Northeastern Law professor Margaret Burnham and Michael Meltsner contribute to release of client from prison

September 2, 2020

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The release from MCI-Norfolk prison of Arnie King, who committed a murder when he was 18 and served almost 50 years of a life-without-parole (LWOP) sentence, was the work of many hands but Northeastern Law faculty and students played significant roles.

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Pitt Law professor Megan Lovett discusses professional development for students interested in public service

September 2, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — Beginning a new job can be stressful and unfamiliar on its own, and starting one during a global pandemic only heightens the challenges and anxieties. Megan Lovett, the Assistant Director for Public Interest and Pro Bono Initiatives in Pitt Law’s Professional Development Office, was hired just before COVID-19

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Richmond Law honors faculty members Emmy Reeves and Jessica Erickson

September 2, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — Richmond Law is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Distinguished Educator Award and the inaugural Distinguished Scholar Award for the School of Law.

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USC Gould Law hosts panel discussion on the 19th Amendment

September 2, 2020

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — August 18 marked the centennial anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. While women celebrated a victory 100 years ago, for Black women the moment was just one milestone on a much longer journey. Black men and women had to continue to

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Villanova Law professor Todd Aagaard offers course on law and the pandemic

September 2, 2020

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW — When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit the United States in February 2020, Villanova Law Professor Todd Aagaard had planned to teach a climate change course during the upcoming fall 2020 semester.

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Villanova Law professor Chaim Saiman elected to American Law Institute

September 2, 2020

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW — Villanova Law Professor and Chair in Jewish Law, Chaim Saiman, an expert on Jewish law, insurance law and private law, has been nominated and elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States that produces scholarly work

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William & Mary Law Immigration Clinic announces J. Nicole Alanko as Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow

September 2, 2020

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — William & Mary Law School’s Immigration Clinic is excited to announce that J. Nicole Alanko J.D. ’18 has joined the Clinic as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow. Alanko is joining the Clinic after two years as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at Safe Horizon’s Immigration Law Project, the immigration

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Yale Law professor William Eskridge publishes book examining marriage equality

September 2, 2020

YALE LAW SCHOOL — For decades, John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William Eskridge ’78 has advocated for LGBTQ rights through his scholarship and as a national expert on sexuality, gender, and the law.

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Fordham Law professors Bennett Capers, Benjamin Zipursky and Harvard Law professor John C.P. Goldberg publish article on local police reform

September 2, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS –Professors Bennett Capers and Benjamin Zipursky, along with Harvard Law Professor John C.P. Goldberg, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post on how states can implement police reform without changes to federal laws.

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University of Baltimore Law professor Sonya Ziaja discusses public participation in the regulatory process to combat structural racism

September 1, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — In a recent comment in the Yale Journal on Regulation, UB Law Prof. Sonya Ziaja calls for changes to administrative law procedures to combat structural racism.

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