate to a Michigan State University constituent college in the summer of 2020. The appointment will be effective June 1, 2021, pending approval by the Board.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Akron School of Law professor Camilla Hrdy will present her essay “Enabling Science Fiction,” at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) panel: Science Fiction and the Law, co-sponsored by the Biolaw and Intellectual Property sections.
Read More about University of Akron Law professor Camilla Hrdy presents paper at AALS Section on Biolaw and Intellectual Property panelArizona State University Law vice dean Adam Chodorow discusses job market for recent graduates
ASU NOW — Adam Chodorow, vice dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, was recently included among a panel of experts in an article on what aspiring graduates can do to start off their careers in an uncertain economic climate.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl received the American Academy of Religion’s Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion in a virtual ceremony on Dec. 7. Abou El Fadl is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA Law.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor Laura E. Gómez has been honored with the 2021 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. She will receive the award – among the nation’s highest honors for scholarship in law or government – at the ABF’s annual banquet, which will be held virtually.
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