UC Berkeley Law dean and AALS President-elect Erwin Chemerisnky honored by AALS pro bono section
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.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law professor Joy Milligan receives Emerging Scholar Award from AALS Section on Administrative LawUC Berkeley Law professor Chris Hoofnagle develops course on computer programing for lawyers
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.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law professor Chris Hoofnagle develops course on computer programing for lawyersCase Western Reserve Law professor Jonathan Adler cited in impeachment report
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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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean Rusk International Law Center Interim Director & Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented as part of the “New Voices in Election Law” panel at the AALS Annual Meeting held during January. She was also named treasurer of the AALS Section on Constitutional Law.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Emily Berman was announced as the first annual winner of the Excellence in Oversight Research Award by the Levin Center at Wayne State University Law School. The accolade honors Berman’s Boston College Law Review article.
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