A look at public interest service opportunities at Georgia State University Law

October 15, 2020

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — The College of Law was one of 12 schools in the nation awarded an A+ for public interest law by Prelaw Magazine and was the winner of the State Bar of Georgia’s Law School Excellence in Access to Justice Award in 2018.

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Georgia State University Law professor Deepa Varadarajan examines intellectual property law and trade secrecy

October 15, 2020

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Varadarajan’s scholarship focuses on intellectual property laws as a source of legal and economic risk for businesses, entrepreneurs, employees, and consumers of information-based products. The field of intellectual property is constantly changing and evolving.

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Georgia State University Law professors Charlotte Alexander and Anne Tucker launch project to improve legal transparency of court systems

October 15, 2020

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Research into the use of computational methods and data science to improve legal transparency by Georgia State University professors Charlotte Alexander and Anne Tucker has been funded as a part of a grant awarded to Northwestern University by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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University of Iowa Law reinstates faculty fellowship program

October 15, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Iowa College of Law reinstated the Iowa Law Faculty Fellowship program this year, designed to provide promising legal scholars and teachers with research opportunities, faculty mentoring, and career development.

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University of Miami Law dean Anthony Varona reflects on the past year and pledges support for student scholarships

October 15, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Varona was well-positioned with experience as a media professional to pivot to leading the law school virtually, and he also had the background – and backbone – from his upbringing to rise to the challenges in his first year as dean.

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University of Minnesota Law professor Linus Chan honored for contributions to immigration law

October 15, 2020

MINNESOTA LAWYER — University of Minnesota Law School professor Linus Chan, recently honored for outstanding contributions to immigrant justice, attributes the recognition to his frustration.

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Penn Law professor David S. Abrams publishes article on the impact of COVID-19 on crime

October 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Professor of Law, Business, and Public Policy David S. Abrams recently published “COVID-19: An Early Empirical Look,” which analyzes the collected data from over 25 large cities in the U.S., documenting the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime.

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Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese publishes study analyzing the US regulatory system

October 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Professor of Political Science Cary Coglianese and colleagues present their findings from the “first systematic empirical investigation of the hidden world of unrules”: evidence that challenges the widespread perception of the U.S. regulatory system as inflexible and burdensome.

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Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese examines populism and the law

October 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In his recently released paper, “Law as Scapegoat,” Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science Cary Coglianese argues that some populist leaders frame laws and regulations as “the other” in an effort to expand their followings.

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Penn Law professor Herbert Hovenkamp examines digital platforms and antitrust issues

October 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In a recently released paper, James G. Dinan University Professor Herbert Hovenkamp delves into some of the most pressing antitrust issues concerning large digital platforms, beginning with whether such firms that deal directly with consumers are “winner take all,” or natural monopoly firms.

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