UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky hosts panel discussion on the implications of the presidential election
PATCH.COM — The day after the most consequential election in recent history, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will host a panel discussion of the implications of the presidential election for various aspects of law featuring Berkeley Law faculty experts.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky hosts panel discussion on the implications of the presidential electionCase Western Reserve Law co-dean Michael Scharf voted president-elect of the American Branch of the International Law Association
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Co-Dean Michael Scharf was voted president-elect of the American Branch of the International Law Association. The 4,400-member association is the preeminent international non-governmental organization involved in developing and restating international law.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On October 16, the Fordham Urban Law Journal hosted its annual Cooper Walsh Colloquium, and this year’s theme was particularly timely: “The Impact of Financial Crisis on Urban Environments: Past, Present, and Future.” The event brought together scholars of law, urban studies, economics, and sociology for four panel discussions.
Read More about Fordham Urban Law Journal hosts colloquium on urban studiesFordham Law Feerick Center for Social Justice hosts panel discussion on the electoral college
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The Feerick Center for Social Justice hosted a talk with Jesse Wegman, a member of the New York Times editorial board. Wegman spoke with Dean Emeritus and Norris Professor of Law John D. Feerick about the Electoral College and issues in play as the presidential election approaches.
Read More about Fordham Law Feerick Center for Social Justice hosts panel discussion on the electoral collegeUniversity of North Carolina Law professor Andrew Hessick discusses process of submitting amicus briefs
LEGAL EXAMINER — Hessick filed a brief several years ago that included an article Justice Clarence Thomas referenced several times in the opinion he wrote in the case. “They rarely cite the briefs themselves, but they do cite the materials in the briefs,” he said. This shows amicus briefs have influence.
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — In an ongoing effort to address structural inequalities and counteract institutionalized racism, faculty at Oregon Law have been researching in the area of “access to justice.” Law faculty published seven articles on topics related to access to justice in 2019-20, and at least eight are forthcoming in 2020-21.
Read More about University of Oregon Law faculty dedicate research efforts to access to justiceUniversity of Oregon Law professor Susan Gary receives grant to support estate planning and legal profession pipeline programs in Portland
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Susan Gary, professor emerita at the law school, recently created and helped obtain a grant that supports an estate planning program for the African American community in Portland. The program will serve as a pipeline to increase the number of African American estate planning lawyers.
Read More about University of Oregon Law professor Susan Gary receives grant to support estate planning and legal profession pipeline programs in PortlandPenn Law professor Allison K. Hoffman publishes article in the New England Journal of Medicine on the regulation of nursing homes
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In “Long-Term Care Policy after Covid-19 – Solving the Nursing Home Crisis,” Carey Law School Professor of Law Allison K. Hoffman advocates for “a combination of funding, regulation, and a new strategy that fully supports a range of institutional and noninstitutional care.”
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In “Litigating EPA Rules: A Fifty-Year Retrospective of Environmental Rulemaking in the Courts,” Professor of Law Cary Coglianese compiles the first comprehensive empirical effort to track the last 50 years of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking and court decisions.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In his recently released paper “Antitrust’s Borderline,” James G. Dinan University Professor Herbert Hovenkamp argues for a properly defined consumer welfare principle so that antitrust law can “achieve its statutory purpose, which is to pursue practices that injure competition.”
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