Georgia State University Law’s Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth receives grant to research highway land acquisitions
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — The College of Law Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth received a grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation to research legal issues related to right-of-way land acquisition for highway projects crossing navigable waterways.
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UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — The Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute have selected UIC Law Professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb as the winner of the 2021 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing.
Read More about UIC John Marshall Law professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb wins 2021 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial AwardUniversity of Kansas Law professor Alexander Platt explores Securities and Exchange Commission hearings process in Harvard Journal Law and Public Policy
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — Alexander Platt, associate professor of law at KU, is the author of “Is Administrative Summary Judgment Unlawful?,” which is forthcoming in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy and is available on SSRN. The paper examines in detail the use of administrative summary judgments by the SEC.
Read More about University of Kansas Law professor Alexander Platt explores Securities and Exchange Commission hearings process in Harvard Journal Law and Public PolicyNew York Law School dean Anthony W. Crowell discusses need for schools to support students during the election
INSIDE HIGHER ED — This year’s election promises to be unlike any other in modern memory. The stakes have become existential for our students — far beyond political and policy differences. Sadly, the pressures placed on our students, many of whom are largely learning at home, struggling for connection, have never been greater.
Read More about New York Law School dean Anthony W. Crowell discusses need for schools to support students during the electionUniversity of North Carolina Law professor Alexa Z. Chew publishes book on legal writing
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — After years of teaching legal writing, Professor Alexa Z. Chew realized that all new legal writers need a system for writing legal documents that are new to them. The book series teaches law students and lawyers how to create a system to write diverse legal documents.
Read More about University of North Carolina Law professor Alexa Z. Chew publishes book on legal writingNortheastern Law professor Deborah Ramirez discusses legacy of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants
GBH 89.7 — For much of his life and until the day he died last month, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants was dedicated to serving the people of the commonwealth. Deborah Ramirez, a law professor at Northeastern University and Gants’ widow, hopes to see his work through to the end.
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CASE IN POINT — Professor David Abrams’ City Crime Stats gives an overview of crime statistics across 28 cities during the pandemic. Professor Abrams’ City Crime Stats is your window into the relation between Covid-19 and city crime.
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CASE IN POINT — Law School Professor Christopher Yoo discusses 1 World Connected’s work in researching how the internet provides life-saving tools for the most remote parts of the world. Professor Christopher Yoo discusses how connectivity saves lives.
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SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER — For 30 years, November has been nationally recognized as Native American Heritage Month. In recognition of the month, Southern University Law Center is hosting a seminar taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Law Center associate professor, Michael Oeser, will serve as the presenter.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — An online symposium to be held at the University of Virginia School of Law on Nov. 9 will explore whether the United States should recognize a federal right to education and what that would look like. In UVA Law professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson’s view, federal intervention is a must.
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