Quinnipiac Law professor Sara V. Spodick elected American College of Tax Counsel Fellow
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Sara V. Spodick, director of the tax clinic at the Quinnipiac School of Law, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. The American College of Tax Counsel is a nonprofit professional association that recognizes excellence in tax practice and contributions and commitment to the profession.
Read More about Quinnipiac Law professor Sara V. Spodick elected American College of Tax Counsel FellowRutgers Law professors Matthew Shapiro, Norrinda Hayat, and Alexis Karteron honored with AALS awards
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — Three Rutgers Law Professors have won national awards. Rutgers Law School Professor Matthew Shapiro won the 2021 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Scholarly Papers Competition with his article “Distributing Civil Justice,” which will be published by the Georgetown Law Journal in June.
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THE STANFORD DAILY — Pamela Karlan left Stanford Law School on Monday to join the U.S. Department of Justice as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the civil rights division. The division is responsible for upholding civil and constitutional rights for all Americans, which includes enforcing federal statutes that prohibit discrimination.
Read More about Stanford Law professor Pamela Karlan appointed to US Department of Justice postUniversity of Utah Law professor RonNell Andersen Jones discusses experience teaching First Amendment seminar during national focus on free speech
THE NEW YORKER — For a decade and a half, Jones, a former clerk for Sandra Day O’Connor, has taught a seminar on the First Amendment, focussing on dilemmas that have been either created or exacerbated by new forms of media. The other day, Jones convened the inaugural meeting of this semester’s First Amendment seminar, over Zoom.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A new report recommending policy changes to reduce racial inequity in Virginia features significant contributions from students in a University of Virginia School of Law clinic. Andrew Block, Director of the State and Local Government Policy Clinic, said students “played a vital role in our work.”
Read More about University of Virginia Law clinic contributes to Commission to Examine Racial Inequity in Virginia Law reportPodcast: Law deans who created antiracist clearinghouse discuss their pathways to the law
THE POWER OF ATTORNEY — Co-Dean Kim Mutcherson and hosts of Strict Scrutiny, Leah Litman, Melissa Murray, and Kate Shaw combine forces in a crossover episode! The hosts discuss the Court’s recent grants, the decision in FDA v. ACOG, and recap some of January’s cases. The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY — The new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee formed last fall by Boston University’s Board of Trustees—charged with overseeing BU’s efforts to identify and eliminate systemic racism on campus—has begun meeting, spearheading the group’s efforts to improve the University’s culture in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Read More about Boston University forms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CommitteeBoston University Law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig named to antiracism professorship
BOSTON UNIVERSITY — School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, has been named as the inaugural Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J. Gallo Professor. Onwuachi-Willig says her goal is to ensure that students “have an equitable experience in the classroom,” regardless of their race, gender, or socioeconomic levels.
Read More about Boston University Law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig named to antiracism professorshipUniversity of Washington Law professor Jacqueline McMurtie discusses work on wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform in faculty lecture
THE DAILY — Jacqueline McMurtie was chosen to give the 44th annual University Faculty Lecture. The lecture, “Stand With the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Reform,” centered on the work of the Washington Innocence Project, which McMurtie founded under the name Innocence Project Northwest in 1997.
Read More about University of Washington Law professor Jacqueline McMurtie discusses work on wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform in faculty lectureAlbany Law students work to protect endangered bees
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — A group of 14 students – with the unofficial moniker the “Bombus Pollinator Association of Law Students” – and Professor Keith Hirokawa teamed up with the Center for Biological Diversity to file a petition with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to add the American bumblebee to the endangered species list.
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